WTTW To Televise A CHRISTMAS CAROL: IN CONCERT Featuring Michael Aaron Lindner as Scrooge and E. Faye Butler as The Narrator

Michael Aaron Lindner as Scrooge
Photo Credit: Kyle Scatliffe

A Christmas Carol – The Concert. Charles Dickens beloved Christmas Carol as you’ve never seen it, or heard it before. Enjoy the timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge through glorious, memorable and irresistible new songs in this instant holiday classic. A Christmas Carol – The Concert has musical styles that range from classical and Broadway, to blues and gospel.  In concert with Chicago’s PBS station WTTW it was filmed at the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois this past May.  It was filmed before a live audience using a full symphony orchestra, a choir made up of members of the Elmhurst College Choirand the Children’s Choir of Chicago and a rock/pop rhythm section. It starred Michael Aaron Lindner as “Scrooge”, E. Faye Butler as “The Narrator”, Scott Coulter as “Fred/Bob Cratchit & others”, Kyle Scatliffe as “Marley/The Ghosts & others”, and Arya Daire as “Belle”.

E. Faye Butler as The Narrator
Photo Credit: Kyle Scatliffe

It was directed for stage by David Kersnar, conducted by Amy Duran, produced for television by Scott Silberstein and directed/edited by Matt Hoffman – both from HMS Media (Under The Streetlamp & Messiah Rocks).

Bob Christianson was musical director and executive producer.

A Christmas Carol – The Concert will premiere on PBS stations nationwide starting on December 14, 2013.

12/19 8:00pm WTTW HD;  12/20 2:00pm WTTW ; Prime 12/21 7:30pm  WTTW HD;  12/24 7:30am WTTW; Prime 12/24 7:00pm WTTW HD