After doing a fully staged musical adaptation of โA Christmas Carolโ for several years, St. Petersburg’s freeFall Theatre shifted to an outdoor concert version during the pandemic in 2020. The company brought that version back for a limited engagement in 2024โindoorsโand that was such a hit (Cathy Salustri of โThe Gabberโ called it โstupendousโ) that they brought it back for a longer run this year.
Featuring original songs by Keith Ferguson and Bruce Greer as well as familiar carols, โA Christmas Carol in Concert 2025โ will be performed by four singers โ Heather Baird, Eric Davis, Sara DelBeato and Jonathan Harrison.
The redoubtable Matthew McGee is the narrator, who plays Scrooge and all the other roles. (Anyone who saw McGee do the American Stage one-man adaptation of โItโs a Wonderful Lifeโ three years ago knows heโs up to the task, or rather the multi-task.)
With musical direction by Michael Raabe and video elements incorporating P.J. Lynchโs famous illustrations for the original novella, this promises to be, in McGeeโs words, โso unique and very moving.โ
If you go see ‘A Christmas Carol’ at freeFall Theatre
‘A Christmas Carol: In Concert’ at freeFall Theatre
Time Fri., Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 13, 2 & 7 p.m., Sun., Dec. 14, 2 p.m., Wed., Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Thu., Dec. 18, 7 p.m., Fri., Dec. 19, 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 20, 2 & 7 p.m., Sun., Dec. 21, 2 p.m., Tue., Dec. 23, 7 p.m. and Wed., Dec. 24, 2 p.m. 2025
Location Freefall Theatre, 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
This article appears in Nov. 27 – Dec. 03, 2025.