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Scrooge!: The Musical

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Executive Producer

Bette & Wylie Aitken

Season Producer

Bette & Wylie Aitken

Corporate Sponsor
Associate Season Producer

The Family of Mary Kay Fyda-Mar

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On the Cripe Stage… 

Scrooge! The Musical is a heartwarming and festive adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novella A Christmas Carol, featuring music, lyrics, and book by Leslie Bricusse.

Set in Victorian London, the story follows the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-hearted moneylender who despises Christmas and lives a life devoid of compassion and joy. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him to change his ways or suffer a grim fate in the afterlife. Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future.

With a score full of memorable songs, including music for which composer Bricusse received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for the film adaptation, Scrooge! The Musical blends humor, drama, and uplifting messages in a celebration of redemption and the true meaning of Christmas.

Recommendation: Wonderful for the entire family, ages 4 and up.

Scrooge! The Musical contains themes that may be intense for some audiences, flashing lights, and theatrical haze & fog. For more info, visit this page.

“I’ve lost count of all the different versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol I’ve seen over the years, but I daresay not one of them can top Scrooge! The Musical where fun is concerned.”StageSceneLA

“Chance Theater’s “‘Scrooge! The Musical‘ is a refresh on a holiday classic…a warm, engaging, beautifully made production”Fanboy Nation

“3.5 / 4 stars… a gloriously well sung show! […] extremely well-directed production… a strong cast top to bottom!”Orange County Register

“Top 10! Recommended! This is a production in which every part works.”Stage Raw

“”Soulful tunes, timeless message… This production has set a high standard that will be hard to beat!”
SoCal Thrills

“A feast for the eyes, ears, and soul”Chicago Theatre Review

Show artwork designed by KC Wilkerson, kcwdigital.com.

 

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Notes

  • Post-show discussion after each performance
  • Join us for Opening Night as a Platinum Member.
  • Babes in arms and children under 4 are not permitted.
  • 30% off for groups of 10 or more.
  • Pay-What-You-Can Preview Performances
  • Free, Convenient Parking
  • Childcare Matinee Performance on Sunday, February 22 at 3PM
  • Free Preshow Concert 20 minutes before curtain.

Sanctuary City contains themes related to immigration and undocumented status, including references to deportation, family separationphysical abuse and systemic injustice.  
The play also includes depictions and discussion of emotional distress, trauma, poverty, and frequent strong language.  
These themes may be distressing for some audience members.

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  • Orange County Register says Scrooge! The Musical is “strong and confident”! “Rating: 3 1/2 stars, (out of 4 possible)” “Chance Theater this season delivers a new, extremely well-directed production.” “radiantly voiced newcomer Sophie Sonntag” “a strong cast top to bottom” “performances of…

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  • Stage Raw says Scrooge! The Musical is “entertaining and infectious”! “Top 10! RECOMMENDED” “None of the songs are particularly distinctive, but their execution by the 14-person cast is brilliant, their vocals augmented by music director Lex Leigh’s piano accompaniment and Nico Montelibano’s…

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