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GOODMAN THEATRE 170 N. Dearborn Street (312) 443-3800   Photos
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Ebenezer Scrooge (John Judd) flies through time as he takes a visit to his childhood.
photo by Liz Lauren
A
CHRISTMAS CAROL, CHICAGO’S PREMIER HOLIDAY THEATRICAL
TRADITION,
RETURNS FOR THE 33RD YEAR TO GOODMAN THEATRE – NOVEMBER 19 – DECEMBER 31
"A Holiday Treat that Never Grows Old and This
Year is new and Fantastic, Highly recommended!"
Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
RETURNS FOR THE 33RD YEAR TO GOODMAN THEATRE – NOVEMBER 19 – DECEMBER 31
"A Holiday Treat that Never Grows Old and This
Year is new and Fantastic, Highly recommended!"
Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
Ebenezer Scrooge (John Judd) gets an unexpected visit from the Ghost of Jacob Marley (Anish Jethmalani).
photo by Liz Lauren
review by Ed Vincent
This
year's production of the Dickens's classic is a bold new endeavor with
an
enhanced view on everything from better flying technology to new background sets. There are a handful of new major roles in terms of the actors and actresses, and with that some different interpretations of the roles.
enhanced view on everything from better flying technology to new background sets. There are a handful of new major roles in terms of the actors and actresses, and with that some different interpretations of the roles.
(background l to r) The Ghost of Christmas Past (Susan Shunk) shows Ebenezer Scrooge (John Judd) a moment from his past where he sees himself as a school boy (Grant Mitchell) visited by his sister Fan (Megan Delaney).
photo by Liz Lauren
Ebenezer
Scrooge this year is played by John Judd. Judd brings a new
derisively mocking, sardonic edge to the character along with a fun
ironic contrast in the transformation of heart. His flight about
the stage is performed with the supports better hidden than in some
past flights, and even the removal of the apparatus seems flawless.
Guests at the Fezziwig holiday celebration enjoy wonderful music, dancing and good cheer.
photo by Liz Lauren
The
spirited carols and new background at the start of the play brings a
new feel perhaps expressing the deep divisions in classes this season,
or perhaps I just noted it more given our current politics.
Dickens in his youth, at the age of 12 worked in a workhouse putting
labels on bottles. He wrote about the experience later referring
to the looks on the faces of those around him, being depressed and
subdued. He was in this predicament because the family needed the
money and his father was in Marshalsea
Debtor's Prison. The entire family would later join the father in
the prison (though he does
get out and becomes a much loved writer).
(center) Ghost of Christmas Past (Susan Shunk) shows Ebeenezer Scrooge (John Judd) the moment when his younger self (Eric Parks) notices his old love Belle (Tiffany Scott) for the first time.
photo by Liz Lauren
The
young Naren Chaudhry, from Oak Park, debuts this year as the Turkey
Boy, and makes it back in time to get the additional reward of
coin. He also plays the role of "ignorance" and that's a difficult role coming from
our fine schools.........
(clockwise l to
r) Bob Cratchit (Ron Rains), Tiny Tim (Cameron Conforti), Peter
Cratchit (Grant Mitchell), Martha Cratchit (Peyton Young), Mrs.
Cratchit (Christine Sherrill), Belinda Cratchit (Megan Delaney) and
Emily Cratchit (Emma Gordon) celebrate a humble Christmas dinner while
Ebenezer Scrooge (John Judd) looks on.
photo by Liz Lauren
photo by Liz Lauren
This
years Cratchit family actually looked like a family with the younger
ages of the clan and a new Tiny Tim, played by Cameron Conforti.
The Ghost of
Christmas Present (Penelope Walker) shows Ebenezer Scrooge (John Judd)
the hardships of the current world, including Ignorance (Naren
Chaudhry) and Want (Emma Gordan).
photo by Liz Lauren
Penelope Walker, as the Ghost of Christmas Present brings heart and soul to the character with some fun in the role of boss, while handling Mr. Scrooge.
photo by Liz Lauren
Penelope Walker, as the Ghost of Christmas Present brings heart and soul to the character with some fun in the role of boss, while handling Mr. Scrooge.
Scrooge’s nephew Fred (Andy Truschinski) and friend (Tim Gittings) play a holiday game while other guests (Tiffany Scott, Michael Perez) and his wife, Abby (Katie Jeep), enjoy the festivities.
photo by Liz Lauren
Tiny Tim
(Cameron Conforti) enjoys an uplifting moment with his father (Ron
Rains).
photo by Liz LaurenYou
will love this years production, it's louder, flashier, scarier,
emotive, and filled with the spirit of kindness and reconciliation--we could all use more of that.
