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Merry Christmas, Uncle Scrooge

A musical retelling of A Christmas Carol for the stage.

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Brimming with power, love, and wonder, Merry Christmas, Uncle Scrooge! rediscovers the heart of Dickens’s beloved A Christmas Carol. More than a story about greed, this original musical returns to Dickens’s love for children and how society is judged by its treatment of “the least of these.”

With libretto and lyrics by Robin Wolaver and music by Bill Wolaver, the musical was written in the tradition of classic Broadway and was filmed live at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in 2024. This epic production stars Benjamin Wolaver as Ebenezer Scrooge and features a large company of actors and students from the Annie Moses Collective. Runtime is approximately 2 hours.

Performance materials

Bring Merry Christmas, Uncle Scrooge to your stage.

The Preview Kit is the read-before-you-book edition: enough of the script and score to judge the show for your cast. Merry Christmas, Uncle Scrooge is licensed for performance by arrangement with the Institute — write to us and we will send terms for your venue and dates.

$20

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Bring this work to your stage.

Merry Christmas, Uncle Scrooge is licensed for performance by arrangement with the Institute — write to us and we will send terms for your venue and dates.

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On stage

See it performed.

  1. Friday, November 27, 2026 · 7:00 PMThe Packard PlayhouseGet Tickets →
  2. Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 2:00 PMThe Packard PlayhouseGet Tickets →
  3. Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 7:00 PMThe Packard PlayhouseGet Tickets →
  4. Sunday, November 29, 2026 · 3:00 PMThe Packard PlayhouseGet Tickets →
  5. Friday, December 4, 2026 · 7:00 PMThe Packard PlayhouseGet Tickets →
  6. Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 2:00 PMThe Packard PlayhouseGet Tickets →
  7. Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 7:00 PMThe Packard PlayhouseGet Tickets →
  8. Sunday, December 6, 2026 · 3:00 PMThe Packard PlayhouseGet Tickets →

Credits

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Libretto & Lyrics

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