Merrill Community Arts Center & Woodbury Community Theatre Present: "A Christmas Carol: The Musical"

“A Christmas Carol – The Musical” presented by Woodbury Community Theatre, will open on Friday, December 5 and run through Sunday, December 14. A Christmas Carol – The Musical, designed for audiences of all ages, originated on Broadway and is a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens’s most well known story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a prosperous curmudgeon who believes personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he’s forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present, & Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful “Happy Christmas” before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, December 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 7:00pm, and Sundays, December 7 and 14 at 3:00pm. All performances are at the Loft Stage at East Ridge High School, 4200 Pioneer Drive, Woodbury, MN 55129. Tickets are $18 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students, with children 4 and under and active military families free. A special Dine & Show Package is being offered in partnership with Prestwick Golf Club and David’s Chophouse. Packages include dinner and show for $40 ($58 retail value) or dessert and show for $25. Full menus and information and all tickets are available for purchase at www.merrillartscenter.org. or by calling 651-200-4610

The show is directed by Lenore Weir, and features more than 70 cast, crew and orchestra members from throughout the metro are including Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Afton, Newport, Stillwater, Lake Elmo, Roseville, and St. Paul.

The Artists of Woodbury will also be holding an Art Exhibit & Sale of local Woodbury artists before and after the Saturday, December 6 performance of A Christmas Carol, from 6:00 to 9:00pm. The show is free and open to the public.