WILLIAM
BROWN DIRECTS JOHN JUDD AS EBENEZER
SCROOGE AND 10 OTHER NEW TALENTS
(Chicago, IL) Goodman Theatre’s perennial holiday classic A Christmas Carol, consistently included among the Midwest’s top-tier holiday events, returns for the 33rd season. Renowned Chicago actor John Judd appears for the first time in the legendary role of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, “Goodman Theatre’s annual Christmas gift to Chicago” (Daily Herald) for more than three decades. Judd leads a cast of 26 this holiday season—including 10 Chicagoland actors also appearing in A Christmas Carol for the first time.
Chicago actor/director William Brown returns for the fifth consecutive year to stage the production hailed as “a joyous present for the entire family”
(Chicago Sun-Times) and “ideal family fare, both heartwarming and spectacular in its familiar tale” (Chicago Tribune). A Christmas Carol runs November 19 – December 31, 2010 in the Goodman’s Albert Theatre. Tickets
start at $25 and can be purchased at GoodmanTheatre.org, by phone at 312.443.3800 or at the box office (170 North Dearborn). Harris Bank is the Major Corporate Sponsor of A Christmas Carol. Aon Corporation and Chapman and Cutler LLP are Corporate Sponsor Partners and Chicago Tribune is the Media Sponsor.
“A Christmas Carol at the Goodman has made an astonishing impact on Chicago as the annual holiday tradition for thousands of families, as well as the entry point to theater for a legion of young people,” said Executive
Director Roche Schulfer, who was instrumental in originating the production at Goodman Theatre 32 years ago.
“We are proud to consistently deliver the definitive holiday theatrical offering in our region—a first-rate, glorious production that has touched the lives of well over a million theatergoers.” 200 Chicagoland children—a record number—auditioned for this year’s production. An all-newly cast Cratchit family includes young performers Cameron Conforti (South Elgin) as Tiny Tim; Megan Delaney (Western Springs) as Belinda; Emma Gordon (Clarendon Hills) as Emily; Peyton Young (Mokena) as Martha; and Grant Mitchell (Elmhurst) as Peter. Other newcomers to the Goodman’s production include Nate Burger (Chicago) as Dick Wilkins; Naren Chaudhry (Oak Park) as Turkey Boy; Aaron Holland (Chicago) as Percy; Eric Parks (Chicago) as
Young Scrooge; and Lisa Tejero (Chicago) as Miss Crumb.
Veteran actors returning to the production include Susan Felder (Chicago) as Mrs. Fezziwig; Tim Gittings (Chicago) as Topper; Katie Jeep (Chicago) as Abby; Anish Jethmalani (Chicago) as the Ghost of Jacob Marley; John Lister (Chicago) as Mr. Fezziwig; Michael Perez (Chicago) as Mr. Ortle; Ron Rains (Chicago) as Bob Cratchit; Tiffany Scott (Chicago) as Belle; Christine Sherrill (St. Charles) as Mrs. Cratchit; Susan Shunk (Chicago) as Ghost of Christmas Past; Andy Truschinski (Chicago) as Fred; and Penelope Walker (Chicago) as Ghost of Christmas Present. Also returning to the production are musicians Justin Amolsch (Chicago), Greg Hirte (Chicago) and Malcolm Ruhl (Highland Park).
Based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol is the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is opposed to holiday cheer and indifferent to the sufferings of the poor in Victorian London. Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who offer him the opportunity to sympathize with his fellow man. Dickens’ famous characters include Scrooge’s kind-hearted clerk Bob Cratchit and his family, including Tiny Tim, the Ghosts of Christmas Past,
Present and Future, the merry-making Fezziwig couple and the Ghost of Jacob Marley. Throughout its history at the Goodman, over 1 million people have experienced A Christmas Carol and the production has hosted six
directors, seven Scrooges, 27 Tiny Tims and nearly 20,000 “Bah, Humbug!”s.
A Christmas Carol, Chicago’s Premier Holiday Tradition, Returns to Goodman Theatre November 19
Photos and bio information for the company
Todd Rosenthal (Set Designer), Heidi Sue McMath (Costume Designer), Robert Christen (Lighting Designer), Cecil Averett (Sound Designer), Susan Hart (Choreographer) andAndy Hansen (Composer/Music Director) are available in the Goodman Theatre Press Room.
