Charles Dickens

Video on Demand Review: Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” Starring Jefferson Mays (through January 3, 2010)

December 21, 2020 | a christmas carol, a man of, Best Bet, the collaboration, the old man > | "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens, Chris Whitaker, Dane Laffrey, Geffen Playhouse, Jefferson Mays, Michael Arden, Susan Lyons

“Scrooge,” Noel Langley’s 1951 black-and-white film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” is perhaps the most celebrated version of the holiday classic. Notable among the several solo “A Christmas Carol” performances are those featuring Guy Masterson, Patrick Stewart, and Dick Terhune. But none of these matches the filmed version starring Jefferson Mays which is based on the acclaimed 2018…

Broadway Review: “A Christmas Carol” at the Lyceum Theatre

New York City has several options of entertainment that certainly succeed in spreading some holiday cheer, but there happens to be something special happening at the Lyceum Theatre that might capture your heart, make you smile, and possibly shed a tear, all in the spirit of Christmas. It is the Old Vic Production of the Dickens classic, “A Christmas Carol”…

Off-Broadway Review: “Discord” Misses the Mark at Primary Stages

October 1, 2017 | Off-Broadway > | "Discord", Caite Hevner, Charles Dickens, David Hyman, Duane Boutté, Jen Schriever, Jeremy Daniel, Kimberly Senior, Leo Tolstoy, Lindsay Jones, Michael Laurence, Primary Stages, Scott Carter, Stephanie Klapper Casting, Thom Sesma, Thomas Jefferson, Wilson Chin

Members of the Primary Stages staff, prior to curtain, passed through the audience asking members to “select a button” based on who we thought would “win” the discordant discourse: Jefferson, Dickens, or Tolstoy – the three characters appearing in Scott Carters “Discord” currently running at Primary Stages. Further instructions included the option to change one’s mind after the play and…