Children's Playhouse Of Maryland presents SCROOGE THE MUSICAL

Children's Playhouse of MD (CPM), in residence at CCBC Essex, proudly presents Scrooge, The Musical. This production features 30 student actors from Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Harford County.

Matthew Trulli of Abingdon appears as Scrooge with Brian Kraft of Nottingham as Bob Crachit, Ava Correlli (Baltimore) as his wife and Colton Roberts (Parkville) as Tiny Tim. Also featured are Brooke Henshaw of Towson, Ryann Nicole Reich of Edgewood, and Jacqueline Hicks of Baltimore as Christmas Past, Present and Future. Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig are played by Dylan Morrison of Perry Hall and Emily Davis of Baltimore, with Alex DeWald of Nottingham as Marley.

Liz Boyer Hunnicutt directs this production, with musical direction by Charlotte Evans and choreography by Amanda Poxon.

Based on Charles Dickens' famous book, A Christmas Carol, and the 1970 film Scrooge, this musical was nominated for an Academy Award. In the familiar plot, the miser Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his partner Jacob Marley as well as three other apparitions from Christmases past, present and future. He has to face his ill-treatment of others and redeem himself.

With many songs that will be familiar from the film, this is a classic Christmas tale for the whole family. Scrooge, The Musical will be performed Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 1 p.m., with an additional show at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9 and at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 17. The show on Dec. 2 at 1p.m. will be interpreted by students of the CCBC American Sign Language Certification program. A special Sensory Friendly performance is set for Dec. 10 at 4:30 p.m. Show tickets are $10 each.

There also will be a Brunch with Santa before the show on Dec. 16 starting at 11:30 a.m. The price of brunch is $17 and includes a ticket to the 1 p.m. show the same day. Seating is limited.

Tickets to all of these events can be purchased in advance by calling the CCBC Box Office, 443-840-ARTS (2787) Tuesday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or online at www.cpmarts.org. Advanced purchase is required for Brunch with Santa and highly recommended for all show dates of Scrooge, The Musical. Tickets will be sold at the door only as space permits. Call the Box Office for specially priced tickets not available online. Seniors, CCBC Community, and Groups of eight or more are $8 each. CPM Actorlist Tickets are $5. All seating is reserved.

Performances are held in the Administration Building Lecture Hall, by parking lot 4, at CCBC Essex, which is a wheelchair-accessible facility. Please request accommodations at the time of ticket purchase. For more information, please call the Box Office, or the CPM Administrative Office at 443-840-2426. For directions, go to www.ccbcmd.edu.

Children's Playhouse of Maryland, Inc. is a not for profit community theatre dedicated to youth performers ages 18 and under.

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