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LIBRETTO VOCAL BOOK

Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens

Based on the story by Charles Dickens

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List of Scenes:

I. The Royal Exchange.II. The Streets of London.III. Scrooge’s Parlor.IV. Scrooge’s Bedroom. Night.V. The Law Courts.VI. The Factory.VII. Mr. Fezziwig’s Bank.VIII. Scrooge and Marley, Ltd.IX. A Starry Night.X. The Streets of London.XI. St. Paul’s Graveyard.XII. Scrooge’s Bedroom. Christmas Morning.XIII. The Streets of London.

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CAST(In Order of Appearance)

A BEADLETHREE CHARITY MENMR. SMYTHEGRACE SMYTHESCROOGECRATCHITMARTHA CRATCHITMRS. CRATCHITTINY TIMPOULTERERFRED ANDERSONJONATHONGHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT (SANDWICHBOARD MAN)GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (LAMPLIGHTER)BLIND OLD HAGMRS. MOPSSCROOGE’S DOUBLEMARLEYMARLEY’S FOUR ACOLYTESJUDGESCROOGE AT 8SCROOGE’S FATHERSCROOGE’S MOTHERMR. HAWKINSSCROOGE AT 12FAN AT 10FEZZIWIGYOUNG EBENEZER (SCROOGE AT 18)YOUNG MARLEYEMILYMRS. FEZZIWIGTWO GRANNIESFOUR ABUNDANCE AND CHARITY ELVESSALLY ANDERSONGHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE (BLIND OLD HAG)TWO UNDERTAKERSOLD JOE

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ENSEMBLE:BANKERS, STREET VENDORS, PANTOMIME GIRL, SAILORS, LOWER CLASSLADIES, CRATCHIT CHILDREN, CHARWOMEN, GHOSTS, JAILERS,FACTORY WORKERS, FEZZIWIG PARTY-GOERS, CLERKS, CREDITORS,DANCING GIRLS, MONKS, CHILDREN, CHORUS OF CHILD ANGELS, ETC.

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SCENE 1.THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.

(In darkness, the OVERTURE plays. Lights come upon a group ofCAROLERS, standing beside a glorious Christmas tree, performing forthe wealthy BUSINESSMEN. A pair of old CHARWOMEN havepaused from mopping the floor to listen.)

LONDON TOWN CAROL

CAROLERSHEAR THE BELLS ALL OVER LONDON TOWN.HOW JOYOUSLY THEY RING.SEE THE LAMPS AGLOW IN LONDON TOWN,AND HEAR EACH CAROLER SING.BRING A HAPPY HEART TO LONDON TOWN,AND SPREAD YOUR KINDLY CHEER.HARKEN WHILE YOU MAYFOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS NEAR!HARKEN WHILE YOU MAYFOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS NEAR!

(A burst of laughter and applause from the BUSINESSMEN. TheBEADLE rings his bell.)

BEADLEGentlemen, the Royal Exchange closes for Christmas in 30 minutes.

A JOLLY GOOD TIME

SOLO BANKER #1WHAT A GOOD TIME!

SOLO BANKER #2WHAT A FINE SHOW!

BEADLEJOLLY GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN!

RICH WOMENISN’T IT NICE THAT ONCE AGAINIT’S CHRISTMAS EVE!

CHARITY MENFILLS A FELLOW WITH DELIGHT,

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ALLEVERY ONE SINGFA LA LA LA!RUP A BUP BUM!HIP HIP HOORAH!KNOWING WE’LL HAVEA JOLLY GOOD TIME TONIGHT!

(WEALTHY WOMEN and CHILDREN bustle in, laden with giftsafter a day of shopping.)

RICH WOMENWHAT A GOOD TIME!WHAT A FINE DAY!GETTING A GIFT FOR EVERY ONEGIVING OUT GIFTS IS SO MUCH FUNON CHRISTMAS EVE!

CHARITY MENFILLS A FELLOW WITH DELIGHT

WOMENEVERY ONE SINGFA LA LA LA

MENRUP A BUP BUMHIP HIP HOORAH!

ALLKNOWING WE’LL HAVEA JOLLY GOOD TIME TONIGHT.

BUSINESSMENTHANK THE LORD OUR BUSINESS HAS BEEN KEEN!

(They tip the CHARWOMEN.)

CHARWOMENOH, WHAT A KIND EMPLOYER!WE’LL WORK FOREVER FO’ YER!

BUSINESSMENTHANK THE LORD AND BLESS AND KEEP THE QUEEN!

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ALLHer Majesty! The Queen!

GROUP 1WHAT A GOOD TIME!

WHAT A FINE DAY!

GROUP 2

WHAT A GOOD TIME!

WHAT A FINE DAY!

ALLGIVING THE POOR A COIN OR TWO!CHARITY’S WHAT WE WEALTHY DOON CHRISTMAS EVE!

CHARITY MENFILLS A FELLOW WITH DELIGHT

ALLEVERY ONE SINGFA LA LA LA

WOMENRUP A BUP BUM

ALL MEN AND WOMENHIP HIP HOORAH!

ALLKNOWING WE’LL HAVEA JOLLY GOOD TIME TONIGHT.

(MR. SMYTHE enters with his little daughter, GRACE SMYTHE.They are respectable but poor.)

MR. SMYTHEExcuse me, gentlemen, I’m looking for Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge.

(GRACE cries, and is comforted by her father.)Don’t worry, my love, I’m sure he’ll be sympathetic.

BUSINESSMANScrooge? Sympathetic?

(He laughs with his friends.)This gentlemen’s looking for the sympathetic Ebenezer Scrooge!

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(The BUSINESSMEN all laugh at their own wit. Suddenly, everyone draws back as EBENEZER SCROOGE enters, followed by aharried BOB CRATCHIT. A cold wind accompanies them almost as ifit emanated from SCROOGE himself.)

SCROOGECratchit! Hurry up, dammit!!!

(CRATCHIT sneezes and drops a stack of deeds. He scrambles to pickthem up.)

CRATCHITSorry, Mister Scrooge.

BANKER(slyly)

Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!(The BANKERS snicker.)

SCROOGEMerry Christmas? My dear sir, every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on hislips should be boiled in his own pudding. And buried with a stake of holly through hisheart.

(The BANKERS laugh amongst themselves at SCROOGE’S ire.CRATCHIT sneezes again.)

SCROOGECratchit ...

CRATCHITYes, sir?

SCROOGEYou’ll want tomorrow off, I suppose?

CRATCHITWell, if it’s quite convenient, sir!

SCROOGEIt is not convenient ...

(MR. SMYTHE approaches humbly.)

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MR. SMYTHEI beg your pardon, Mr. Scrooge. May I speak with you a moment, sir?

SCROOGESpeak swiftly. The Exchange is closing early.

MR. SMYTHEMR. SCROOGE, MY WIFE HAS DIED ...

I need to pay her funeral expenses, and ...(CRATCHIT hands over MR. SMYTHE’S deed.)

