12 newportbeachindy . com NOVEMBER 11 , 2022
STEPPING OUT
South Coast Repertory ’ s Beloved ‘ A Christmas Carol ’ Returns Nov . 26 – Dec . 24
By Christopher Trela | NB Indy
There is no more time-honored and cherished holiday tradition in Orange County than South Coast Repertory ’ s “ A Christmas Carol .”
Adapted from the Charles Dickens classic story by Jerry Patch , “ A Christmas Carol ” has found a home at SCR for more than four decades .
SCR Founding Artist Hal Landon , Jr . originated the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in 1980 , and took his final bow in December 2019 .
His replacement , SCR Founding Artist Richard Doyle , had big shoes to fill , but fill them he has , and admirably . After a one-year Covid hiatus , Doyle assumed the role of the miserly curmudgeon in 2021 and received critical acclaim .
In his review of the 2021 production of “ A Christmas Carol ” in the NB Indy , Eric Marchese noted that “ Doyle and Landon ’ s Scrooges contrast starkly : Landon is craggy , lanky and gaunt , Doyle is squat , his flowing gray hair rimming a bald pate . On an emotional level , the differences are more subtle .
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Richard Doyle and Presley Coogan ( center ) with the cast in South Coast Repertory ’ s 2021 production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens , adapted by Jerry Patch . Photo by Jenny Graham / SCR .
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