COME VISIT "EARLENE'S DINER (SCROOGED AGAIN)" FOR HOLIDAY FUN

If you are in need of a vaccination of Christmas spirit, then the best place to locate one is at Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury where the Stage 7 Community Production of “Earlene’s A Christmas Carol (Scrooged Again)" is bursting with holiday treasures guaranteed to delight even the most Bah Humbug of non-believers until Sunday, December 19. Starring that irrepressible comedian Michelle Gotay as Earlene Babcock of diner fame as well as a female Ebenezer Scrooge, the fun and festivity is off and running from the first note of “We Need a Little Christmas” all the way to the last note of “Sleigh Ride” and the dozens of Christmas songs in-between. Earlene’s Diner is always in crisis mode as the bank is threatening to foreclose if her mortgage isn’t paid up to date and the mean spirited loan officer, Ebbie Scrooge, will not show any humanity or compassion for Earlene. It’s up to ghosts like Scrooge’s old business partner Marley (John Fabiani) to scare Scrooge into changing his stingy ways as well as send him visitations from the Ghost of Christmas Past (Phil Maiorano), Christmas Present (Jimmy Donohue) and the Ghost of Christmas Future (Leona Schwartz) who looks amazingly like the Grinch to show Scrooge the need to mend his stingy ways. With delightful surprise visits from Elvis (he is in the building), a bevy of Ghostbusters, Buddy the Elf, the Fruitcake Maven, a special Christmas 12 Step AA Program and a string of Christmas song delights, you couldn’t possibly leave the theater without a double dose of holiday happiness. With additional help from a cast that includes Nicholas Bates, Lilyana Bodnar, Tom Chute, Diane DeLucia, Angelina Emanuel, Len Emanuel, Jeannine Gallmeyer, Karl Gallmeyer, Emry Golia, Lou Guertin, Ian Kindt, Zoe Kindt, Norma Jean Lombard, Elijah Loucks, Anthony Marchetti, Marcia Maslo, Camryn McCarthy, Lilah Pape, Ella Perrotti, Isabel Puffer, Jeff Savage, Joe Stofko, Justin Torres and Jonathan Zalaski, a cavalcade of Christmas tunes burst with joy. Directed with pleasure by Semina DeLaurentis, choreographed by Brittany Mulcahy, with spirited musical direction by TJ Thompson with his band that includes Bob Nolte, Mark Ryan, Dan Kraszewski and Seth Yurichek, the party just needs you to arrive, with masks on please. For tickets ($30 adults, $20 17 and under), call Seven Angels Theatre, ! Plank Road, Waterbury at 203-757-4676 or online at tix.com. Performances are Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Seven Angels will once again host a New Year’s Eve Party Comedy Night at 6 pm and 9 pm, Stand Up Countdown, with Missy Hall, Frank Vignola and Richie Byrne for your entertainment delight. Tickets are $50 for either show and Seven Angels' bar will be open one hour before and during the show. Click the QR Code to purchase. Let Earlene and her special gang help you get into the Christmas spirit just in time to celebrate December 25th in style.