SCROOGEAnd what, Mr…

(he checks the name on the deed.)Smythe?

MR. SMYTHESIR, I NEED MORE TIME TO PAY YOU ...

SCROOGEAm I a Charity? Am I the State? Your mortgage is due the twenty fifth of every month.Tomorrow. 9 a.m.

MR. SMYTHEPLEASE, SIR, WHAT ABOUT MY CHILDREN?

(SCROOGE walks away.)

BEADLE(sternly)

SCROOGE SAYS PAY, SIR ...(GRACE crosses to SCROOGE and pulls on his scarf.)

SMYTHE & GRACE SMYTHE(To Scrooge)

CHRISTMAS DAY, SIR!(SCROOGE turns back to the little girl.)

SCROOGEYou’ll learn soon enough, child, that Christmas is a HUMBUG!

(EVERY ONE reacts with horror. SCROOGE collects debts.)

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ALLTHANK THE LORDOUR PROFITS HAVE BEEN HUGE!

THANK THE LORD WE’RE NOTNOT A BIT LIKE SCROOGE!

SCROOGEYOU OWE ME INTEREST TOO, SIR.YOUR PAYMENT’S OVERDUE, SIR

IF YOU DON’T PLAN TO PAY, SIR,THE LAW WILL FIND A WAY, SIR.

ALL (EXCEPT BEADLE)NEVER MIND HIMNEVER MIND THAT.NOTHING AT ALL CAN SPOIL OUR DAY,

CHARWOMENEVEN IF SCROOGE BEHAVES THAT WAYON CHRISTMAS EVE!

ALLLEAVE THE MISER TO HIS PLIGHT!

BEADLE(Ringing his bell and exiting.)

The Royal Exchange is now closed! Merry Christmas, Gentlemen!

SCROOGE(Calling CRATCHIT to HIM.)

Cratchit!

ALLEVERY ONE SINGFA LA LA LA!RUP A BUP BUM!HIP HIP HOO RAH!EVERY ONE HAVEA JOLLY GOOD TIME TONIGHT!

(ALL exit, MUSIC continues as three kind-faced CHARITY MENapproach SCROOGE.)

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CHARITY MENWE’RE COLLECTING SIR, THIS CHRISTMAS TIMEFROM GENTLEMEN IN TOWN.FOR THE NEEDY POOR OF LONDON, SIR,NOW, WHAT SHALL WE PUT DOWN?

SCROOGENothing!

(A beat. The CHARITY MEN don’t quite understand his refusal.And then, they come to a joyous realization.)

CHARITY MENYOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ANONYMOUS,YOUR KINDNESS LEFT UNKNOWN!HE’D LIKE TO BE ANONYMOUS!

SCROOGEI’d like to be left ALONE!!

FIRST CHARITY MAN(Confused.)

Alone?

SECOND CHARITY MANBut sir, it’s Christmas ...

THIRD CHARITY MAN

It’s Christmas eve ...

SCROOGEI don’t make merry myself at Christmas. I can’t afford to make idle people merry.

FIRST CHARITY MANBut the poor of London, sir ...

SCROOGEGentlemen. Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

(The CHARITY MEN react.)

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NOTHING TO DO WITH ME

SCROOGEIF THE POOR HAVE TO EAT,LET THEM BEG UPON THE STREETOR APPLY AT THE WORKHOUSE DOOR.IF THEY REFUSE TO EARN,THEN LET THEM LEARNWHAT A PRISON’S FOR!

I ABHOR HOW THEY WHINE!HOW THEY WANT WHATEVER’S MINE!WHY SHOULD I GIVE A THING FOR FREE?LET THEM BEG TILL THEY’RE BLUE!IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!

I say let them die, and decrease the surplus population! Good afternoon!(THE CHARITY MEN depart in dismay.)

CRATCHITMR. SCROOGE, I’M SORRY,BUT SIR, MIGHT I GO?MIGHT YOU PAY ME EARLY,JUST THIS ONCE ...

SCROOGEPicking a man’s pocket every 25th of December!

CRATCHITMY TINY TIM IS ILL, SIR,YOUNGEST SON, YOU KNOW.WIFE AND CHILDREN NEED ME,JUST THIS ONCE ...

SCROOGEPEOPLE WANTING THIS,PEOPLE WANTING THAT,SPREADING BLOODY CHEER!

CRATCHITIt’s only once a year, sir!

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SCROOGEPLUCKING AT YOUR SLEEVE,HOLDING OUT THE HAT,SINGING IN YOUR EAR!

CRATCHITSorry, sir, I didn’t mean ...

SCROOGETAKING OFF A DAY,ASKING FOR THEIR PAY, CRATCHIT

ONLY ONCE A YEAR.

SCROOGEOnly once a year!

WELL, YOU CAN TAKE CHRISTMASAND STUFF IT WITH BREAD!AND IF THAT ISN’T PERFECTLY CLEAR--

(SCROOGE sets off towards his home. CRATCHIT follows.)I DO NOT NEED TO KNOWOF YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR WOE.I SUGGEST TINY TIM DRINK TEA!

CRATCHITHe’s only six!

SCROOGEGIVE HIM TEA. GIVE HIM STEW.IT HAS NOTHING TO DOWITH ME!

(SCROOGE takes a coin out of his waistcoat pocket. He holds it out toCRATCHIT.)

Here.(SCROOGE withdraws the coin again.)

But be sure you come in early the next day.(CRATCHIT sneezes directly at SCROOGE. SCROOGE recoils.)

And get rid of that cold!(SCROOGE finally hands him the coin.)

CRATCHITYes, sir. Thank you, sir. Goodnight, sir. Merry ... Achoo!

(CRATCHIT makes his way towards his house.)

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SCENE 2.THE STREETS OF LONDON.

(Lights come up on a Cockney FISHMONGER.)

FISHMONGERYe-o-o! Ye-o-o! Fresh fish! Turbot, Turbot! All alive sardines! Here you are guv, had-had- had- haddock! All fresh and good! Fine grizzling sprats! All large and no small!Fine cock crabs, all alive, alive-o! Have the lot for a pound, guv’ner!

(A window opens and a WOMAN calls to her little boy.)

WOMAN 1Nikolas! Come and get your tea!

NIKOLASComing, Mum!

WOMAN 2(To a drunk coming out of the pub.)

Harry! Don’t forget the chestnuts!

HARRYOh, for God’s sake!

(Music swells as the bustling streets of London are revealed. Peoplecarry packages and Christmas trees; vendors tout their wares; shopwindows sport decorations. PANTOMIME GIRLS and aSANDWICHBOARD MAN advertise the new show. ALAMPLIGHTER goes about lighting the lamps as evening falls. AnOLD BLIND HAG begs for coins. A grizzled “rags and bones” man,OLD JOE drags his laden cart behind him, ringing his bell.)

OLD JOERags and bones! Rags and bones!

SANDWICH BOARD MANWHAT A CHILLY EVENIN’!LONDON’S ALL AGLOW!

