{"id":51808,"date":"2019-11-22T12:42:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=51808"},"modified":"2019-11-22T12:42:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T20:42:01","slug":"stewarts-a-christmas-carol-returning-to-new-york-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2019\/11\/stewarts-a-christmas-carol-returning-to-new-york-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Stewart&#8217;s A Christmas Carol Returning To New York Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two performances of <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em>, featuring <strong>Sir Patrick Stewart<\/strong> in the solo adaption of the <strong>Charles Dickens<\/strong> holiday classic, will benefit two charities.<\/p>\n<p>Last seen in 2011, <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em> will return for two nights only, December 11 and December 13 at <em>Theater 511<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart plays Scrooge, Fezziwig, Tiny Tim, the three spirits and all the other characters in the story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a dream of mine to return to <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em> on the New York stage,&#8221; said Stewart. &#8220;Bringing this story&#8217;s message of greed, contempt, tenderness, compassion, and revelation to life seems more urgent today than over thirty years ago when I first attempted the adaptation; and I&#8217;m excited to get the chance to revisit these spirited\u2014yes, some of them actual spirits\u2014characters, whom I&#8217;ve long cherished. That these performances will benefit two important organizations in the process makes this all the more thrilling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The charities that will benefit from the proceeds of the limited-run are <em>City Harvest<\/em>, which is New York City&#8217;s largest food rescue organization; and <em>Ars Nova<\/em>, which seeks to &#8220;discover, develop, and launch the next generation of music, comedy, and theater artists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the benefit will cost $500.00. 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