Charles Dickens News

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Liverpool's St George's Hall has announced its most dynamic Concert Room programme in recent years, top artists on the UK and international touring circuit are booked in to the magnificent Concert Room - the eclectic programme covers a wide variety of music genres, comedy, cabaret and the spoken word.

Rubicon Theatre celebrates the holidays with the company's first presentation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a World Premiere adaptation written by Producing Artistic Director Karyl Lynn Burns and directed by Brian McDonald. Rubicon's A Christmas Carol features a 24-member cast (the largest ensemble since the company's production of Fiddler on the Roof and the largest ever for a play).

Create warm memories this winter with the return of Aurora Theatre's holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, playing November 27-December 20! The timeless tale of redemption unfolds as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Anthony Rodriguez) departs on an unforgettable journey of transformation through Christmas past, present and future. As Scrooge attempts to open his heart and mind to the true meaning of the holiday, audiences are invited to revisit the splendor of what makes this one of the greatest Christmas stories of all time!

Sierra Repertory Theatre welcomes the holidays with Christmas carols before its evening shows Thanksgiving weekend. Local group Sincerely will perform beginning at 6 p.m. on Nov 27 and 28, as well as before the final Today performance on December 18.

Centenary Stage Company's family favorite Holiday Spectacular, A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL, returns to the Sitnik Theater on November 27 until December 13 in the Lackland Center. 

The start of the holiday season is here, and with it comes Performance Network Theatre's tandem productions that run in repertory November through December. Beginning the festivities is the Michigan premiere of WHY NOT ME? A SAMMY DAVIS JR. STORY written by Tim Rhoze running November 24­ - December 19, 2015. Continuing the season is the world premiere of DICKENS: AN A CAPELLA CAROL by Charles Dickens running November 27­ - December 20, 2015.

An annual tradition for more than 30 years, the Nebraska Theatre Caravan brings Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol back to Columbus over Thanksgiving weekend. This timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his search for the true spirit of Christmas captures every detail of the classic holiday tale, from the spine-chilling ghosts to the gorgeous renditions of traditional British carols. Crotchety Scrooge, lovable Tiny Tim, and all the fascinating characters that audiences have come to love make it a treasured kick off to the holiday season.

Curve theatre, Leicester has announced its Christmas musical for 2015 will be a new production of Lionel Bart's masterpiece Oliver!. Opening on 2 December 2015, with previews from 27 November, the production also sees Paul Kerryson return as director.

See 'A Christmas Carol The Musical' now at The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey. This wonderful full-scale production is now on the Netcong Stage through December 20th.

Exeter Northcott Theatre is delighted to announce that The Michael Bishop Foundation has granted £50,000 a year for the next three years in unrestricted funds. The Michael Bishop Foundation supports a range of organisations across the arts, education and health sectors and was established in 1989 by Lord Glendonbrook.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Plaid Tidings,' the Q Brothers and 'Die Hard' bring us holiday shows, and shows come and go at Lyric Opera and the Royal George. 'The Wiz' comes to TV and to a Bailiwick benefit, and 'The Lion King' and 'Pinocchio' promise family-friendly fare. And buy 'Season Of Carols 3!'

The award-winning New York City Children's Theater is giving back for #GivingTuesday by offering FREE tickets to select performances of YOUNG CHARLES DICKENS and BALLERINA SWAN this holiday season.

'Bah, humbug!' is the cry from Ebeneeza Scrooge, as he ushers in the holiday season in A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Leddy Center's beautiful theater on Ladd's Lane in Epping.

Performances of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a radio drama inspired by the Charles Dickens classic, have become a beloved holiday tradition at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR. This year, for the first time, the legendary role of Scrooge will be played by a woman -- acclaimed Golden Globe-winning actress Kathleen Turner. And BroadwayWorld is excited to report the full cast has just been announced!

Newnan Theatre Company's production of A Christmas Carol, by Dale Lyles, opens on Thursday, December 10, and runs through Sunday, December 20, at NTC's home at 24 First Avenue.  Tickets are available at the box office and online at newnantheatre.org. 

Milwaukee Repertory Theater transports London's inimitable West End theater tradition to Milwaukee on their Quadracci Powerhouse stage. One of the theater's most successful playwrights, Agatha Christie, and her murder mystery The Mousetrap, haunt and humor theatergoers this November and December. The beguiling The Mousetrap production places several unusual characters in a guest house while snowbound in a small town near London. There's no where for anyone to escape after a seemingly unrelated murder occurs, and the audience applauds every moment as the nursery rhyme tune 'Three Blind Mice.' plays in the background several times during the performance while the guests figure out why they are all considered suspects.

?Starting December 4th, the Players' Ring continues its holiday tradition with their local adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.  The show runs from December 4 to  December 23, with shows on Thursdays at 7 pm,  Fridays at 8PM, Saturdays at 3PM and 8PM, and Sundays at 3PM and  7 PM (please see our full schedule online). Ticket prices are $15 general admission, $12 students and seniors, with discounts provided for members of the Players' Ring. Early reservations are recommended and can be made at www.playersring.org  or by calling the Players' Ring at (603) 436-8123.

Reed reassures audiences that there will be no major changes to the production, which remains faithful to Dickens' tale of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserable, selfish miser whose heart is transformed after he is visited by a series of spirits on Christmas Eve. 'The set and basic story will all be familiar,' he confirmed 'because it's a classic just as it is. It isn't a rewrite, per se, just a script that better suits our company.'

Westchester Broadway Theatre presents TIM AND SCROOGE, A CAROL FOR A LATER CHRISTMAS, with music by Neil Berg and book & lyrics by Nick Meglin. Directed by Nick Corley with musical direction by Patrick Hoagland, the production will run December 3 - December 27, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the two leads below!