“It’s not your typical holiday fare in regard to the warm, fuzzy, feel-good sort of musical holiday show,” says director/producer Meridith Grundei. “It’s a little bit more ridiculous.” In this version, Scrooge runs a cabaret where meek family man Bob Cratchit is reimagined as a starving artist who falls in love with a dancer dying of consumption. Complete with musical numbers featuring the Christmas ghosts (who double as cabaret dancers), a low-flying trapeze and Tiny Kim, a wannabe dancer held back by her disability, this show offers a unique, funny alternative to the traditional holiday productions.
The Denver premiere of Moulin Scrooge opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. and runs through December 1 at Boulder’s Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom Street; it then moves to Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan Street in Denver, December 7 through 22. Tickets are $18 general admission, $15 for students; a $40 dinner-and-show package is available for the Boulder performances. Find details — and tickets — at www.wreckingballtheaterlab.com.
Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Starts: Dec. 7. Continues through Dec. 22, 2012