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Video: Watch 'A Fezzwig Celebration' From A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the Goodman Theatre

A Christmas Carol is on stage through December 30 only,

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"Together friends let's have a toast!" Watch a clip from The Goodman Theatre's production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a Chicago holiday tradition that is "stunning, moving, engaging and better than ever" (WGNRadio.com).

A Christmas Carol is on stage through December 30 only, get tickets here.

The production stars Christopher Donahue in his first year as Ebenezer Scrooge, along with other local favorites new to the production—Kate Fry (Narrator), Anthony Irons (Bob Cratchit), Bri Sudia (Ghost of Christmas Present) and more. As Alternate Scrooge, Austin Tichenor steps into the miserly businessman's shoes for 10 performances.

A new Tiny Tim this year—Ava Rose Doty (last seen as Young Tommy in The Who's TOMMY) is joined by young performers Isabel Ackerman, Viva Boresi, Annabel Finch, Xavier Irons and Henry Lombardo. A complete cast list appears below. A Christmas Carol is on stage November 16 – December 30 (opening night is Sunday, November 24 at 7pm). Tickets ($25 - $149; subject to change) are on sale at GoodmanTheatre.org/Carol or by phone at 312.443.3800. Visit the website for performance dates when Tichenor will appear as Scrooge. Goodman Theatre is grateful for the support of PNC (Major Corporate Sponsor) and Abbott Fund (Corporate Sponsor Partner).

“Building the world of A Christmas Carol, which is a true Chicago tradition, is like weaving a quilt,” said Director Jessica Thebus. “The fabric is strong, and the pattern is familiar, but details can be added to keep it fresh and new. With actors bringing their own stories and experiences to the quilt in unpredictable ways, I'm excited to see what emerges this year.”

Businessman Ebenezer Scrooge's sizable bank account is only matched by his disdain for the holidays. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who take him on a spectacular adventure through his past, present and future, helping him on his discovery of kindness, compassion and redemption in a tale with a “first-rate cast and marvelous staging (that) shines merry and bright" (Chicago Sun-Times).

Now in its fifth decade, A Christmas Carol is “still the best Christmas story ever told” (Time Out Chicago) and a signature event of the Chicago holiday season with a star-studded history that includes stage and screen notables like Jessie MuellerJoe MinosoDel Close, Harry J. Lennix, Felicia P. Fields, Raul Esparza, Sally Murphy and Frank Galati.







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