It’s a special experience for the WBEZ audience,” said Heidi Goldfein, Chicago Public Media Vice President of Programming. “We’re so pleased to continue our WBEZ tradition of airing this lovely audio production of Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol.

We are grateful to our partners for their friendship and commitment to making this possible.” “At the heart of the story is an important message of kindness and empathy towards others that is especially resonant at this time of year. “We’re thrilled to continue this wonderful partnership with our friends at WBEZ as we together expand access to our production of A Christmas Carol,” said Roche Schulfer, Goodman Theatre Executive Director/CEO who originated the show at the Goodman in 1978. A Christmas Carol-An Audio Play airs on Sunday, December 24 at 2pm CT on WBEZ 91.5 FM (/Christmas). The audio play of Charles Dickens’ classic stars Larry Yando as Ebenezer Scrooge and is voiced by an all-Chicago cast of 19, featuring the show’s signature soundscape. A Christmas Carol-An Audio Play co-adapted and directed by Jessica Thebus, was recorded for audio consumption in 2020, while stages were darkened due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Chicago’s favorite holiday tradition-Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, now in its 46 th year-once again reaches beyond the stage in a unique partnership with WBEZ 91.5 FM, Chicago’s NPR news station.

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