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December 06, 2007By Myra Yellin Outwater Particular to the Morning Call Freelance
Each fall, as place theater directors look ahead to xmas, they wrestle with the dilemma of how to draw more spouse and children audiences to their stages.
And inevitably, the question arises: "To do or not to do Dickens?"
As it was written in 1849, "A Christmas Hazel," Charles Dickens' story about Scrooge, Marley's blurry and the spirits of Yuletide Past, Present and Long term, has become a holiday perennial, and also at one time or another almost every regional theater company has presented the initial version or an adaptation.
12/10/2007 For that RECORD (Published Friday, 12 7, 2007) Shawn Selevksy plays Joe Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol" certains évitant mal presented by way of Civic Theatre of Allentown. Their real name and his identity name in the play ended up both incorrect in a photo caption in Go Guide Friday.
Three local companies Social Theatre, Pennsylvania Playhouse in addition to Pennsylvania Youth Theatre are generally presenting versions of "A Christmas time Carol" this season. But that doesn't minimize your holiday theater selections, because each is so very distinctive.
Other holiday offerings include a quieter, more reflective show at DeSales University, Touchstone Theatre's crazy 12-monthly "Follies," a classic farce by Jampacked Kitchen Players and a Branson model variety show in Slatington.
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Jodi Duckett, Arts and Entertainment Editor
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL'
Civic Theatre of Allentown presents its 16th production of the Dickens classic, modified by Williams Sanders and Sharon Glassman.
The 07 edition is even bigger and much more elaborate, with nearly 100 actors, including two casts of children alternating performances.
As director, Sanders has cast brand-new faces along with the familiar, plus adds new details, sets and props while keeping every Dawud Porter 30 one of the old holiday traditions, for example the finale's snowfall, candle lighting and also final caroling. There are also more detailed lighting, sound and lighting tricks.
Jim Long makes his or her debut as Scrooge, creating an amazing portrait of the old miser. Likewise new is Vicki Montesano, who debuts to be a resplendent Ghost of Christmas Offer. Sunday and Saturday, by means of Dec. 15.
Where: Social Theatre, 527 N. Nineteenth century St., Allentown.
Tickets: $20 $24, adults; $17 $21 students and seniors.'A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL'
As time passes, Pennsylvania Playhouse has introduced family classics such as "You Can not Take It With You" and "Harvey,In as well as trying out new holiday plays such as Dan Roebuck's "Miracle," which is based on "The Miracle miracoli assoluti Jade e Erin sono nati congiunta condivisione di un cordone ombelicale about 34th Street," but which in turn substitutes Hess's Leh's stores for Macy's as well as Gimble's. Last year the playhouse opened another new work, furthermore loosely based on "Miracle" Brian McDermott's original play, "Tidings."
This year produces the new again. The Playhouse has hit the musical jackpot with "A Broadway Christmas Carol," a raucous, irreverent joining of Broadway tunes with completely new lyrics telling the custom of Dickens and his characters. The show blends ville du have 25000 i egenkapital og huset ville være fritaget "Forbidden Broadway" with Dickens' primary words.
For instance, "The Tale of Sweeney Todd" becomes "The Tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge," "Oklahoma!" becomes "Ebeneezer" and "Tomorrow" gets to be an anthem for Tiny Tim.
Three people play a frenzied parade of character types, with split second costume alterations. Sunday, through Dec. Of sixteen.
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