Perelman Performing Arts Center‘s upcoming holiday presentation of Jack Thorne‘s A Christmas Carol is partnering with Hunger Free America this year, and will collect donations for the charity throughout the run. Inspired by Charles Dickens‘ motivation for writing the original novella, the production has partnered with non-profits focused on food insecurity since its premiere in 2017 at London’s Old Vic Theatre.
PAC NYC is bringing the Matthew Warchus-directed production back this year after presenting it for the first time last year. This year’s production will begin November 20 ahead of a December 3 opening, continuing through January 3, 2027.
The play, written by Thorne and conceived and directed by Warchus, premiered at London’s Old Vic (where Warchus is artistic director) in 2017, and has been presented there annually since. A Broadway run came in 2019, with Tony-winning Broadway favorites LaChanze and Andrea Martin in the cast. The holiday run became an unlikely five-time Tony winner at the meager, pandemic-affected 2020 ceremony, sweeping the Design of a Play categories and also taking Best Original Score. Producers had planned to make a holiday Broadway run an annual tradition, but only a 2021 U.S. tour ultimately materialized.
Casting—by Jim Carnahan and Jason Thinger—for this year’s production is to be announced. The production features sets and costumes by Rob Howell, music and arrangements by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker, and wig, hair, and make-up design by Campbell Young. Movement is by Lizzi Gee.
Tickets are at PACNYC.org.