LAMPLIGHTERDON’T IT FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT SNOW!

PANTO GIRL, CHILDREN, BLIND OLD HAGCHRISTMAS EVE!

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BLIND OLD HAGSUCH A MERRY SEASON

SANDWICH BOARD MANDON’TCHA LOVE IT SO?

LAMPLIGHTERMERRY CHRISTMAS, DEARIE!

LAMPLIGHTER, HAG, PANTO GIRL, CHILDRENDON’T IT FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT SNOW!!

GROUP 1WHAT A CHILLY EVENIN’!LONDON’S ALL AGLOWMERRY CHRISTMAS DEARIE!

DON’T IT FEEL LIKEIT MIGHT SNOW!!

GROUP 2DON’T IT FEEL LIKEIT MIGHT SNOW!DON’T IT FEEL LIKEIT MIGHT SNOW!

(CRATCHIT passes the music hall on his way home and meets theSANDWICHBOARD MAN.)

CRATCHITWhat’s the play?

SANDWICH BOARDIt’s called “Mother Goose”.

CRATCHITWe’ll try to make it. Happy Christmas!

SANDWICH BOARDHappy Christmas!

(CRATCHIT approaches his own humble home. The door bursts openand one of his children runs into his arms.)

MARTHAFather! Father!

CRATCHITAh, Martha, where’s our Mum? There she is. Hello, love.

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MRS. CRATCHITDid that old skinflint give you Christmas day off?

CRATCHIT(Triumphantly)

He did.

MRS. CRATCHITAnd did he pay you early?

CRATCHIT(Holds up coin)

He did!

MRS. CRATCHITAnd did he let you put any more coal on that office fire?

CRATCHITAchoo!

MRS. CRATCHITOh dear. Well, best wrap up. At least we’ll be able to afford a little chicken for ourChristmas dinner.

CRATCHITRight! Now, then, where’s our Tiny Tim?

(She runs to the house, calling for her brother.)

MARTHATim, Tim!

(TINY TIM hobbles out of the door on his crutch.)

TINY TIMI’m here, Dad! Happy Christmas!

CRATCHITWe’re off to buy the finest Christmas dinner in London, and I can’t do it without you.

(CRATCHIT and his wife bundle TINY TIM up.)

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YOU MEAN MORE TO ME

CRATCHITI DON’T NEED A FORTUNEHIDDEN IN A SHOE.MANY MEN HAVE FORTUNESBUT THEY DON’T HAVE YOU.WHEN I LOOK AT YOUI’M RICHER THAN A KING.YES, YOU MEAN MORE TO METHAN ANYTHING.

Up you go, son.(CRATCHIT swings TINY TIM onto his own shoulders, anaccustomed gesture.)

MRS. CRATCHITBye, love.

(CRATCHIT and TINY TIM make their way through the streets.)

CRATCHITWE SHALL BUY SOME APPLES.

TINY TIMMUM WILL LOVE THEM SO!

(TINY TIM sees the MUSIC HALL.)FATHER, LOOK! THE THEATRE.

CRATCHITWHEN WE’RE RICH, WE’LL GO!

BOTHALL THE JOYS OF CHRISTMASBUNDLED UP WITH STRING!

TINY TIMBUT YOU MEAN MORE TO ME

CRATCHIT

YOU MEAN MORE

BOTHYES, YOU MEAN MORE TO METHAN ANYTHING.

(They arrive at the POULTERER’S. The POULTERER comes out.)

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POULTERERWhat’ll it be, sir?

CRATCHITLet’s see, Tiny Tim. We’ve got five shillings. Now what can we get ...

(The POULTERER holds up an enormous bird.)

POULTERERHere’s a fine bird. My prize turkey!

CRATCHITHow much is it?

POULTERERI’ll take a sovereign. Fatten the little boy up a bit.

CRATCHITI’m afraid it’s a little out of our price range.

POULTERERSomething else, then?

TINY TIMI DON’T NEED A FEAST, DAD,ALL I’D GET IS FAT.I DON’T NEED A TURKEY.HOW’D I EAT ALL THAT?I SHALL BE CONTENTNO MATTER WHAT YOU BRING ...

POULTERERCoupla chicken legs?

CRATCHITChicken legs. No, make it a whole chicken. Well, a small one.

TINY TIMYOU MEAN MORE TO ME

CRATCHIT

YOU MEAN MORE TO ME

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BOTHYOU MEAN MORE TO METHAN ANYTHING!

(Scrooge enters, accosted by a FRUIT SELLER.)

SCROOGEGet out of my way!

(SCROOGE’s pleasant young nephew,FRED ANDERSON enters.)

FREDMerry Christmas, Uncle! I was just on my way to see you.

SCROOGEDon’t bother.

FREDCOME TO CHRISTMAS DINNER.WE’RE INVITING YOU.BE WITH FAMILY, UNCLE,JUST THIS ONCE.

SCROOGENo thank you.

FREDYOU’D ENJOY IT, UNCLE.WE’D ENJOY IT, TOOYOU’D MEET SALLY, UNCLEJUST THIS ONCE.

SCROOGEPEOPLE TAKING WIVES,LIVING LITTLE LIVES,COZIER THAN MICE!

FREDWe want nothing from you ...

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SCROOGEMARRYING FOR LOVE!PUSH WILL COME TO SHOVE,YOU’LL BE THINKING TWICE!

FREDI will not get angry, Uncle ...

SCROOGEASKING ME TO DINE,BREAKING OPEN WINE,TAKING NO ADVICE!

FREDGood God!

SCROOGEWELL, YOU CAN HAVE CHRISTMAS,AND MARRIAGE AS WELL,AND TO HELL WITH YOUR TREES AND YOUR RICE!I WILL NOT FILL MY PLATE,SOCIALIZE OR CELEBRATEWITH A FOOL AND HIS FAMILY.

FREDWell!

SCROOGELET YOUR LOVE SEE YOU THROUGHBUT HAVE NOTHING TO DOWITH ME!

FREDDon’t be cross, Uncle.

SCROOGEWhat else can I be when I live in such a world of fools as you! What good is Christmas toyou but a time for finding yourself a year older and not an hour richer.

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FREDChristmas may never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, but I believe it is a goodtime -

SCROOGEOh, bah!

FREDA kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. I believe that it has done me good and willdo me good; and I say God bless it!

SCROOGEYou’re quite a powerful speaker. I wonder you don’t go into Parliament! Good afternoon!

FREDA Merry Christmas to you anyway Uncle!

SCROOGEBah, Humbug!

(FRED exits. SCROOGE is approached by JONATHON, a streeturchin. JONATHON wears a top hat nearly as tall as his small body.He thrusts a tin cup at SCROOGE. SCROOGE stops and listenshard.)

JONATHONHEAR THE BELLS ALL OVER LONDON TOWN.HOW JOYOUSLY THEY RING.SEE THE LAMPS AGLOW IN ...

SCROOGEFor God’s sake, child! Shut up and let me pass!

