After doing a fully staged musical adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” 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 2024—indoors—and that was such a hit (Cathy Salustri of “The gabber” called it “stupendous”) that they brought it back for a longer run this year.
Featuring original songs by Keith Ferguson and Bruce Greer and also familiar carols,“A Christmas Carol in Concert 2025” will be performed by four singers — 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 “It’s a Wonderful Life” three years ago knows he’s up to the task, or rather the multi-task.)
With musical direction by Michael Raabe and video elements incorporating P.J. Lynch’s famous illustrations for the original novella, this promises to be, in McGee’s words, “so unique and very moving.”
If you go see ‘A Christmas Carol’ at freeFall Theatre
This article appears in Nov. 27 – Dec. 03, 2025.
