Photo Flash: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre's perennial holiday classic A Christmas Carol, consistently included among the Midwest's top-tier holiday events, returns for the 33rd season. Renowned Chicago actor John Judd appears for the first time in the legendary role of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, "Goodman Theatre's annual Christmas gift to Chicago" Daily Herald for more than three decades. Judd leads a cast of 26 this holiday season-including 10 Chicagoland actors also appearing in A Christmas Carol for the first time. Chicago actor/director William Brown returns for the fifth consecutive year to stage the production hailed as "a joyous present for the entire family" Chicago Sun-Times and "ideal family fare, both heartwarming and spectacular in its familiar tale" Chicago Tribune. A Christmas Carol runs November 19 - December 31, 2010 in the Goodman's Albert Theatre. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at GoodmanTheatre.org, by phone at 312.443.3800 or at the box office 170 North Dearborn. Harris Bank is the Major Corporate Sponsor of A Christmas Carol. Aon Corporation and Chapman and Cutler LLP are Corporate Sponsor Partners and Chicago Tribune is the Media Sponsor.

"A Christmas Carol at the Goodman has made an astonishing impact on Chicago as the annual holiday tradition for thousands of families, as well as the entry point to theater for a legion of young people," said Executive Director Roche Schulfer, who was instrumental in originating the production at Goodman Theatre 32 years ago. "We are proud to consistently deliver the definitive holiday theatrical offering in our region-a first-rate, glorious production that has touched the lives of well over a million theatergoers."

200 Chicagoland children-a record number-auditioned for this year's production. An all-newly cast Cratchit family includes young performers Cameron Conforti South Elgin as Tiny Tim; Megan Delaney Western Springs as Belinda; Emma Gordon ClarenDon Hills as Emily; Peyton Young Mokena as Martha; and Grant Mitchell Elmhurst as Peter. Other newcomers to the Goodman's production include Nate Burger Chicago as Dick Wilkins; Naren Chaudhry Oak Park as Turkey Boy; Aaron Holland Chicago as Percy; Eric Parks Chicago as Young Scrooge; and Lisa Tejero Chicago as Miss Crumb.

Photo Credit: Liz Lauren