Overview
- The Perelman Performing Arts Center revival opened December 4 and runs through January 4, co-directed for PAC NYC by Thomas Caruso within Matthew Warchus’ Old Vic staging adapted by Jack Thorne.
- Two-time Tony winner Michael Cerveris leads as Scrooge, with critics praising his vocal nuance and the ensemble’s polish.
- Design flourishes feature scores of hanging lanterns, live preshow caroling, handouts of clementines and gingerbread, and intricate bell-choir sequences.
- Reviews commend the production’s craftsmanship and performances, while several critics single out Thorne’s adaptation for departures from Dickens and uneven dramaturgy.
- In the Bay Area, Los Altos Stage Company’s Michael Wilson–based version runs through December 21 with a darker, metaphysical tone highlighted by Gary Landis’s Scrooge and Marc Berman’s fearsome Marley.