A 1940s radio christmas carol
By: book by Walton Jones ; music composed and arranged by David Wohl ; lyrics by Faye Greenberg
Contributors: Wohl, David B. (David Bennett), 1960-; Greenberg, Faye; Wohl, David B. (David Bennett), 1960-
Edition: Samuel French acting ed.
Publisher: Samuel French
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9780573698934
Subjects: Musicals; Librettos; Radio; Drama; Production and direction; Christmas plays
Description: It's Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are now broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark, New Jersey, and set to present their contemporary "take" on Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Whether it's the noisy plumbing, missed cues, electrical blackouts, or the over-the-top theatrics of veteran actor, but radio novice, William St. Claire, this radio show is an entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show. St. Claire's escalating foibles and acting missteps propel the show to a simultaneously comedic and heart-wrenching dramatic climax: St. Claire has an on-air breakdown, and begins to connect his own life with that of the classic Dickens tale. In order to "save the show," the company improvises an ending to Charles Dickens' classic as a film noir mystery, featuring a hardboiled detective, a femme fatale, and an absurd rescue of Tiny Tim (and the Lindbergh baby) from the clutches of a Hitler-esque villain named Rudolf!