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1940s Radio Christmas Carol, A
[29696]

$8.95

ISBN 978-0-573-69893-4

Listen to samples from the score - see below!

Walton Jones, David Wohl and Faye Greenberg

Musical Comedy

6m, 3f, 2 optional characters for larger casts

The long-awaited sequel to the popular The 1940's Radio Hour. It’s Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are now broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark, NJ, and set to present their contemporary “take” on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Whether it’s the noisy plumbing, missed cues, electrical blackouts, or the over-the-top theatrics of veteran actor, but radio novice, William St. Claire, this radio show is an entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show. St. Claire’s escalating foibles and acting missteps propel the show to a simultaneously comedic and heart-wrenching dramatic climax: St. Claire has an on-air breakdown, and begins to connect his own life with that of the classic Dickens tale. In order to “save the show,” the company improvises an ending to Charles Dickens’ classic as a film noir mystery, featuring a hardboiled detective, a femme fatale, and an absurd rescue of Tiny Tim (and the Lindbergh baby) from the clutches of a Hitler-esque villain named Rudolf! High School Musical lyricist Faye Greenberg and composer David Wohl have written four delightful period songs for the Feddington Players, and swing arrangements of many Christmas standards. Seamlessly combining drama and comedy, heartbreak and hope, The 1940's Radio Christmas Carol will sing its way into your heart. If you enjoyed 1940's Radio Hour, step back in time once again with the Feddington Players, and get into the holiday spirit with The 1940's Radio Christmas Carol.

“A reading that transforms Charles Dickens’s classic into a gumshoe mystery…far above the usual holiday offerings.” –Stacy Nick, Coloradoan.

Licensing fees quoted upon application. Music available for rental.

Listen to samples from the score:

	1. That Cute Little Elf
	2. Newark
	3. A Coconut Christmas
	4. Deck The Halls
	5. Silent Night
	6. Joy To The World
	7. Quiet Night
	8. Deck The Halls (Curtain Call)

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