(JONATHON kicks him. SCROOGE tries to grab him andJONATHON runs in terror. The SANDWICH BOARD stopsSCROOGE.)

SANDWICH BOARDHEY! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN HOW TO SMILE, SIR?

SCROOGEMove aside.

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SANDWICH BOARDCOME AND BUY A TICKET TO THE SHOW.

SCROOGEI don’t have time for nonsense.

SANDWICH BOARDLIFE’LL PASS YOU BY IN JUST A WHILE, SIR,AND IT MAY BE LATER THAN YOU KNOW!

(SCROOGE breaks away, only to be confronted by theLAMPLIGHTER who falls from his ladder.)

LAMPLIGHTERAhh!

HELP A WORKIN’ FELLOW REACH THE LIGHT, SIR?

SCROOGEThat’s your problem, not mine.

LAMPLIGHTEROTHERWISE I’M SURE TO GET THE SACK!

SCROOGEThen it’s the workhouse for you, isn’t it?

LAMPLIGHTEROUGHTA TAKE THE TIME FOR DOIN’ RIGHT, SIR!

SCROOGEGood evening.

LAMPLIGHTERYOU’LL BE SORRY, SIR, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK!

(SCROOGE hears the loud tap-tapping of a BLIND HAG’S cane.Suddenly, she’s at his side.)

BLIND OLD HAGSPARE A COIN FOR SOMEONE WHO IS BLIND, SIR?

SCROOGEDevil take you, old woman. I have nothing for you.

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BLIND OLD HAG(Grabbing his arm.)

NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO WILL NOT SEE!

SCROOGERelease my arm. Let go of me, woman!

BLIND OLD HAGGO YOUR SORRY WAY, AND NEVER MIND, SIR!COME THE FUTURE, YOU'LL REMEMBER ME!

(SHE calls after him.)Look to yourself! Look to yourself, before it’s too late!

(SCROOGE reels away from her, and turns as a small funeralprocession enters. People remove their hats, and SCROOGE does, too.TWO GRIM UNDERTAKERS carry a shabby coffin. A small bunchof wild flowers is its only adornment. MR. SMYTHE and GRACESMYTHE follow behind. As they pass SCROOGE, little GRACEturns and looks directly at him. Time seems suspended…)

GRACE SMYTHELET THE STARS IN THE SKYREMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION.LET US LOVE TILL WE DIEAND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

(The funeral procession exits, and the street activity resumes, butSCROOGE is shaken.)

ALLSUCH A MERRY SEASONDON’TCHA LOVE IT SO?AIN’T THIS CHRISTMAS CHEERYMERRY CHRISTMAS DEARIE!

SCROOGEDAMN THIS SILLY SEASON!DAMN ALL HUMAN KIND!MAKES YOU LOSE YOUR REASON!MAKES YOU LOSE YOUR MIND!NEXT THING YOU KNOWI’LL BE DANCING IN SNOW,THROWING COINS TO THE POOR,AND THE LAME AND THE BLIND!WELL, I WISH THAT THE WHOLE WORLD

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SCROOGE (CON'T)WOULD JUST LET ME BE!LET THE WHOLE WORLD BE DAMNED!IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!

ALLWHAT A CHILLYEVENIN’!LONDON’S ALLAGLOW!DON’T IT FEEL LIKEIT MIGHT SNOW!

SCROOGEBah, Humbug!

(SCROOGE arrives at the door of his house. Two dimly lit upstairswindows resemble eyes. As he fumbles for his key, the front of thehouse magically transforms into the FACE OF MARLEY.)

MARLEY(a ghostly, echoing voice)

Scrooge ...

SCROOGEYes ... ?

MARLEY(louder)

SCROOGE ...

SCROOGEMarley ... ?!

MARLEY(terrifying)

SCROOGE!!!(The vision fades, and the door flies open. MRS. MOPS, hishousekeeper comes out to find SCROOGE frozen in shock. She wavesher hand in front of his face to catch his attention.)

MRS. MOPSMr. S. Mr. S?! You look as if you’d seen a ghost!

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SCROOGEI thought I saw ... Marley.

MRS. MOPSMr. Marley died, sir, seven years ago this very night. Maybe you need your eyesexamining...

SCROOGEStupid woman!

MRS. MOPS(Offended)

Your gruel’s waitin’ in the pot, sir. And I’ll bring you a slice of turkey and a bito’puddin’ in the mornin’.

SCROOGEDon’t bother!

MRS. MOPSSuit yourself, sir.

(MRS. MOPS exits, muttering.)Stupid woman, stupid man. And he calls me stupid!

(SCROOGE enters his house.)

SCENE 3.SCROOGE'S PARLOUR. NIGHT.

(SCROOGE enters his house and changes into a dressing gown. Helights the candles, checks the receipts in a cash box on the mantle.)

SCROOGE(Sneezes.)

Damn, Cratchit!(SCROOGE pokes the fire, then sits down with his gruel. Gradually,nodding a bit, he begins to hear voices, reminding him of his day. Heshakes them off and returns to his meal. Suddenly, bells begin to ringall over the house. Voices wail, books fall off shelves. Smoke billowsout from the fireplace and the GHOST OF MARLEY materializesfrom within it in a puff of smoke. MARLEY is weighed down withchains, safeboxes and large metal keys and wails piteously.)

SCROOGE(Terrified, but caustic as ever.)

How now! What do you want of me?

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MARLEYMuch!

SCROOGEWho are you?

MARLEYDon’t you recognize me?

SCROOGENo!

MARLEYIn life, I was your partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge, my dear Scrooge!

(MARLEY crosses to SCROOGE and embraces him.)

SCROOGE(Brushing himself off.)

Yuk, yuk ... Humbug!

MARLEYI see you don’t believe in me! Do you doubt your senses?

SCROOGEA little thing can affect the senses. You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot ofmustard, a crumb of cheese, an underdone potato! There’s more of gravy than the graveabout you, whatever you are!

(MARLEY levitates impressively, terrifying SCROOGE.)I believe, I believe! Mercy, I believe! Dreadful apparition, why do you walk the earth,and why do you trouble me?

(MARLEY descends.)

LINK BY LINK

MARLEYIT IS REQUIRED OF EVERY MANTHAT HIS SPIRIT TRAVEL FAR,LENDING HELP TO THOSE HE CANNO MATTER WHO THEY ARE.BUT IF YOU DON’T GO FORTH IN LIFE,SPREADING JOY AND EASING PAIN,YOUR SPIRIT WILL GO FORTH IN DEATH,AND YOU SHALL WEAR A CHAIN!

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MARLEY (CON'T)THESE WERE COINS I HOARDED FOR A RAINY DAY.NOW, WITH EVERY JINGLE, I’M DISGRACED.

LOCKS AND KEYS I USED TOKEEP THE POOR AWAY,THAT’S WHAT PUT THESE LOCKS AND KEYS AROUND MYWAIST.

