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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

The Academy Award-winning composer Michel Legrand has teamed with Sheldon Harnick, one of the theatre's most celebrated Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning librettists, and the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's prophetic Christmas Eve is reborn. From the pages of Dickens comes this scintillating musical adaptation of the Yuletide classic that continues to touch hearts and minds the world over. This universal story is ultimately one of family and conscience, of desperation and regret and second chances. Give your audience the holiday gift of embracing its warmth and wisdom as never before, carried on the wings of a soaring theatrical score.
 

Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS: 2 Women, 4 Men FEATURED: 4 Women, 3 Girls, 5 Men, 3 Boys ENSEMBLE: Singing-dancing ensemble with several small roles, children and much doubling possible.

Set Requirements: A CHRISTMAS CAROL requires a unit set on which the following scenes can be simply and fluidly suggested with furnishings, props, and perhaps projections. SPECIFIC LOCATIONS The Streets of London Scrooge's Counting House Scrooge's Bedroom A Wintry English Countryside A Schoolroom Fezziwig's Warehouse A Park Fred's Parlor The Cratchit Home Old Joe's Shop

Genre / Style: Musical, Holiday Season

Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set (24 Books) 20 Libretto/Vocal Books 1 Logo CD 2 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE - Act I 2 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE - Act II   Orchestration Package (6 Books) 1 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE - Act I 1 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE - Act II 1 SYNTHESIZER 1 REED (Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax) 1 BASS (Plus Insert) 1 PERCUSSION (see list below)  

Musical Numbers: Spirit Of Christmas, Icy Ebenezer, Bah! Humbug!,  Thank Heaven For Christmas, The Bells Of Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, Partners, Penny By Penny, My Two Feet (Polka), Close Were We,  Yes And No (Twenty Questions),  One Family, Balancing The Books, Let There Be Time

Book and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Music by Michel Legrand

"It bursts out as a real musical should...the lyrics are, by turns, playful and tender."
The New York Times

"Theatrical magic... of the countless adaptations, this one is among the best...dialogue and lyrics are intelligent, the music tuneful and sprightly...a full-fledged musical with plenty of jollity...a smoothly-flowing show that respects its source while preventing it from being a musty museum piece."
New Haven Register

"A buoyant, tuneful show."
Paul Kolas, Worcester Telegram