[Sak]

Hey all, so our school's winter show this year is Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the 1994 Menken/Ahrens show.
I searched and found only one post related, and it was about "Scrooge" which I am pretty sure is an entirely different musical, am I wrong? Googled the show and all I seem to come up with for info is the MTI synopsis.
Wondering if anybody's done this show before and can give me a rundown of preferred characters, songs, etc. I'm a flexible guy that will probably be given whatever character the teachers want me in be it a lead or just a character part, but I'd like to hear what other people enjoyed either playing or seeing.
Thanks in advance.

[DancnInTheRain]

the movie version came out last year i think....it had kelsey grammer and jennifer love hewitt in it

[Salome]

its terrible. the better choice would have been 'Scrooge" by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.

[Sak]

Okay so it's terrible. Why?

[Salome]

the songs do not capture the flavor of Dicken's world, the lyrics are inane. the music seems quite out of placei n the victorian era. its anachronistic in its script.

"Scrooge" is a much stronger adaptration of A Chistmas Carol" for the stage.

[DancnInTheRain]

yes, but is "Scrooge" the Menken/Ahrens version that Sak was asking about. I'm pretty sure that the Kelsey Grammer version is.

[Salome]

Scrooge is the anthony newely/leslie bricusse adaptaion that starred Albert Finney.

[BroadwayBud]

I really enjoy the movie version of "A Christmas Carol" and do not think it is the least bit terrible! The songs are very moving, and I think they add a lot to the story. I'd be excited to be doing this show! Good luck!

[Sak]

Yes the film starring Kelsey Grammer as Scrooge is the musical that we are doing. Musical slamming aside, is there anything I can go off of that might be at all helpful?