LINK BY LINK,MY CHAIN WAS GETTING LONGER.LINK BY LINK,I SHOULD HAVE HEARD IT CLINK.LINK BY LINK,EACH YEAR A LITTLE STRONGER!LINK BY LINK BY HORRIFYING LINK!

STACKING UP MY SILVER AND MY BITS OF GOLD,FILLING UP MY VAULT WHEN DAY WAS DONE.VAULTS ARE MADE OF LEAD, AND CASH IS VERY COLD!AND AROUND YOUR NECK,THEY WEIGH A BLOODY TON!

LINK BY LINK,YOU’RE ON THE BRINK.IT’S WRITTEN HEREIN BLOOD RED INK.UNLOCK YOUR HEART.IT’S NOT TOO LATE!OR YOU’LL BE DRAGGING SOMETHINGMORE THAN TWICE THIS WEIGHT ...

(He weighs SCROOGE down with chains and safeboxes, giving him ataste of what’s in store.)

SCROOGENo, please!

MARLEYEBENEZER SCROOGE?

SCROOGEY ... y ... yes?

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MARLEYYOU WILL BE VISITED BY THREE GHOSTS.

SCROOGEUh ... No thank you!

MARLEYWHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE,THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST.

SCROOGEI prefer not to think about the past ...

MARLEYWHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES TWO,THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

SCROOGEAt present, I’d rather go to bed! Goodnight!

MARLEYWHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES THREE,THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS YET TO BE!THREE GHOSTS WHO YET MAY STOP YOUENDING UP LIKE ME ...

(GHOSTS enter, moaning, dragging chains, a horrific sight. Each has aparticular “deformity” based on their greed. The closet door opens,revealing a skeleton.)

Our colleague, Mr. Haines. Mean to the bone, he was!

SCROOGEOh, yes ...

SAFE-IN-THE-CHEST GHOSTI had no heart!

HAND-IN-THE-SAFE GHOSTI never lent a hand!

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MONEY BAGS GHOST(The weight of the money bags stretches his arms.)

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!(Blood-curdling scream.)

GHOSTS, MARLEYSEE THESE SORRY SPIRITS WHO WERE ONCE LIKE YOU,DRAGGING CHAINS OF ALL THAT WE ACQUIRED.ALL THE GOOD IN LIFE IT’S NOW TOO LATE TO DO,NOT TO MENTION THIS CAN REALLY MAKE YOU TIRED!

(One GHOST carries his head under his arm. He rolls it to MARLEYwho picks it up and casually tosses it to SCROOGE.)

MARLEYHe wanted to get “a head”!

(SCROOGE screams and tosses it back to the HEADLESS GHOST.)

SCROOGEAAH!

GHOSTSLINK BY LINK,

MARLEYYOUR CHAIN IS IN THE MAKING!

GHOSTSLINK BY LINK,

MARLEYNO WAY TO MAKE IT SHRINK!LINK BY LINK,

ALL GHOSTSJUST LISTEN TO IT SHAKING!

(The GHOSTS rattle and shake their chains.)

ALL GHOSTS, MARLEYAHHHHHHHHHH ... ETC.LINK BY LINK BY HORRIFYING--

(A Dance Break.)

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LINK BY LINK BY ...LINK BY LINK BY ...LINK BY LINK BY ...LINK BY LINK,YOUR LIFE MUST BE CORRECTED!LINK BY LINK,AND SOONER THAN YOU THINK.LINK BY LINK,OR YOU SHALL BE CONNECTED,LINK BY LINK BY HORRIFYING LINK!!!!

(SCROOGE ends up in the center of a “cobweb” of chains. And nowthe GHOSTS exit, calling to SCROOGE as they go.)

ALL GHOSTS(Exiting.)

NOT TOO LATE ...NOT TOO LATE ...AHHHHHHHHAHHHHHHHH

MARLEY(To departing ghosts.)

Thank you. Thank you for coming.(To FLYING GHOSTS.)

Thank you for dropping in.Thank you so much for materializing.

(To HEADLESS GHOST.)Head off that way.

(Exiting.)Remember Ebenezer. You will be visited by three ghosts. It’s never too late to change.Never too late to change…

(SCROOGE is alone, back in his chair with his gruel.)

SCROOGEHumbug! I must have been dreaming. I’m overworked. I’m overtired. I’m - I’m - I’mgoing to bed.

(He blows out the candles, prepares for bed and goes upstairs. NOTE:On Broadway, this sequence was accomplished with a SCROOGEDOUBLE. As the double prepared for bed and went up the stairs, theset changed to reveal SCROOGE already in bed, tossing and turning.Time had leaped forward to 1a.m.)

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SCENE 4.SCROOGE'S BEDROOM. NIGHT.

(SCROOGE tosses and turns in his bed, as the clock strikes ONE. TheGHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST magically appears. The GHOST isa twinkly, spritely being; he is played by the same actor who plays theLAMPLIGHTER in earlier scenes. He carries a very large book.)

SCROOGEWhat the devil ... ?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTHello.

SCROOGEDon’t I recognize you? Aren’t you that …

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTNo, no, no, my dear -- I’m the Ghost of Christmas Past! Ebenezer Scrooge. This is yourlife!

(The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST opens the book, showing it toScrooge. A magical, twinkling light emanates from within.)

SCROOGEMy life?

THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO/ PART 1

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTIT’S YOUR LUCKY NIGHT!BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING BRIGHT!SOMETHING WITH A TWINKLE AND A GLOW,TO REMEMBERTHE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.REMEMBERTHE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO ...

GLIMMERS IN THE DARK!HERE AND THERE A SPARK!SUDDENLY A PICTURE STARTS TO GROW.COME REMEMBERTHE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.REMEMBERTHE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

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A CHILD!(Light comes up on SCROOGE AT 8 near the Law Courts.)

IS THIS WHO YOU USED TO BE?A SCENE! SHINING FROM YOUR PAST.THE VAST VISTAS OF YOUR MEMORY,THE SHADOWSYOU CAST ...

(FOUR “GHOST ACOLYTES” come tumbling into the bedroom.They grab the bed and spin it across the stage.)

MR. SCROOGE, HOLD FAST ...

ONWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT,ONWARD TOWARD THE LIGHT,ONWARD TO A PLACE YOUR HEART WILL KNOW.COME REMEMBERTHE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.REMEMBER THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

SCENE 5.THE LAW COURTS.

(The first of a series of tableaux in which SCROOGE revisits his past.)

JUDGEJohn William Scrooge, you will go to prison for non-payment of debts. Three years!Next case!

MOTHERPlease!

SCROOGE AT 8Father, Father!

MOTHERNo, no! How will we live? Where will we go?

FATHER(Being dragged away by two JAILERS.)

Learn this lesson, Ebenezer! Save your pennies! Make your fortune and keep it!

SCROOGEFather!

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FATHER(fading …)

Save your pennies. Make your fortune and keep it … Save your pennies …(SCROOGE’S MOTHER gathers her children to her, butSCROOGE AT 8 looks after his father, absorbing the lesson.)

