A 1940s RADIO CHRISTMAS CAROL

ABOUT THE SHOW

A 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol is festive comedy mixing heart-tugging wartime pathos with the fun and excitement of a live radio play presentation of A Christmas Carol and a spur of the moment film noir parody. It is sprinkled with delightful music from 1940’s era swing arrangements, Christmas carols and standards, and fun original songs in the WW II period style.  All blend to make a most delicious nostalgic holiday brew to sweeten the holiday season with laughter and thoughtful meaning.

This show takes you to Christmas Eve, 1943, where the once glorious NY based Feddington Players are now broadcasting from second-rate WOV in Newark, NJ, presenting their “special” version of Charles Dickens  A Christmas Carol, featuring special guest, Broadway has-been William St. Claire.  It is an entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show, complete with endless interruptions, technical errors, theatrical missteps, foley sound effects and more, that move the presentation to expose the depths of heart-wrenching loss and rebound to the highest hilarity through improvisation. To “save the show”, Dickens classic tale of Tiny Tim morphs into a Bogart film noir detective mystery complete with a femme fatale, and the rescue of Tiny Tim and the Lindbergh baby from the clutches of a Hitler-esque villain, as Scrooge finally finds the joy of Christmas.