At a time of great conflict and hardship, I hope we can shine a little ray of optimism into the surrounding darkness.” Though the whole creative team is having to learn new techniques to bring the actors and their characters together, it’s wonderful to be able to provide employment for the theatre community while we enliven the old Christmas Carol story with a new twist for today. A freak snowstorm forces Estella to take refuge herself, and that night, as happened to her ancestor Ebenezer long ago, she is haunted by three visitations.ĭirector and book writer Caird said in a statement, “I’m so happy to be bringing a new musical to life in these mad and maddening times. Always the humanitarian, Pip has generously transformed the property into a refuge for the sick, dispossessed and homeless. Arriving at Harthouse on Christmas Eve, Estella discovers that the defaulting party is none other than her childhood sweetheart, Pip Nickelby. A hotelier in her hometown of Pickwick, Ohio has defaulted on his mortgage loan and Estella fancies the idea of doing the deed personally. Wolfe plays Estella Scrooge, a young Wall Street tycoon with a penchant for foreclosing. The musical is described as a modern retelling of A Christmas Carol with additional characters and plot lines from Great Expectations, Little Dorritt, Bleak House and other Dickens novels. Following the initial worldwide digital release of the musical, the literary property will be available for live stage theatrical licensing worldwide. The streaming platform and airdate will be announced later. Jackowitz said the team conducted an experiment to test the concept and were pleased with the results. Jackowitz, of Witzend Productions, will produce with David Bryant and Michael Alden, in partnership with Streaming Musicals. “I was talking with Kevin Surace, our Executive Producer, about how the ‘Brady Bunch Boxes’ while cool at first, were overstaying their welcome,” said Producer Michael Jackowitz, adding that he wanted to “shoot something in a safe, isolated fashion, but put everyone together in the same frame.” The project will not use the Zoom technology that’s become a new standard for COVID-era plays. Those actors and others will film their performances – separately, live, and one at a time – this week, with green screen technology and virtual sets later bringing the cast together for what producers are calling an intricately story-boarded and fully realized musical.
Nick Cordero Tribute Video: 150 Performers Join 'One Of The Great Ones'Īlso featured are Patrick Page ( Hadestown), Carolee Carmello ( Mamma Mia) and Danny Burstein ( Moulin Rouge!) as Ebenezer Scrooge.
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