MOTHERLET THE STARS IN THE SKYREMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION.LET US LOVE TILL WE DIEAND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

(SCROOGE observes this scene.)

SCROOGEThat song. Mother!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTPoor little Ebenezer. Tut, tut. What a sad, sad day. Your mother died soon after; you andyour sister were separated .

LIGHTS OF LONG AGO/ PART. 2

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST(cheerful as ever.)

POOR, PATHETIC LAD!NO MORE MUM OR DAD!NOT A BIT OF JOY OR MISTLETOETO REMEMBERTHE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

(The ACOLYTES now deliver SCROOGE, still on his whirling bed,to the next scene from his past.)

SCENE 6.A FACTORY, NEAR A GIANT MACHINE.

(We now see SCROOGE AT 12, working determinedly at a boot-making machine. It’s the end of the day, and a group of workers arehanging up their work aprons. MR. HAWKINS, the factory ownerpays out wages to the workers. The last person to be paid isSCROOGE AT 12.)

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MR. HAWKINSPay Day! Pay Day! Pay Day!

(To boy worker.)Merry Christmas, my boy!

(To other workers.)Merry Christmas!

BOY WORKERThank you, Mr. Hawkins.

WORKERSThank you, Mr. Hawkins. Good-bye, good-bye!

A MOTHER(Exiting.)

Happy Christmas, Ebenezer!

MR. HAWKINSHere’s your pay, Ebenezer. Don’t spend it all at once!

SCROOGE AT 12(Taking his joke seriously.)

No, I shan’t thank you. I intend to make my fortune and keep it.

MR. HAWKINS(amused)

Well, a prosperous New Year to you, my lad!(To others.)

Happy Christmas.(MR. HAWKINS leaves SCROOGE AT 12 alone. HE finally putsdown his work, takes up his pen and begins writing a letter. We seeFAN reading it.)

A PLACE CALLED HOME PART 1

SCROOGE AT 12My dear Sister Fan, I’ve been living and working in this terrible place for six months.I miss you terribly. I often remember the way things used to be.

THERE’S A PLACE CALLED HOMEI CAN ALMOST SEE,WITH A RED FRONT DOOR,AND A ROARING FIRE

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SCROOGE AT 12 (CON'T)AND A CHRISTMAS TREE.IT’S A PLACE CALLED HOMETHAT I STILL CAN TRAVEL TO.

FANIT’S THE PLACE IN MY HEARTWHERE I STILL COME HOME TO YOU.

SCROOGE AT 12(Signing the letter.)

Merry Christmas. Don’t forget me. Your loving brother, Ebenezer.

OLD SCROOGE, SCROOGE AT 12, FANJUST A PLACE IN MY HEARTI CAN STILL COME HOME TO YOU

(The light on FAN fades out.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTThe years flew by. Fan married, then died in childbirth. The light went out on poor Fan!But her child survived.

SCROOGEMy nephew, Fred. Yes, he survived and my sister died. I don’t see him. Why are youshowing me these miserable moments?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTTo understand the present, learn from the past!

SCROOGEHumbug!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTDear, dear. Come now, give us a smile! It wasn’t all bad! Here’s something to cheer youup!

(SCROOGE is whirled into the next scene from his past.)

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SCENE 7.MR. FEZZIWIG’S BANK.

(A cheerful bustling place. CUSTOMERS are completing theirbanking business. MR. FEZZIWIG, a portly, jolly man, helps everyone.)

SCROOGEOh look, it’s old Fezziwig in his bank! Bless his heart. I was apprenticed here so manyyears ago!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTAnd who is that handsome young fellow there, with the light still in his eyes?

SCROOGEWhy, it’s me! And my partner, Jacob Marley! How young we look ...

(A lovely young woman, EMILY, enters the bank.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTAnd who, may I ask, is this pretty young thing?

SCROOGEOh, Spirit, why do you delight in torturing me? It is Emily …

SCROOGE AND YOUNG EBENEZEREmily!

MR. FEZZIWIGBreak out the fiddle, Charley, and no more talk of business! The bank’s made a healthyprofit this year so it’s Christmas bonus time lads. Line up!

(YOUNG EBENEZER is first in the line. EMILY watches him withpride.)

Well done, Young Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge, good work! Here’s your bonus. Buy yourselfanother suit.

YOUNG EBENEZERNo, I’m saving my pennies, sir. For a rainy day.

MRS. FEZZIWIGA rainy day, my boy? This is England! It rains every day!

MR. FEZZIWIGOh, very funny, my dear, very funny. And now, clear away, my lads and let’s have lots ofroom here!!

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(A VIOLIN PLAYER plays his fiddle. More guests enter asemployees bustle around and clear the dance floor. The guests are fromall three classes of society—upper, middle and workingclass. All arewelcome here! Tables with food and drink are brought in.)

SCROOGEChristmas at Fezziwig’s! Why does it still linger in my memory?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTWatch.

(MRS. FEZZIWIG, a plump, comical woman, bustles in bearing a trayof drinks.)

MRS FEZZIWIGDrinkies!

MR. FEZZIWIGThank you, my dear! Friends!

(He kisses two PRETTY YOUNG WOMEN.)My dear, dear friends!

MRS. FEZZIWIG(Pulling FEZZIWIG from the girls.)

Oi — Shove off!

MR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL

MR. FEZZIWIGA toast!

WE’RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT!

MRS. FEZZIWIGPOUR SOME WINE AND HAVE YOURSELVES A BITE!

MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIGHERE’S TO ALL WHO’VE COME TO PAY A CALL:

(The three classes clink glasses.)MR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL!RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC. - HO!

MRS. FEZZIWIGWHERE DO BANKERS GALLIVANT LIKE BOYS?

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MR. FEZZIWIGWHY DO VICARS MAKE A HOLY NOISE?

MRS. FEZZIWIGWHAT’S SO HOT YOU’VE GOT TO SHED YOUR SHAWL?

MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIGMR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL!RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC. - HO!

MIDDLE CLASSRAT TAT TAT TAT TA ... ETC. - HO!

UPPER CLASSRAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT?

WORKING CLASSNO! ... RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC. - HO!

MRS. FEZZIWIGWHAT MAKES NANNIESLAUGH UNTIL IT HURTS?

MR. FEZZIWIGWHAT GETS GRANNIESKICKING UP THEIR SKIRTS?

MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIGWHERE DO BABIES DANCE BEFORE THEY CRAWL?

ALLMR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL!FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP,WINE AND SONG,

LOWER CLASS 4 MEN & 1 WOMANNO ONE TURNED AWAY!

NO ONE TURNED AWAY.

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MIDDLECLASSWE LOOK FORWARDALL YEAR LONG

ALLTO CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN

MRS. FEZZIWIGMR. F. PUTS EVERY PENNYTOWARD THE JOY AND GOOD OF MANY ...

