{"id":52762,"date":"2025-12-05T05:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/52762\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T05:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:46:09","slug":"a-christmas-carol-benefit-reading-set-for-crescent-city-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/52762\/","title":{"rendered":"A CHRISTMAS CAROL Benefit Reading Set for Crescent City Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! New Orleans Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for New Orleans &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p>Crescent City Stage will present a festive, one-night only Theatre Authority benefit staged reading of A Christmas Carol by <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Charles-Dickens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Charles Dickens<\/a>, in a witty and imaginative new adaptation by <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Patrick-Barlow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Patrick Barlow<\/a>, on Thursday December 11, 2025 at The Josephine, 2400 Napoleon Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! New Orleans Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for New Orleans &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p>This special event will raise funds for Crescent City Stage&#8217;s 2026 Season and Studio programming, bringing together the New Orleans community for an evening of holiday cheer and celebration.<\/p>\n<p>The event begins at 6:00pm with a cash bar and small bites, followed by the staged reading at 7:30pm with a festive post-show celebration with the cast. Guests are invited to raise a glass, enjoy hearing a beloved holiday story, and meet the artists Crescent City Stage dedicates its mission to supporting. All in New Orleans&#8217; newest event venue.<\/p>\n<p>The reading features a company of professional actors and members of Actors&#8217; Equity Association, with <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Michael-A-Newcomer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael A. Newcomer<\/a> returning as Scrooge, joined by <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Erin-Cessna\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Erin Cessna<\/a>, Eleanor Frederic-Humphrey, <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Ryan-Reilly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryan Reilly<\/a>, and Jarrod Smith. The reading is directed by Elizabeth Elkins Newcomer, with projection design by James Lanius.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While not our previously planned full production, this is a chance to still gather and celebrate the holidays together, and at the same time, invest in the future of professional theatre in New Orleans,&#8221; said Producing Executive Director <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Michael-A-Newcomer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael A. Newcomer<\/a>. &#8220;We are beyond thrilled to share this story at The Josephine and to support the artists and programs that we have become known for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bway.world\/pujgb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/glow-1764666690.png\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto;\" alt=\"Regional Awards\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t ]]><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! 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