Director William Brown celebrates 18 years with A Christmas Carol at the Goodman, including the last five as director. He recently directed the world premiere of Brett Neveu’s Old Glory at Writers’ Theatre, where he also
directed As You Like It, Another Part of The Forest, Our Town, Arms and the Man, Rocket to the Moon, Misalliance, The Glass Menagerie and Incident at Vichy. At American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin,
he directed last summer's Comedy of Errors and Hay Fever and, previously, productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Night of the Iguana, The Matchmaker, Twelfth Night, The Cherry Orchard, Antony and Cleopatra, All’s Well That Ends Well and Shaw’s You Never Can Tell. At Northlight Theatre he directed Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Chalk Garden and his own musical adaptation of She Stoops to Conquer. He recently directed the Midwest premiere of Curtains for Drury Lane Oakbrook. For TimeLine Theatre Company in Chicago he directed Steven Dietz’s Halcyon Days and Paragon Springs and Tennessee Williams’ Not About Nightingales. Brown is the Associate Artistic Director of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, where he most recently directed Romeo and Juliet and Heartbreak House. He received an After Dark Award for his 2006/2007 season and a Jeff Award for
Best Actor for his portrayal of Henry Kissinger in Nixon’s Nixon at Writers’ Theatre.
(Chicago, IL) Goodman Theatre’s perennial holiday classic A Christmas Carol, consistently included among the Midwest’s top-tier holiday events, returns for the 33rd season. Renowned Chicago actor John Judd appears for the first time in the legendary role of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, “Goodman Theatre’s annual Christmas gift to Chicago” (Daily Herald) for more than three decades. Judd leads a cast of 26 this holiday season—including 10 Chicagoland actors also appearing in A Christmas Carol for the first time.
Chicago actor/director William Brown returns for the fifth consecutive year to stage the production hailed as “a joyous present for the entire family”
(Chicago Sun-Times) and “ideal family fare, both heartwarming and spectacular in its familiar tale” (Chicago Tribune). A Christmas Carol runs November 19 – December 31, 2010 in the Goodman’s Albert Theatre. Tickets
start at $25 and can be purchased at GoodmanTheatre.org, by phone at 312.443.3800 or at the box office (170 North Dearborn). Harris Bank is the Major Corporate Sponsor of A Christmas Carol. Aon Corporation and Chapman and Cutler LLP are Corporate Sponsor Partners and Chicago Tribune is the Media Sponsor.
“A Christmas Carol at the Goodman has made an astonishing impact on Chicago as the annual holiday tradition for thousands of families, as well as the entry point to theater for a legion of young people,” said Executive
Director Roche Schulfer, who was instrumental in originating the production at Goodman Theatre 32 years ago.
“We are proud to consistently deliver the definitive holiday theatrical offering in our region—a first-rate, glorious production that has touched the lives of well over a million theatergoers.” 200 Chicagoland children—a record number—auditioned for this year’s production. An all-newly cast Cratchit family includes young performers Cameron Conforti (South Elgin) as Tiny Tim; Megan Delaney (Western Springs) as Belinda; Emma Gordon (Clarendon Hills) as Emily; Peyton Young (Mokena) as Martha; and Grant Mitchell (Elmhurst) as Peter. Other newcomers to the Goodman’s production include Nate Burger (Chicago) as Dick Wilkins; Naren Chaudhry (Oak Park) as Turkey Boy; Aaron Holland (Chicago) as Percy; Eric Parks (Chicago) as
Young Scrooge; and Lisa Tejero (Chicago) as Miss Crumb.
Veteran actors returning to the production include Susan Felder (Chicago) as Mrs. Fezziwig; Tim Gittings (Chicago) as Topper; Katie Jeep (Chicago) as Abby; Anish Jethmalani (Chicago) as the Ghost of Jacob Marley; John Lister (Chicago) as Mr. Fezziwig; Michael Perez (Chicago) as Mr. Ortle; Ron Rains (Chicago) as Bob Cratchit; Tiffany Scott (Chicago) as Belle; Christine Sherrill (St. Charles) as Mrs. Cratchit; Susan Shunk (Chicago) as Ghost of Christmas Past; Andy Truschinski (Chicago) as Fred; and Penelope Walker (Chicago) as Ghost of Christmas Present. Also returning to the production are musicians Justin Amolsch (Chicago), Greg Hirte (Chicago) and Malcolm Ruhl (Highland Park).
Based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol is the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is opposed to holiday cheer and indifferent to the sufferings of the poor in Victorian London. Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who offer him the opportunity to sympathize with his fellow man. Dickens’ famous characters include Scrooge’s kind-hearted clerk Bob Cratchit and his family, including Tiny Tim, the Ghosts of Christmas Past,
Present and Future, the merry-making Fezziwig couple and the Ghost of Jacob Marley. Throughout its history at the Goodman, over 1 million people have experienced A Christmas Carol and the production has hosted six
directors, seven Scrooges, 27 Tiny Tims and nearly 20,000 “Bah, Humbug!”s.
