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Young Charles Dickens
Book & Lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger
Music by Charles Greenberg
2015 Production Directed by Josh Penzell
2016 Production Directed by Andrew Frank
Based on the book "A BOY CALLED DICKENS"
Written by Deborah Hopkinson
With illustrations by John Hendrix
Production Details
- Musical
- Run Time: 65 Minutes
- Best for Ages: 5–9 years old
- Originally commissioned and premiered by New York City Children’s Theater in 2015, 2016
Target Audience
- Ages 4-8
- Ages 8+
Synopsis
Just in time for the holidays! Before he became a famous writer, Charles Dickens was a typical 12-year-old boy with a gift for telling stories. But it wasn’t until he had to spend a year supporting his family, working on Christmas Eve, that he realized just how important his stories could be. Based on the true story of Charles Dickens’s childhood, Young Charles Dickens is the uplifting story of how one of the most famous writers of all time found his calling.Reviews
It’s hard to imagine Ebenezer Scrooge, Miss Havisham, and the Artful Dodger all occupying the same stage, but that’s the effect of ‘Young Charles Dickens,’ … Barbara Zinn Krieger, the company’s founder and author of the show’s book and lyrics, has conceived them as real people in Dicken’s life - a cruel boss, a madwoman on the street, a cunning pickpocket - with whom he later populated his novels. — Laurel Graeber, The New York Times
Rental Package Includes
- Shareable PDF of the script
- Shareable PDF of the score
- Keyboard
- Cello
- Vocals
- Instrumental MP3s
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