"A Chicago Christmas Carol" - Dickens meets Upton Sinclair

[wtmusic]

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

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Pssst

Charles Dickens was UU - like me. ;-) I think he would have liked the update. ;-) As most UU's would love to see that show! :rotfl:

[wtmusic]

2. What's UU? nt

[jmowreader]

5. UU = Unitarian Universalist

[wtmusic]

6. thx. nt

[FSogol]

3. Say What? "story never quite made it to the A-list of American Christmas cultural icons"

A Christmas Carol has been told and retold a gazillion times in print, radio, tv, and the big screen. Local playhouses run it every holiday season. It is definitely A-list in the US.

[trackfan]

4. I saw it on Friday - really liked it.

Best left-wing musical since The Pajama Game.