Even though it's not their best effort, Muppet Treasure Island cemented the idea that the characters existed largely to remake old stories ...

Depp will play Ebenezer Scrooge while Grint takes on the role of Bob Cratchit.

If there’s one thing that the annual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival always delivers, it’s sheer range. The eighth iteration, running January 21 through February 1, features retellings ...

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In his preface to “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens expresses the hope that his “little book” would “not put my readers out of humor with themselves.” But he obviously wanted to induce ...

Gary Neal Johnson plays Scrooge, the main character in Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s rendition of the iconic Charles Dickens story, “A Christmas Carol,” on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Johnson is retiring ...

’Tis the season and we probably have all known someone with some of the characteristics of the fictional Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Dickens describes ...