HABERDASHER + 12 MENHABERDASHERS DASHING DOWN THE BEER,

FRIENDLY TARTS & MAIDSPORTERS COURTING ANY GIRL WHO’S NEAR,

ALLMAIDS AND MASTERS DANCING WALL TO WALL,

MRS. FEZZIWIGMR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL!

MR. FEZZIWIGHere we go, darlin’.

(A Dance Break.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST(To SCROOGE.)

Remember?

SCROOGEOh , Yes!

WORKING CLASSRAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC.

ALLHO!

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MIDDLE CLASSRAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC.

ALLHO!

(Three grannies attempt the dance step but can’t manage it.)

MRS. FEZZIWIGCome on Granny Chuzzelwit, pick up your skirts, my dear!

GRANNY CHUZZELWITI can’t. It’ll give me a heart attack!

MRS. FEZZIWIGNo it won’t, we’ll show you!

JUNIOR CLERKIt’s the Fezziwig Jig!

GRANNY PICKWICKI can’t do it!

MRS. FEZZIWIGLet’s give them something easier!

(They demonstrate a short dance.)Come on, Granny Chuzzelwit!

GRANNY CHUZZELWITIt’s too difficult!

GRANNY PICKWICKI’ve got it! I’ve got it!

(The GRANNIES dance. One of them gets carried away and does acartwheel! Every one cheers.)

ALLFEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS ...

(UPPERCLASS COUPLES take the floor and dance elegantly.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTA small matter to make these silly folks so happy.

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SCROOGESmall? The happiness Fezziwig gives is as great as if it costs a fortune. An employer hasthe power to render us happy or unhappy.

(SCROOGE sneezes.)I should like to say a word or two to Bob Cratchit now.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST(gently, with meaning)

Bless you.(He hands SCROOGE a handkerchief. The floor is relinquished tothe WORKING CLASS MEN.)

ALLRAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC.

MENHERE’S TO ALL WHO’VE COME TO PAY A CALL!

ALLMR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL!

(All begin to move in slow motion, as YOUNG EBENEZER andEMILY dance. SCROOGE moves closer to them. YOUNGEBENEZER and EMILY stop dancing. He is about to ask hersomething.)

YOUNG EBENEZEREmily, I ...

(YOUNG EBENEZER is interrupted by the resumption of theenergetic dance.)

ALLRAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC. - HO!RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC. - HO!RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC. - HO!RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT ... ETC. - HO!HEARTS ARE BEATING,CHEEKS ARE TURNING RED!DANCING, LAUGHING,WELCOME AND WELL-FED!

MR. AND MRS. FEZZIWIGSUCH A GLAD TIME HAD BY ONE AND ALL!

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SCROOGEIT’S THE FINEST BALL I CAN RECALL!

(A moment of suspended time…)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTAND FOR JOY, THE PRICE IS ALWAYS SMALL!

ALLMR. FEZZIWIG’S

ANNUAL

CHRISTMASBALL!

SCROOGE

FEZZIWIG’S

ANNUALCHRISTMASBALL!

ALLRAT TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA ... ETC. - HO!

(MR. and MRS. FEZZIWIG end up surrounded by the happythrong.)

MRS. FEZZIWIGTurn down the lights! Bring in the candles!

(Beautiful candelabra are brought in. Guests react with "Ahhh".)Food’s ready!

(THE GUESTS fade away toward the feast as EMILY and YOUNGSCROOGE find a moment together.)

MRS. FEZZIWIG (CON'T)(To EMILY and YOUNG EBENEZER.)

Come along then, you two lovebirds.(SCROOGE watches his young self.)

SCROOGEWE LOOKED FORWARDALL YEAR LONG TOCHRISTMAS EVE…

(SCROOGE sees Emily and YOUNG EBENEZER as they almost kiss.YOUNG EBENEZER pulls away.)

YOUNG EBENEZERMy dear Emily, I have something important to ask you.

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EMILYEbenezer ...

A PLACE CALLED HOME

EBENEZERTHERE’S A PLACE CALLED HOMEI CAN ALMOST SEE,WITH A RED FRONT DOOR,AND A ROARING FIREAND A CHRISTMAS TREE.

EMILYYES, A PLACE CALLED HOME,FULL OF LOVE AND FAMILY

YOUNG EBENEZERTHEN THE DOOR OPENS WIDEAND YOU’RE WAITING THERE FOR ME.

(YOUNG SCROOGE shows EMILY a ring.)Marry me, Emily!

EMILYOh, yes, Ebenezer.

(He kisses her.)

YOUNG EBENEZERBut we must wait a while. I’m going to work and save. Never get into debt, never ...

EMILYShh ... I need so little to make me happy.

(He places ring on her finger.)JUST A PLACE CALLED HOMEAND A LIFE FOR TWO

YOUNG EBENEZERYOU’LL HAVE EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT

EMILYALL I WANT IS YOU.

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EMILY, YOUNG EBENEZERAND A PLACE CALLED HOMEYOU AND I WILL ALWAYS BE

EMILYIN THE DARK OF THE NIGHTLET YOUR HEART COME HOME TO ME.

(EMILY and EBENEZER embrace.)

SCROOGE(longingly)

THROUGH THE YEARS,I’VE RECALLED THIS DAYIN YOUR ARMSWHEN I FIN’LLY FOUND MY WAY ...

EMILY, YOUNG EBENEZERTO A PLACE CALLED HOME

SCROOGETO A PLACE CALLED HOME ...

EMILY, YOUNG EBENEZERYOU AND I WILL ALWAYS BE

EMILYIN THE DARK OF THE NIGHTLET YOUR HEART COME HOME TO ME,

EMILY, YOUNG EBENEZERTO THE PLACE IN MY HEARTWHERE YOU’RE ALWAYS HOME WITH ME.

(They kiss at last.)

SCENE 8SCROOGE AND MARLEY, LTD.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTAh, Emily. Your old flame, ha ha!

WHAT A LOVELY NIGHT!HAPPINESS AND LIGHT.

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GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (CON'T)EMILY WAS ALL YOU’D EVER NEED!BUT REMEMBER THE WAY YOUR LIFE WOULD LEAD ...

Read, Ebenezer, read!(THE GHOST holds out the book and SCROOGE looks deep into itspages. ALL exit except YOUNG EBENEZER, EMILY, GHOST OFCHRISTMAS PAST AND SCROOGE. YOUNG JACOBMARLEY appears.)

SCROOGETo my partnership with Jacob Marley.

(YOUNG EBENEZER and YOUNG MARLEY take up positionsbehind two money windows.)

YOUNG MARLEYGood morning, Mr. Scrooge.

YOUNG EBENEZERGood morning, Mr. Marley.

WHAT A FINE DAY!

YOUNG MARLEYLINE AT THE DOOR, SIR.

BOTHREADY FOR BUSINESS?YES, INDEED!

YOUNG MARLEYMONEY TO MAKE.

YOUNG EBENEZERMONEY GALORE, SIR!

