 SCROOGE
- THE STINGIEST MAN IN TOWN
(Music by Fred Spielman: Book and Lyrics by Janice Torre: Based on
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol)
Originally a TV Musical - NBC Theatre 23 December, 1956
SYNOPSIS
One of Dickens' best loved stories A Christmas Carol is brought
to life with this joyous musical score. The ghosts of Christmas Past,
Present and Future join to transform Ebenezer Scrooge from the meanest
skinflint that ever lived to a warm and loving human being. We can join
with Tiny Tim in the Christian message 'God bless us every one'. A fabulous
show for Christmas, a real family entertainment.
No holiday season is complete without a retelling of Dickens’ beloved A
Christmas Carol, and what better way to enjoy the classic story
of “good will toward men” than with this lavish, enchanting,
musical adaptation.
With the goose and holly of a Victorian Christmas surrounding him, miserly
old Ebenezer Scrooge rejects the companionship of his fellow men and
women for the sterile pleasure of gold. He is saved from this loveless
life by the intercession of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and
Future, who take him on a fantastic trip through the times of his life
and show him a glimpse of the tragic future that awaits him should he
not mend his ways. In the end, a transformed Scrooge realises that “mankind
should be my business” and that one little boy is of greater weight
than all the gold in his strongbox.
With a jaunty, melodious score, lots of dancing and a large cast which
includes several children and one of the more irresistible lead roles
ever, Scrooge, The Stingiest Man In Town is a warm-hearted holiday
treat for all!
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