Broadway star Kevin McGuire returns to the Capital Repertory Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in Patrick Barlow’s rousing new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. McGuire – who founded the Theater Company at Hubbard Hall – plays a decidedly different Scrooge downtown, surrounded by actor/musicians who remember the fun found in the original tale.
Barlow’s take on A Christmas Carol – which is being given its second national production at theREP – is funny, sweet and redemptive, with, as the playwright said, “The beating heart of Dickens still safe and sound within.”
At theREP, a wonderful quartet, featuring Kevin Kelly, Marcy McGuigan, Doug Trapp and Kristyn Youngblood, creates Victorian London all around McGuire’s stingy Scrooge. In addition to juggling roles, they are creating even more characters with puppets (wait ‘til you see Tiny Tim!) and straw dolls, singing Yuletide favorites and providing all of their own accompaniment on a variety of musical instruments.
Preview performances for the family-friendly A Christmas Carol, which runs approximately two hours with one intermission, take place November 22-24. Opening night is Tuesday, November 26. Regular performances continue through Sunday, December 22. Performance times are 7:30 pm Tuesday through Thursday and 8 pm Friday and Saturday with matinees at 3 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday and Wednesday, December 4. The Capital Repertory Theatre is located at 111 North Pearl Street, Albany. Tickets range from $20 to $60. Students with valid ID and children under 17 pay $16 for all shows. For tickets and information on other events surrounding these performances, call Tickets by Proctors, 518-445-7469 or visit capitalrep.org.