Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Menken/Ahrens/Ockrent Christmas Carol

Message

   Ok...we've decided to tackle the recent version of "A Christmas Carol" by 

Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens, book by the late Mike Ockrent.  It was 

originally produced at Madison Square Garden Theater in NYC and was 

then adapted for televison last November by NBC.  It has a great, melodic 

score, obviously remnicient of "Beauty and the Beast," and a nice book 

that provides some new insights into various characters.  My question is, 

has 

anyone else produced this version of the show yet and what suggestions 

can you offer for creating some of the spectacular effects?

Thanks,

Colin

Author	Message
Colin Player Joined: 4/01/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Topic: Menken/Ahrens/Ockrent Christmas Carol Posted: 7/25/05 at 4:39pm
	Ok...we've decided to tackle the recent version of "A Christmas Carol" by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens, book by the late Mike Ockrent. It was originally produced at Madison Square Garden Theater in NYC and was then adapted for televison last November by NBC. It has a great, melodic score, obviously remnicient of "Beauty and the Beast," and a nice book that provides some new insights into various characters. My question is, has anyone else produced this version of the show yet and what suggestions can you offer for creating some of the spectacular effects? Thanks, Colin
	Colin Douglas

	IP Logged

Linda S Celebrity Joined: 4/16/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 312	Posted: 7/25/05 at 9:43pm
	I did it last year. You will have a great time. What a wonderful show to do. Everyone involved loved it. We did have to be fairly creative with the effects because of limited space and budget. What effects were you thinking about? I didn't fly Scrooge and Christmas Present. I had them appear on the roof tops. I did manage a three story house center stage which helped add to the drama. We used lots of smoke and light effects. I also used lots of masks. The after Halloween sales were a big help. If I had a better idea about what you wanted to know I could be more specific. I could talk about this show for hours. Linda
	IP Logged

slicksister Celebrity Joined: 3/20/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 7/29/05 at 9:59pm
	Oh WOW! I saw that show on TV and loved it, the whole while wondering if it was as tage play and how great it would be. (This is the one with Kelsey Grammer, right?) Anyhow...I'm thrilled to see that it is available. Cooooollll.
	The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
	IP Logged

Closed Topics ( Forum Locked)
Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board :Archives :Closed Topics

Topic: Menken/Ahrens/Ockrent Christmas Carol( Topic Closed)