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Chicago Shakespeare Theater  announces the highly anticipated return of the raucous and irreverent holiday tradition Q Brothers Christmas Carolto The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare, November 20-December 30, 2018.

Berkshire Theatre Group seeks non-equity actors for its annual community production of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric Hill and directed by Travis Daly, running December 8 through December 22 at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA.

Following three critically-acclaimed, sold-out seasons on stage in London's West End, Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love) brings Charles Dickens' beloved classic A Christmas Carol to the big screen in December 2018. On Tuesday 11 December the stage-to-film adaptation, reimagined especially for cinema, will be released in 444 cinemas across the UK and Ireland by leading event cinema distributors CinemaLive.

Little Elliott and his charming extraterrestrial friend hurry on a bike through a bleak forest at dusk. Time is their enemy but the boy has to stop because of the increasingly bumpy road. Suddenly, the bike rushes forward as if it was possessed by some magic force, and despite Elliott's vocal protests it rides fiercelly toward a cliff, then falls off it, only to ascend like a wingless bird a second later. In the background, we can hear the inspirational John Williams's theme while the little man and even smaller alien fly over the treetops, admiring the world that stretches beneath them. The boy's face is radiant with a mix of fascination and utter disbelief in what he sees. At the same time, the sequence's atmosphere, infused with a profundity of a child's limitless imagination, spreads to the viewer watching with admiration as the silhouettes of Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's protagonists roam over the air against the backdrop of a gigantic moon. A few moments later Elliott's excitement is replaced by soreness of his limbs when the bike hits the ground, but those seconds of celluloid magic stay with the viewers for many years. This is but one of hundreds of examples of the imaginative work done by Carol Littleton, this year's recipient of Camerimage Award to Editor with Unique Visual Sensitivity.

The Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL, running Nov. 23 to Dec. 24. 

America's Got Talent's Jeffrey Li made his musical theater debut in the developmental reading of Lainie Sakakura (producer/book) and Paul Fujimoto's (music/lyrics) CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET, a musical adaptation of The New York Times Best Selling novel, HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford at The Playroom Theater in New York on September 17.

TV, Film and Broadway star Charles Shaughnessy returns to Scottsdale Musical Theater Company this December as Ebenezer Scrooge in the musical A Christmas Carol (December 6 - 23, 2018) at Tempe Center for the Arts.

Sakakura is presenting an invitation-only developmental reading of Lainie Sakakura (producer/book) and Paul Fujimoto's (music/lyrics) The Corner of Bitter and Sweet, a musical adaptation of The New York Times Best Selling novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, September 17 at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street in New York.

Brisbane audiences are in for a Christmas treat this year with a brand new theatre production of Charles Dickens' beloved A Christmas Carol coming to the Playhouse at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from 7 to 16 December 2018.

Carol Channing is one of the most iconic legends of stage and screen. Given her closeness to notable material, Channing says many actresses have come to her for advice on roles, including recent Hello, Dolly! superstar Bette Midler.

Following a world premiere this past May, Frank Murdocco's The Public and Private Deaths of Carol O'Grady will receive its New York City Premiere as a part of the 2018 New York International Fringe Festival. In this solo piece, Carol O'Grady is found brutally murdered in her home on Christmas Eve. What follows are those around her desperately trying to make sense of their lives and their world in this heartbreaking, hilarious, and wildly vulgar show, written and performed by Murdocco. The 55-minute play is slated for three performances at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, or JCAL, October 18th-20th, 2018.

The RRazz Room New Hope, Bucks County's Supper Club, presents Nicky Ciampoli in Nicky as Carol Channing: A Musical Revue. Take a step back to the time when live musical theater was king and when night club acts were touring. Carol Channing, known for her Broadway roles, was a reigning queen of the nightclub circuits.

Power, privilege, and political correctness collide in David Mamet's Oleanna, performing August 23-26 as part of the Black Box series at Perseverance Theatre. Enrique Bravo directs Erika Bergren and Bryan Crowder, two young Juneau actors portraying two deeply flawed characters on opposite sides of a campus sexual harassment case.

Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, will be at Benaroya Hall on Sunday October 21, 2018 with her one woman show, Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Where the Audience Asks the Questions. Ms. Burnett was recently nominated for an Emmy for 'The Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special' which aired on CBS in December of 2017. This is her first Emmy nomination in over a decade. The Primetime Emmy Award winners will be announced on September 17, 2018.

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TV, film and Broadway star Charles Shaughnessy returns to Scottsdale Musical Theater Company this December as Ebenezer Scrooge in the musical A Christmas Carol (December 3 - 23, 2018) at Tempe Center for the Arts.

Paul Panico, Jr. and PANIC! PRODUCTIONS are pleased to present a rollicking farce favorite by Daniel Sullivan "INSPECTING CAROL." The show will be directed by Kirsten Chandler, opening September 7, 2018, with a limited engagement through September 23, at Hillcrest Center For The Arts. Tickets and details will be available at: www.panicproductions.org

This summer, co-artistic Director of Playhouse on Park Darlene Zoller returns with SAY THINGS FUNNY, an original production celebrating the legendary entertainer Carol Burnett on July 30 and 31 at 7:30pm. Tickets are now on sale for this production at only $20, all seats reserved.  

Celebrate the holiday season with the 11th annual production of A Christmas Carol at The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for Performing Arts, December 15-23. Generously sponsored by Assumption College and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, this is New England's largest production of the Charles Dickens classic. Tickets are now on sale to members and go on sale to the public on Tuesday, July 10 at 10 a.m.

Television legend Carol Burnett visits 'The Talk' and reveals a life dream that's out of this world! Host Sara Gilbert asks Burnett, 'Is there anything left you've like to accomplish?' 'George Clooney,' Burnett jokes. 'Actually, I would love to go to the moon. When I was a kid I thought, 'Oh gosh, to be an astronaut, that would be so exciting'...I would love to be able to stand on the moon and look down on this beautiful world...But I'd have to save up for that!'