A Christmas Carol, Chicago’s Premier Holiday Tradition, Returns to Goodman Theatre November 19
Photos and bio information for the company
Todd Rosenthal (Set Designer), Heidi Sue McMath (Costume Designer), Robert Christen (Lighting Designer), Cecil Averett (Sound Designer), Susan Hart (Choreographer) andAndy Hansen (Composer/Music Director) are available in the Goodman Theatre Press Room.
Director William Brown celebrates 18 years with A Christmas Carol at the Goodman, including the last five as director. He recently directed the world premiere of Brett Neveu’s Old Glory at Writers’ Theatre, where he also
directed As You Like It, Another Part of The Forest, Our Town, Arms and the Man, Rocket to the Moon, Misalliance, The Glass Menagerie and Incident at Vichy. At American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin,
he directed last summer's Comedy of Errors and Hay Fever and, previously, productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Night of the Iguana, The Matchmaker, Twelfth Night, The Cherry Orchard, Antony and Cleopatra, All’s Well That Ends Well and Shaw’s You Never Can Tell. At Northlight Theatre he directed Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Chalk Garden and his own musical adaptation of She Stoops to Conquer. He recently directed the Midwest premiere of Curtains for Drury Lane Oakbrook. For TimeLine Theatre Company in Chicago he directed Steven Dietz’s Halcyon Days and Paragon Springs and Tennessee Williams’ Not About Nightingales. Brown is the Associate Artistic Director of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, where he most recently directed Romeo and Juliet and Heartbreak House. He received an After Dark Award for his 2006/2007 season and a Jeff Award for
Best Actor for his portrayal of Henry Kissinger in Nixon’s Nixon at Writers’ Theatre.
John Judd (Ebenezer Scrooge)
previously appeared at the Goodman in Shining City and Magnolia. An
actor hailed as
“astonishing” (Chicago Sun-Times) and “remarkable” (Chicago Tribune),
his Chicago credits include Last of the Boys, The Dresser, The Butcher of Baraboo
and Orson’s Shadow at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; The Price, Crime and Punishment and Othello at
Writers’ Theatre; Lettice and Lovage and Gross Indecency at Court
Theatre; The
Cripple Of Inishmaan
and The Lieutenant Of Inishmore at Northlight Theatre; A Number at Next
Theatre Company;
Come Back, Little Sheba
at Shattered Globe Theatre; Execution Of Justice at About Face Theatre;
Gagarin Way at A Red
Orchid
Theatre; and Angels In America at The Journeymen Theater. His
off-Broadway credits
include Orson’s Shadow
and an oak tree at Barrow Street Theatre and Crime and Punishment at
59E59. Regionally
and internationally
Judd has appeared in Orson’s Shadow in Williamstown, Massachusetts,
Westport, Connecticut
and Beaver Creek,
Colorado; Shining City at Huntington Theatre Company in Boston;
American Buffalo at
McCarter Theatre
Center in Princeton, New Jersey; and Long Day’s Journey into Night at
Town Hall Theatre
in Galway, Ireland. His
film credits include Hoffa, Losing Isaiah, Ride With The Devil, Road To
Perdition, Mr.
3000, Batman Begins and
Public Enemies. His television credits include Early Edition (CBS), ER
(NBC), Prison Break
(FOX), Missing Persons
(ABC) and numerous pilots. T
ickets to A Christmas Carol (starting at $25) are currently on sale at GoodmanTheatre.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office (170 North Dearborn) or by phone at 312.443.3800. Mezztix are half-price
mezzanine tickets available at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online (promo code MEZZTIX) day of performance; Mezztix are not available by telephone. 10Tix are $10 rear mezzanine tickets for students available
at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online on the day of performance; 10Tix are not available by telephone.
Valid student I.D. must be presented when picking up the tickets. Limit four per student with I.D. All tickets are subject to availability and handling fees apply. Discounted Group Tickets for 15 persons or more are available at
312.443.3820. The Luxury Package includes access to the Goodman’s exclusive Patrons’ Lounge, complimentary beverages, free parking in the Government Center Parking Garage and an A Christmas Carol commemorative gift, with a donation to Goodman Theatre.
