Children's Playhouse to Present A Christmas Carol 12/3-18

The Children's Playhouse of Maryland (CPM), in residence at the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex, announces its December musical, "A Christmas Carol," the Broadway version, with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens, and book by Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent.

"A Christmas Carol" will be performed at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, and at 4 p.m. Dec. 11 in the J Building Lecture Hall (J-137) at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. Students in the CCBC Catonsville Interpreter Preparation Program will sign during the 4 p.m. performance. Tickets ($10 regular admission and $8 for birthday parties or scout troops) are available from the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-2787 (ARTS).

This CPM production features 34 student actors from Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County and Harford County. James Ruth of Dundalk, Md. appears as Ebenezer Scrooge, with Kelsey Feeney of Bel Air, Md., Zach Miller of Baltimore, Md., and Autumn Simpson of Millersville, Md. as the Ghosts of Past, Present and Future. Gino Cardoni of Essex, Md. plays Bob Cratchit and Maia Vong of Towson, Md. is cast as Tiny Tim.

Other cast members are:

Tiffany Flaharty of Abingdon, Md. (Mrs. Fezziwig),
Emily Wheeler of Cockeysville, Md. (Sally Anderson),
Kevin Cossaboon of Kingsville, Md. (Scrooge at 12),
Nicole Smith of Lutherville, Md. (Emily),
Olivia Aubele of Perry Hall, Md. (Belinda Cratchit),
Maddie Ulevich of Phoenix, Md. (Mrs. Mops),
Delaney Graham of Phoenix, Md. (Martha Cratchit),
Hanna Ulevich of Phoenix, Md. (Gravedigger),
Tyrell Stanley of Baltimore, Md. (Marley),
Wesley Brown of Baltimore, Md. (Scrooge at 8),
Peggy Smith of Baltimore, Md. (Scrooge's mother),
Bridget Smith of Baltimore, Md. (Worker boy),
Sheridan Merrick of Baltimore, Md. (Mrs. Cratchit),
Rachel Miller of Baltimore, Md. (Jocelyn/Dance captain),
Johnathon O'Neal of Baltimore, Md. (Young Marley),
Zoe Feldman of Baltimore, Md. (Charity Person),
Peter Pferdeort of Edgemere, Md. (Fred),
Hannah Long of Middle River, Md. (Elizabeth Anderson),
Ali Radomsky of Essex, Md. (Grace Smythe),
JJ Ygot of Essex, Md. (Beadle),
Josh Schoff of Dundalk, Md. (Mr. Smythe/Scrooge at 18)
Allison Mudd of Parkville, Md. (Poulterer)
Allison Naglieri of Parkville, Md. (Fishmonger)
Cyerah Zoeller of Parkville, Md. (Penelope Anderson)
Alexis Rae of Nottingham, Md. (Old Jo)
Connor Moore of Towson, Md. (Mr. Fezziwig)
Maggie McNeir of Towson, Md. (Fan at 10)
Mariellen Kemp of Towson, Md. (Charity Person)

CCBC alumna Liz Boyer Hunnicutt directs and Julie Parrish is musical director. This production is part of CCBC's "Year of the Performing Arts" celebration.

While "A Christmas Carol, the Musical" is a based on Charles Dickens' classic story of the miserly Scrooge, whose penny-pinching ways alienate everyone from him, Scrooge's visitation by the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future has a whole new look with the full Broadway musical treatment. Not to be missed this holiday season!

A special "Brunch with Santa" will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 17 with the show or separately. Brunch/Santa/Show tickets are $15 ($10 without the show). Tickets for all events are available in advance by calling the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS Tuesday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; show tickets are available at the door, space permitting.

The J Building Lecture Hall at CCBC is a wheelchair-accessible facility. Please request accommodations at the time of ticket purchase. For more information, please call the CCBC Box Office, or the CPM Administrative Office at 443-840-2426. For directions, visit www.ccbcmd.edu and click on CCBC Essex.

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