"A Chicago Christmas Carol" - Dickens meets Upton Sinclair [View All]

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Last night I saw a staged version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" adapted to 1908 Chicago, where Scrooge is a slaughterhouse overlord and Tiny Tim is a union organizer. A brilliant idea, and a brilliant adaptation.

Makes it even easier to understand why the story never quite made it to the A-list of American Christmas cultural icons - its attack on capitalism is a bit too dangerous for our sensibilities. I can't imagine that even hardhearted Repubs in the audience weren't moved.

Highly recommended, but it closed last night. :( Maybe next year.

http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Crown_City_Theatre_Company_Announces_A_CHICAGO_CHRISTMAS_CAROL_Begins_112_20101218