Book by Mike Ockrent & Lynn Ahrens | Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Music by Alan Menken
Based on the story by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens&apos: A CHRISTMAS CAROL gets the full Broadway treatment by Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent. This spectacular musical extravaganza ran for ten years at Madison Square Garden. This musical adaptation of the Dickens' tells of a sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Menken's score met with instant success and critical acclaim! This harmonic dramatization retains its emotional power and pure joy thanks to the marvelously told story and beautiful score.

In 2004, this version became the basis of an NBC Hallmark Entertainment special (teleplay adaptation by Lynn Ahrens) featuring Kelsey Grammer as Scrooge, and an array of stars including Jason Alexander, Jesse L. Martin, Jane Krakowski, Geraldine Chaplin, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ruthie Henshall.