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Photo Flash: First Look at David Pichette, Jack Fleischmann & More in 5th Avenue's OLIVER!

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents a singing and dancing spectacular not to be missed: Lionel Bart's beloved classic, Oliver!, the holiday treat that will have audiences saying 'Please sir, I want some more.' The iconic musical returns to the celebrated 5th Avenue stage for the first time in 20 years, and will feature stunning costumes, dazzling sets, and a massive local cast of 66 (including 36 youngsters), singing and dancing their way through the streets and alleys of Victorian London. Based on the classicCharles Dickens novel, Oliver! is filled with memorable tunes including 'Who Will Buy?', 'I'd Do Anything,' and 'As Long As He Needs Me.' Oliver! features direction by David Armstrong and will starDavid Pichette as Fagin, Grayson Smith as the Artful Dodger, Hans Altwies as Bill Sikes, andMerideth Kaye Clark as Nancy. Oliver Twist will be played by Jack Fleischmann and Mark Jeffrey James Weber at alternating performances.

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Blessed Unrest's A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Beg. Tonight

Blessed Unrest presents a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Matt Opatrny, and directed and choreographed by Jessica Burr. A Christmas Carol runs from tonight, December 5 - 22, 2013 in a limited engagement at The Interart Theatre, located at 500 West 52 Street (at the corner of 10th Avenue) in New York City. Previews begin December 5 for a December 7 opening. Get a first look at the cast below!

Hershey Area Playhouse Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Now thru 12/14

A Christmas Carol, the classic Christmas tale of a greedy humbug's last-minute redemption, ushers in the holiday season at Hershey Area Playhouse starting December 5, 2013! This original musical, based on the Charles Dickens novel, is written by Lancaster theatre veteran, Barry Kornhauser. With over 30 years of involvement with the Fulton Theatre and scores of awards, Kornhauser's works have taken the local playwright to the White House, Tony Award-winning stages, the Kennedy Center, and more.

BWW Reviews: The Rep's 'Christmas Carol' Gives Gifts of Charity and Song

To capture the long standing tradition of The Milwaukee Rep's adaptation of A Christmas Carol that opened last weekend at the Historic Pabst Theater, many families or friends crowd around the grand Christmas tree adorned and standing in the center of Milwaukee's Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex. They punch the button on their smart phones; take pictures of these memories withstanding the test of time, an annual event to be cherished. The Rep's production of A Christmas Carol has run consecutively each December for 38 years, a holiday present waiting to be opened again and again.

BWW Interviews: Jason Hoffman on JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL at Washington County Playhouse

Everyone has heard the tale of miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge who changes his ways on Christmas Eve in Charles Dicken's classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol. But have you ever heard the story from Jacob Marley's point of view? Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, a one man show directed by and starring Jason Hoffman, will open this weekend at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater in Hagerstown, MD. The show tells the story of A Christmas Carol, but from Jacob Marley, Scrooge's best friend and business partner's, point of view.

Photo Flash: First Look at Chicago Shakespeare's A Q BROTHERS' CHRISTMAS CAROL

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) and hip-hop sensations the Q Brothers are back at it again turning up the volume with a fresh take on a beloved classic. The Q Brothers and CST Creative Producer Rick Boynton have come together to develop A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol-a hip-hop reinterpretation of the perennial holiday favorite by Charles Dickens. Now, alongside Chicago theaters' familiar renditions of this heartwarming tale, audiences will participate in the creation of an energized, reinvented tradition. Work-in-progress performances of A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol will run in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, now through December 22, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Parson's Nose Theater to Continue 2013-14 Season with A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Begin. 12/21

Parson's Nose Theater (PNT), the acclaimed classical comedic theater company, continues its 14th Season with Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", opening Saturday, December 21st. 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.

City Circle Acting Company Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 12/13-22

This year's production of A Christmas Carol has been adapted from the original Charles Dickens' novella by the director, Josh Sazon, and is very true to Dickens' original text. This re-envisioned staging of the timeless classic will delight and brighten your holiday season with its timeless message of hope, peace, and love.

Gettysburg Stage to Present MRS. BOB CRATCHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE, Begin. 12/13

Gettysburg Stage's production of Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge is an outrageous musical parody of Charles Dickens' beloved Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol. Written by acclaimed humorist Christopher Durang and directed by Hilary Snesrud, Mrs. Bob is a hilarious lampoon of a familiar tale.

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