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A Christmas Carol: The Musical

Thu 12 Dec 2024 - Sun 05 Jan 2025

The classic Dickens story comes to life with true broadway spectacle 

This Musical version is brought to you by Alan Menken (Disney’s Beauty And The Beast The Little Mermaid and Newsies and Little Shop Of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical, Once On This Island), and breathes fantastic new life into the classic tale of A Christmas Carol.

Claire Moore, whose previous credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Oliver!, The King and I, The Great British Bake Off Musical and Calendar Girls, will take on the lead role of Scrooge in the production. She previously starred alongside Kelsey Grammer in the 2004 TV version of the musical as Mrs Fezziwig. Commenting on her role, Claire said: “I am so excited to be invited to play one of Charles Dickens’ most iconic characters, Scrooge, in A Christmas Carol the Musical. I am especially delighted to be portraying Scrooge as a woman; the first time this has been done in this version of the story…”

Scrooge believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!”, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve which lead’s Scrooge on a journey through the Past, Present and Future.

 

 

Additional information

Age guidance: 6+

Content warning

 

Accessible Performances

 

Audio Described by Caroline Burn | Saturday 21 December 2024, 4pm. Touch Tour at 3pm.

 

Extant in partnership with The Lowry – presents Enhance Touch Tour | Thursday 19 Dec, 6.30pm touch tour, show at 7.30pm

 

BSL Interpreted by Cheryl P Walker | Saturday 21 December 2024, 7.30pm.

 

To book accessible performances, please email access@thelowry.com or call 0161 876 2183

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Zoom in Chomba Staulo as Fred Zoom in Barry Keenan as Marley Zoom in Claire Moore as Scrooge and Mari McGinlay as Christmas past Zoom in Zoom in Claire Moore as Scrooge and Mari McGinlay as Christmas past Zoom in James Hume as Christmas present and full ensemble Zoom in Full company of A Christmas Carol Zoom in Claire Moore, James Hume, Marienella Phillips, Matt Jeans and Young Company Zoom in Matt Jeans as Mr Cratchit and Joel Tennant as Tiny Tim Zoom in Josie Benson as Christmas Future and Claire Moore as Scrooge Zoom in Jett Mosies as Johnathon and Claire Moore as Scrooge Zoom in

Credits

A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Musical

Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Book by Mike Ockrent & Lynn Ahrens

Based on the story by Charles Dickens

Original choreography by Susan Stroman

Originally directed by Mike Ockrent

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