MERRY CHRISTMAS! Balladeer’s Blog’s 14th Annual Christmas Carol-A-Thon wraps up with this production from Quicksilver Radio Theater.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL – A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS (1995) – Remember Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater? Switch it to another name for that deity and you get Quicksilver Radio Theater. QRT went to great pains to treat listeners to as authentic a simulation of old-time radio dramas as possible.
This production was first broadcast on Christmas Eve of 1995, then was rerun the next day. For years afterward it was syndicated to assorted NPR stations.
Craig Wichman stars as Ebenezer Scrooge under the direction of Jay Stern. Anthony Cinelli serves as the Narrator, while Tony Scheinman does double duty as Marley’s Ghost and the Ghost of Christmas Present. Nephew Fred and Fezziwig are portrayed by Joseph Franchini. Continue reading
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