"No Christmas is complete without the old traditions, but it is fun to see them set on their ear as is done in this enjoyable performance . . . " Marty Morrison, The Newark Advocate
Schaumburg Park District ~ Community Recreation Center (Schaumburg, Illinois) Nov. 28, 2003 thru Dec. 7, 2003
The Circle Theatre (Barnwell, South Carolina) Dec. 8, 2003 thru Dec. 13, 2003
"It's exactly what we need here on the South Side with its perfect combination of family tradition and inventive hilarity. . . a brilliantly funny version that just pokes a little fun our way. " Mike Nix, Daily Southtown
"With a title like that, I figured it would be kind of difficult to watch, regardless of how good the acting was. I was wrong. It was actually pretty funny and a little dark. Sure it was one of your typical heart- warmers, but it worked. . . The audience was really into it. Especially when 'Blue Christmas' (aka The Ghost of Christmas Never) took the stage. Good stuff." Chris McKay, photographer (Rolling Stone, Village Voice, Guitar World, etc.)
"Coming in a close second is Meriden's Castle Craig Players' staging of The Last Christmas Carol, an original musical about a jaded ex-actor charged with directing the Dickens chestnut at a children's theater. "
"Each of these spirits bestows wisdom in a very non-Dickensian way and their stories are woven in and around the rehearsals for A Christmas Carol. Regardless of the method these ghosts use to reach him, Branson learns a valuable Christmas lesson, and the audience gets to join in the hilarious hijinx. "
