BEVERLY — The holiday season will shine again as Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) presents its 35th-anniversary production of A Christmas Carol, the region’s most beloved holiday show. This award-winning, original musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic was created specifically for NSMT in 1989 and has become a cherished holiday tradition for families and friends. The production will run 15 performances from Thursday, Dec. 5, through Sunday, Dec. 22, 2022. A Christmas Carol is sponsored by American Family Care, Urgent Care.
“The holiday season is one of my favorite times of the year as family and friends come together to celebrate their traditions,” said Hanney, NSMT’s owner and producer. “I am always amazed by the number of groups that return year after year to celebrate the holidays with our production of A Christmas Carol. It’s a great challenge working with the NSMT creatives to continually improve this show, and we are honored to have assembled another all-star cast for this special 35th-anniversary production. We are also excited to celebrate David Coffee and Cheryl McMahon, who are returning to play Ebenezer Scrooge and Mrs. Dilber for the 30th time. We are ready to share the magic of the holidays with our devoted audiences.”
Based on the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol is an original adaptation by former NSMT Artistic Director Jon Kimbell and NSMT staff. It follows Ebenezer Scrooge through a series of magical ghostly encounters, where he discovers the true spirit of the holiday season. With dazzling special effects that have grown even more exciting, traditional and original songs, and colorful costumes, A Christmas Carol has become a holiday favorite across New England, having been seen by more than one million people since 1989.
The production stars Kerry Conte as The Ghost of Christmas Past/Mrs. Cratchit, Davron S. Monroe as The Ghost of Christmas Present/Philanthropist 1, Jack Gimpel as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come/Young Scrooge, Carrington Vilmont as Jacob Marley, Tommy Labanaris as the Narrator, Kevin Patrick Martin as Bob Cratchit, Nichole Forde as Pearlie, Liesl Jaye as Pearlie, Bronson Norris Murphy as Fred, Turner Riley as Belle/Meg, Russell Garrett as Mr. Fezziwig/Philanthropist 2, Billy Goldstein as Old Joe/Ensemble, Daniel DiPinto as Dick Wilkins/Ensemble, Meagan Lewis-Michelson as Ensemble, Emily Song Tyler as Ensemble, Sara Elizabeth King as Ensemble, and Henry H. Miller as Ensemble.
The cast will also include two youth casts featuring Stella Centore and Ainsley Moulton as Tiny Tim/Want, Patrick Naughton and Jackson Wisco as Peter Cratchit, Lydia Bogdanovitch and Isabella Carroll as Martha Cratchit, Alexandra D’Onofrio and Madeline Frontierro as Belinda Cratchit, Helen M. Brady and Regan Shanahan as Fan, Jack Baumrind and Graham Layton as Boy Scrooge/Iggy, Gavin Abbott and Brogan Rourke as London Child #1, and Adalyn Daly and Grace Olah as London Child #2.
The creative team includes Kevin P. Hill (Director & Choreographer), Milton Granger (Music Director), Howard C. Jones (Original Scenic Design), Jack Mehler (Lighting Design), Leon Rothenberg (Sound Design), Pamela Hersch (Projection Design), Gerard Kelly (Original Wig & Hair Design), Rebecca Glick (Costume Coordinator/Additional Costume Design), Kat Shanahan (Additional Wig Design), Stephen MacDonald (Production Stage Manager), Bronson Norris Murphy (Assistant Director), Robert L. Rucinski (Assistant Music Director), Ryan Marsh (Associate Sound Design), Dakotah Wiley Horan (Assistant Stage Manager), and Maria Papadopoulos (Assistant Stage Manager). Flying effects are provided by ZFX, Inc. A Christmas Carol is produced for North Shore Music Theatre by Bill Hanney (Owner/Producer), Kevin P. Hill (Producing Artistic Director), and Matthew Chappell (Associate Producer & Casting Director).
NSMT will collect toys for Tiny Tim’s Toy Drive in the lobby during the run of A Christmas Carol. Unopened, unwrapped toys for boys and girls ages 2-12 will be donated to Toys for Tots.
Tickets for A Christmas Carol start at $40. Kids ages 4-18 save 50% at all performances from Dec. 5-22. $25 student rush tickets are available with a valid student I.D. starting one hour prior to curtain. Prices are subject to change, and phone, internet, and other fees may apply. Evening performances are Dec. 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, and 22 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees are Dec. 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 21, and 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the North Shore Music Theatre Box Office at (978) 232-7200, via the website at www.nsmt.org, or in person at 54 Dunham Road (Route 128, Exit 46), Beverly, MA.
NSMT’s 2025 season includes The Shark Is Broken (April 29-May 11), Waitress (June 3-15), The Wizard of Oz (July 8-20), Grease (Aug. 12-24), Rent (Sept. 16-28), and a fifth musical to be announced in February 2025. Five-show musical subscriptions are on sale now. Single tickets will go on sale March 3, 2025.
