Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character)

John Caird brings blockbuster cred to L.A. Opera's 'Tosca'

2013-05-16 06:30:00

John Caird, who's directing the L.A. Opera production of "Tosca" that opens Saturday, played crucial roles in launching two of the biggest stage blockbusters of modern times. The fact that the British director remains somewhat below the radar, at...

Merry Christmas from Charles Dickens

2012-12-25 10:31:00

Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future: they first appeared in 1843. That was when Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was first published; in the century and a half since, it's never gone out of print and...

L.A. area theaters hope to strike holiday gold

2012-12-01 06:00:00

"What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?" — Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol." At the box office there is no "Bah! Humbug!" The recompense that two big Southern California theaters...

Ben McKenzie, Fred Willard among guest stars for 'Carol' comedy

2012-11-21 10:46:00

The upcoming Second City production of "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre will feature a changing roster of guest stars. Among the names confirmed to make guest appearances in the comedy production are�"Southland" star...

Review: 'Scrooge and Marley' feels pre-programmed

2012-11-20 14:22:00

Pretty much all there is to say about "Scrooge and Marley" is that it is a gay-themed adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" made in Chicago. One can more or less imagine the entire film from there. The Ghost of Christmas Past tours Ben...

Monday's TV Highlights: 'Mike & Molly' on CBS

2012-12-16 20:05:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 16 - 22 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES The Voice:� Finalists Cassadee Pope, Terry McDermott and Nicholas David perform in this new episode (8 p.m. NBC)....

Dan Castellaneta, a.k.a. Homer Simpson, joins 'Christmas Carol'

2012-10-20 08:00:00

Dan Castellaneta, who voices America's favorite schlub hubby Homer Simpson on Fox's "The Simpsons," has joined the cast of Second City's "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens" �at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. The comedic stage production is set to begin...

Extending the payroll tax cut; a 'wake-up' call for Americans; Jonah Goldberg on Joe the Puppeteer

2011-12-05 00:00:00

Wednesday’s Highlights: 'Silent Witness' on TNT

2011-12-06 21:36:29

All Christmas all the time on TV

2011-12-13 21:37:29

Theater review: 'Bob Cratchit and Mr. Tightwad' at Secret Rose

2011-12-14 16:33:04

Monday's TV Highlights: 'Who’s Still Standing?' on NBC

2011-12-18 21:37:16

Photos from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" performed at the Goodman Theater starring Larry Yando as Ebeneezer Scrooge.

2012-12-17 00:00:00

NBC made television history on Dec. 18, 1962, when it premiered the first made-for-TV animated holiday special, "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol." The myopic bumbler Magoo, voiced by the memorable Jim Backus, starred in 43 comedy cartoons for UPA Studios between 1949 and 1959.

2012-12-16 15:42:37

Music Box Theatre's annual Christmas Show will feature "It's a Wonderful Life" and "White Christmas," with a Christmas carol singalong and a visit from you-know-who.

2012-12-12 13:03:00