Charles Dickens News

The Grand 1894 Opera House will present Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, tonight, December 4, 2015 at 8 pm.

'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.

City Circle Acting Company of Coralville will present the musical, Oliver! December 11-20 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Performances are December 11,12,18,19 at 7:30 pm and December 13 and 20 at 2:00 pm.

Celebrate the holiday through the joy of sharing a classic story, read aloud by friends and neighbors. Inspired by the Moby-Dick Big Read at Plymouth University, UK, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) invites members of the community to read Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL on December 19 at 2pm on the theater's Julie Harris Stage.

Throw your hands up, Chicago-the holiday treat set to a bangin' beat is back! Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Chicago hip-hop sensations the Q Brothers-creators of Othello: The Remix and Funk It Up About Nothin'-turn up the volume on Charles Dickens' classic tale in A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol. Developed with CST Creative Producer Rick Boynton, this feisty reinterpretation of the perennial holiday favorite by Charles Dickens enjoyed wildly successful runs in 2013 and 2014 to rave reviews and packed houses, garnering Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for Outstanding New Musical and Outstanding Ensemble.

The Secret Opera will present a fresh take on one of the most beloved Christmas stories of all time, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, in a series of performances in New York City and the greater NY area. This family-friendly holiday favorite comes to life in an all-new interdisciplinary work utilizing classic text, period vocal music, and improvised string ensemble, adding a modern twist that makes each individual performance unique.

PICT Classic Theatre is pleased to announce that its production of OLIVER TWIST will open on December 5th with previews tonight and tomorrow, the 3rd and 4th.

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 tonight, December 3 - December 27, 2015.

INDEPENDENT SHAKESPEARE CO. (ISCLA), producers of the Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival, presents the 10th anniversary production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL WITH CHARLES DICKENS.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL is currently running at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre through December 24, 2015, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

On December 20, 2015 at 1pm, children of all ages are invited to have pancakes with Santa at Performance Network Theatre.

Production photography is released today of the cast of A Christmas Carol at the Noel Coward Theatre, led by Academy award-winning actor Jim Broadbent as Ebenezer Scrooge with Adeel Akhtar, Amelia Bullmore, Keir Charles, Samantha Spiro and puppeteers Jack Parker and Kim Scopes. Check out a first look below!

Perseverance Theatre's classic tale of Christmas and starting over returns this season to Anchorage. (PT) Adapted from Charles Dickens' original by Arlitia Jones and Michael Evan Haney, A Christmas Carol is the most produced play in the country and concerns one Ebenezer Scrooge. He is a greedy and stingy businessman, with no place in his life for kindness, compassion, charity or benevolence. When Scrooge is visited by four ghosts, including his former business partner, Jacob Marley, he is warned to change his ways or face a miserable afterlife. Share Scrooge's miraculous transformation with the whole family and experience the remembrance of the true meaning of Christmas. It's never too late to change is Charles Dickens' message of hope and empowerment that reminds us of the meaning of the holidays we celebrate each year.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol returns to Hale Centre Theatre for its 31st season in December. The iconic holiday story brings families together during the holiday season to rejuvenate the Christmas spirit in all who see it. Tickets are on sale now for the holiday musical scheduled to run Dec. 5 - 24.

Classical Theatre Company Executive Artistic Director John Johnston and Resident Company Artist Matthew Keenan have adapted the A CHRISTMAS CAROL, producing a much lauded production last season. Like Frosty the Snowman, the CTC adaption of the holiday favorite has returned for the winter.

Southern Rep Theatre is pleased to announce details of its 2015 Lagniappe Stage production of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted by Doris Baizley and directed by Jen Davis. John 'Spud' McConnell will return as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Central Alabama Theater presents Actor Mark Cabus in his acclaimed one-man stage version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in its Alabama premier this December.

Charles Dickens tangles with Broadway this holiday season at MetroStage with Kathy Feininger's A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL. Broadway fan or not, it's hilarity for all.

Parson's Nose Theater (PNT), the acclaimed classical comedic theater company, continues its 16th Season with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, opening Saturday, December 19th. Adapted by Artistic Director, Lance Davis, this 75-minute performance is presented as a part of the theater's "Pay What You Will" Readers' Theater Series.

Charles Dickens' classic tale A Christmas Carol returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, December 23rd at 7pm.