OPENING THIS FRIDAY - TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST FOR THIS FOUR WEEKEND RUN! COME CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH US, AND EXPERIENCE OUR FIRST HOLIDAY PRODUCTION IN OUR NEW HOME! NEAR WEST THEATRE PRESENTS SCROOGE! Intergenerational, Ages 7+ November 20 - December 13, 2015 Book, Music & Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse Based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol THE VERY FIRST HOLIDAY CLASSIC ON NEAR WEST'S GLORIOUS NEW STAGE "And I'll thank the world and remember when I was able to Begin Again." - from "I'll Begin Again" It's 1860, and the stingy and cranky Ebenezer Scrooge HATES Christmas. Scrooge loathes people, wishes for the decrease of the surplus of the poor population, and runs his bank exploiting his employee Bob Cratchit and clients, giving bitter treatment to his own nephew and acquaintances. However, on Christmas Eve, he is visited by the doomed ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley, who tells him that three spirits will visit him that night. This classic story of awakening and redemption features all the songs from the film, including the Oscar nominated song "Thank You Very Much." Performances: Nov. 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, Dec. 3*, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 & 13. *Special signed performance for the deaf by The HeArd on December 3rd!