Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra to Appear in A Christmas Carol New Year's Eve Day

Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra will make his Hartford Stage debut as one of the jovial Solicitors in Friday's 2:00 p.m. matinee performance of A Christmas Carol. The Mayor's participation is part of the city's First Night celebration ringing in 2011. Hartford Stage Artistic Director Michael Wilson will direct the Mayor in the role. Tickets are available to the public for this final performance of 2010; the media are invited to cover the Mayor's debut.

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmasis the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the heartless miser who discovers the true meaning of the holiday season after a Christmas Eve haunting. Featuring all of Charles Dickens' well-known characters (Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future), Michael Wilson's adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved masterpiece is both a chilling ghost story and a heartwarming holiday event for children ages 8 to 108. Principal Production Sponsor of A Christmas Carol is ING. Additional support is provided by the Greater Hartford Arts Council and the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.

Since its arrival in Hartford in 1998, A Christmas Carol has garnered rave reviews not only from audiences, but from critics as well. The Hartford Courant calls A Christmas Carol at Hartford Stage, "the most sought after holiday experience going . . . It widens the eyes and hearts of children while redelivering adults to the most magical Christmases of their lives." Terry Teachout writes in the Wall Street Journal, "Outstandingly well-performed - a merry medley of trap doors, flying ghosts and sound effects that tickles the senses."

Tickets for the December 31 matinee of A Christmas Carol are $25 - $55; children 12 and under save $10. A limited number of $10 "Ten Spot" tickets are also available for the performance, making Hartford Stage among the most affordable entertainment options in Connecticut. Hartford Stage has wheelchair accessible seating, assistive listening devices and other amenities. For more information, please call the Hartford Stage box office at 860-527-5151. Hartford Stage is located at 50 Church Street in downtown Hartford with parking located in the MAT Garage, directly adjacent to the theatre. The theatre is accessible from I-84 and I-91.

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