The holiday of Christmas is a wonderful time to honor gratitude and good deeds. to celebrate all we are thankful for and to make family gatherings a joyous time for all that is truly special in our lives.
The Legacy Theatre of Branford will joyfully welcome the holiday season once again with “A Christmas Carol” adapted from the classic by Charles Dickens, with original music by Keely Baisden Knudsen and David Bell, who also directs the music, until Sunday December 15. Gather the whole family for this traditional holiday favorite. Its length is a perfect way to introduce little ones to the wonders of the theater.
As Charles Dickens has previously warned Ebenezer Scrooge, he has really worked hard to earn the titles as the crankiest, crabbiest curmudgeon during the Christmas season. As the "bah humbug king,” Scrooge reeks with mean spiritedness. That is until he is forced to reexamine his life and his deeds with the help of the personages of a trio of ghosts. This is after a timely visit from his old business partner Jacob Marley, (Christopher Lemieux) who was dead as a doornail lo these last seven years and is eager to save Scrooge from his own tragic fate. Has he arrived in time?
Come meet Rod Brogan’s Ebenezer Scrooge as he happily counts his coins and denies giving charity to help the orphaned and poor, tries to deny his employee Bob Cratchit (Josiah Rowe) a proper day off to observe Christmas and refuses the kind invitation of his nephew Fred (Dan Frye) to spend dinner at his home. Brogan is wonderfully and definitely awful as the dastardly downer of the delightful day. What a lot he has to learn, and so quickly!
When the ghosts appear to do their seemingly impossible magic, the Ghost of Christmas Past (Christine Voytko), the Ghost of Christmas Present (Christopher Lemieux), and the most fearful of all, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Indiana Weaver), Scrooge is forced to reckon with all the mistakes he made in his life. With the help of Fan (Kiersten Bjork) his love from the past, the heartfelt needs of Tiny Tim (Reeves Knudsen), the loving concerns of Tiny Tim’s older sister (Viviana Knudsen),the musical skills of the Clock Chime Singers (Kiersten Bjork and Epiphany Meeks) and the happy arrival of the Boy who announces it is still Christmas Day (Reeves Knudsen), the redemption of Ebenezer is complete.
Keely Baisden Knudsen lovingly directs this special production, with original costuming by June Gold and even more by Jimmy Johansmeyer, original choreography by Jennifer Buonfiglio, and scenic and lighting design by Jamie Burnett.
For tickets ($26.50-51.50), call the Legacy, 128 Thimble Islands Road, Branford at 203-315-1901 or online at LegacyTheatreCT.org. Performances are Wednesday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Thursday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., and Saturday, December 14 at 11 a.m. Watch for the announcement of a series of seven Broadway Concerts coming soon on Sundays.
Witness the magical transformation of Ebenezer as he learns the true meaning of the holiday spirit and embraces it with a whole and grateful heart. We can all bask in his wonderful redemption and appreciate the holiday even more.
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