Musical

Music by Garry Sherman. Book by Philip Rose and Peter Udell. Lyrics by Peter Udell. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

10 m., 10 f. plus extras, chorus, dancers.

Ints./exts.

All those Dickensian characters dancing, jiving and swinging to a Harlem beat? Right on! Scrooge (Gregory Hines) is a Harlem slumlord about to foreclose an apartment house, a recreation center and a church when his late partner and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future take him on their rounds. He comes upon his own grave after watching Tiny Tim's burial procession and he's reformed. Shedding his nightshirt, he orders Chinese food and Jewish deli (the only food available this Christmas morn) for the Cratchits. There's one addition to the classic tale-- a rousing gospel number in a Baptist church. Otherwise the only difference is that Scrooge, Marley, the Cratchits and all are Black.

"Eye popping, ear pleasing, exuberant entertainment."---WCBS TV.

Terms quoted on application. Music available on rental.

Standard rental package includes:
Keyboard/Conductor’s Score (Acoustic Piano & Synthesizer)
Reed I (Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
Reed II (Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone)
Reed III (Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone)
Reed IV (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone)
Trumpet I
Trumpet II
Trumpet III
Trombone I
Trombone II
Percussion (Vibraphone, Xylophone, Bells, Tambourine)
Percussion II (Timpani, Bongos, Congo Drums)
Violins
Viola A
Viola B
Cello
Bass
Guitar
Drums
4 Chorus Books