For pricing information and details about the Luxury Package, call the box
office at 312.443.3800. Purchase Goodman Gift Certificates in any amount at GoodmanTheatre.org. The flexibility of Goodman Gift Certificates allows recipients to choose the production, date and time of their performance. Artists, dates and ticket prices are subject to change.
A Christmas Carol, Chicago’s Premier Holiday Tradition, Returns to Goodman Theatre November 19
About Goodman Theatre – Now Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary or North Dearborn Goodman Theatre, “the leading regional theater in the nation’s most important theater city” (Time), is a major cultural, educational and economic pillar in Chicago, generating nearly $300 million in economic impact over the past decade in its state-of-the-art two-theater complex on Dearborn Street. Founded in 1925 and currently under the leadership of Artistic Director Robert Falls, “Chicago’s most essential director” (Chicago Tribune), and Executive Director Roche Schulfer, Chicago’s oldest and largest not-for-profit resident theater has experienced unprecedented success over the past 10 years in its new downtown facility, welcoming nearly 2 million patrons to productions and events—including 10 festivals celebrating playwrights such as David Mamet, August Wilson and Horton Foote, as well as the biennial Latino Theatre Festival—serving 30% more students through its Education and Community Engagement programs (the FREE Student Subscription Series and other interactive programs) and employing more than 3,000 artists and theater professionals.
The Goodman has earned more than 90 awards for hundreds of productions, including the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined by Lynn Nottage—one of 25 new-work Goodman commissions in the last decade.
Visit us virtually at GoodmanTheatre.org; discover the 2010/2011 Season at ExploreTheGoodman.org; catch the latest news on the Goodman's Blog; Like us on Facebook; Follow us on Twitter; share photos with us on Flickr;
and peek behind-the-scenes on the Goodman’s YouTube Channel.
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Tom Creamer
Directed by William Brown
Featuring John Judd as Ebenezer Scrooge
November 19 – December 31, 2010
ickets to A Christmas Carol (starting at $25) are currently on sale at GoodmanTheatre.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the box office (170 North Dearborn) or by phone at 312.443.3800. Mezztix are half-price
mezzanine tickets available at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online (promo code MEZZTIX) day of performance; Mezztix are not available by telephone. 10Tix are $10 rear mezzanine tickets for students available
at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online on the day of performance; 10Tix are not available by telephone.
Valid student I.D. must be presented when picking up the tickets. Limit four per student with I.D. All tickets are subject to availability and handling fees apply. Discounted Group Tickets for 15 persons or more are available at
312.443.3820. The Luxury Package includes access to the Goodman’s exclusive Patrons’ Lounge, complimentary beverages, free parking in the Government Center Parking Garage and an A Christmas Carol commemorative gift, with a donation to Goodman Theatre.
For pricing information and details about the Luxury Package, call the box
office at 312.443.3800. Purchase Goodman Gift Certificates in any amount at GoodmanTheatre.org. The flexibility of Goodman Gift Certificates allows recipients to choose the production, date and time of their performance. Artists, dates and ticket prices are subject to change.
A Christmas Carol, Chicago’s Premier Holiday Tradition, Returns to Goodman Theatre November 19
About Goodman Theatre – Now Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary or North Dearborn Goodman Theatre, “the leading regional theater in the nation’s most important theater city” (Time), is a major cultural, educational and economic pillar in Chicago, generating nearly $300 million in economic impact over the past decade in its state-of-the-art two-theater complex on Dearborn Street. Founded in 1925 and currently under the leadership of Artistic Director Robert Falls, “Chicago’s most essential director” (Chicago Tribune), and Executive Director Roche Schulfer, Chicago’s oldest and largest not-for-profit resident theater has experienced unprecedented success over the past 10 years in its new downtown facility, welcoming nearly 2 million patrons to productions and events—including 10 festivals celebrating playwrights such as David Mamet, August Wilson and Horton Foote, as well as the biennial Latino Theatre Festival—serving 30% more students through its Education and Community Engagement programs (the FREE Student Subscription Series and other interactive programs) and employing more than 3,000 artists and theater professionals.
The Goodman has earned more than 90 awards for hundreds of productions, including the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined by Lynn Nottage—one of 25 new-work Goodman commissions in the last decade.
Visit us virtually at GoodmanTheatre.org; discover the 2010/2011 Season at ExploreTheGoodman.org; catch the latest news on the Goodman's Blog; Like us on Facebook; Follow us on Twitter; share photos with us on Flickr;
and peek behind-the-scenes on the Goodman’s YouTube Channel.
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Tom Creamer
Directed by William Brown
Featuring John Judd as Ebenezer Scrooge
November 19 – December 31, 2010