BOTHMONEY FOR ALL WE’LL EVER NEED!MARLEY AND SCROOGEPERFECTLY SUITED,GENTLEMEN WITH ONE GAME TO PLAY:PROFIT, YES, AND NOTHING LESS,AND HUMBUG! IF WE DON’T DO WELL TODAY!

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(Many CREDITORS enter with bags of cash and bundles of banknote and approach YOUNG MARLEY and YOUNG EBENZER attheir windows as SCROOGE watches.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTLink by link, year by year, creditor after creditor, your partnership flourished, and yourfortune grew.

CREDITORI’D LIKE TO BORROW TEN, SIR.I’LL PAY YOU BACK AGAIN, SIR.

YOUNG EBENEZERTen pounds, plus interest.

A GROUP OF CREDITORSHERE’S HALF THAT I DID BORROW.I’LL BRING THE REST TOMORROW.

YOUNG MARLEYKindly see that you’re prompt.

ALLI NEED A BIT OF TIME, SIR!YOU KNOW MY CREDIT’S PRIME, SIR!

YOUNG EBENEZERSign here.

(And now, MR. and MRS. FEZZIWIG approach the window.)

MR. FEZZIWIGI’VE FALLEN DEEP IN DEBT, SIR.I SWEAR I’LL PAY YOU YET, SIR!I HELPED YOU BOTH GET STARTED!WHAT’S MADE YOU SO HARD-HEARTED?!

Why, Ebenezer, why?(MR. FEZZIWIG pays his debt. Mrs. Fezziwig pulls him away, andthey join the growing chorus.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTDO NOT TURN AWAY.HERE’S THE PRICE YOU PAY.

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GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (CON'T)HERE’S ANOTHER SHADOW YET TO SEE ...COME REMEMBER ...

SCROOGE(EMILY moves toward YOUNG EBENEZER.)

Spirit! Show me no more! I spared no time for her!

EMILYYOU LOVENOTHING QUITE SO MUCH AS GOLD.WELL, IHAVE SOME GOLD TO BRING ...FROM DAYS LONG BEFOREOUR DREAMS GREW COLD,I GIVE YOUYOUR RING ...

(She hands her engagement ring back to him.)

SCROOGEEmily, no ...

EMILYBLESS YOU, EBENEZER ...

(EMILY joins the crowd.)

SCROOGE(To YOUNG EBENEZER.)

Fool! Fool!(The GHOST of MARLEY suddenly appears, walking through thecreditors.)

SCROOGENo, Jacob. No!

(GHOST OF MARLEY looms behind YOUNG MARLEY, whoclutches his heart. YOUNG MARLEY falls to the floor, and isreplaced by THE GHOST OF MARLEY.)

My only friend!

ALL CREDITORSVOICES FROM THE PASTCALLING YOU AT LAST,VOICES OF THE ONES WHO LOVED YOU SO.

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ALL CREDITORS (CON'T)COME REMEMBERTHE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

GROUP #1REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

GROUP #2

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBERREMEMBER

SCROOGENo, No, Nooo…!

(The PEOPLE FROM SCROOGE'S PAST disappear as SCROOGEtries to escape the clutches of the GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTThese are shadows of the things that have been. They are what they are! They are what theyare. Do not blame me. They are what they are ... Do not blame me ...

(SCROOGE manages to make the GHOST vanish the same way hecame. He checks cautiously to make sure THE GHOST is really gone,but he pops out again, startling SCROOGE.)

“They are what they are!”(SCROOGE finally vanquishes THE GHOST once and for all, but isnow left desolate and alone.)

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SCENE 9.A STARRY NIGHT

SCROOGEWELL, THE PAST IS THE PASTAND THE GOOD THINGS NEVER LASTSPIRIT, WHY DID YOU MAKE ME SEE?THERE’S A PLACE CALLED HOMETHAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!

(A clock strikes TWO.)When the clock strikes two ... the Ghost of Christmas Present.

(SCROOGE hears hearty laughter. The GHOST OF CHRISTMASPRESENT appears out of the mist, sitting in Scrooge's own chair,holding Scrooge’s meager pot of gruel. He is large, jovial and wears along cape and a wreath on his head. He is played by the same actor whoplays the SANDWICHBOARD MAN.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTBoo!

(The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT tastes the gruel and spitsit out.)

YOU CALL THIS CHRISTMAS DINNER?THIS MEASLY POT OF GRUEL?!YOU AREN’T JUST A SINNER,YOU’RE AN OUTRIGHT FOOL!WHY, THE PRESENT’S FULL OF PLEASURES!THINGS TO SEE, ENJOY AND TASTE!AND AT CHRISTMAS, NO ONE MEASURESHIS WALLET OR HIS WAIST!SO I’VE DONE YOU JUST A TEENY TINY FAVOR!

SCROOGEAren’t you ...

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTOH, DON’T THANK ME.IT’S NOTHING AT ALL.JUST A FEW DELICIOUS THINGS TO SAVOR.DON’T WORRY.I PROMISE ...THEY’RE SMALL!

You have never seen the likes of me before!

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SCROOGENever.

(FOUR ELVES bring in a giant cornucopia of CHRISTMASGOODIES: fruit, turkeys, baubles, holly. etc.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTEbenezer Scrooge, are you ready to go forth with me?

SCROOGESpirit, I will go with you freely. Conduct me where you will. If you have ought to teachme, let me profit by it.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTExcellently said, Mr. Scrooge. Touch my robe!

(The CHRISTMAS GOODIES come to life and begin to dance.)ABUNDANCE! CHARITY!GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!ENJOYMENT! HILARITY!GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!COME SHARE SOME,SPARE SOME,NO MATTER WHEN, BEN!GET WITH THE SPIRIT‘CAUSE YOU’RE GONNA HEAR IT AGAIN! AGAIN !

THERE’S A JOYFUL SPIRIT IN YOUR HEART!MY FRIEND, THAT SPIRIT’S MINE!DINE ON THE BREAD OF HUMAN KINDNESS,MY FABULOUS FRUIT OF THE VINE!A TREAT, SIR!A SWEET, SIR!A LITTLE INDULGENCE AND THEN,ABUNDANCE! CHARITY!

(The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT rings the bell.)GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

Ebenezer, ring that Bell !GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

(A Dance break, during which the CHRISTMAS GOODIES revealthat they are actually beautiful DANCING GIRLS.)

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GHOSTABUNDANCE!CHARITY!

DANCING GIRLSAHHHHHHHHHHH!AHHHHHHHHHHH!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTGOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

DANCING GIRLS AND GHOSTABUNDANCE! CHARITY!GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!ENJOYMENT! HILARITY!GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!COME SHARE SOME,SPARE SOME,NO MATTER WHEN, BEN!GET WITH THE SPIRIT‘CAUSE YOU’RE GONNA HEAR IT AGAIN!

(A Dance Break.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTFILL YOUR PLATE,COME ON AND CELEBRATEA VERY, MERRY TIME.ALL THE JOYS YOU NEVER DAREDTO MAKE THE MOST OF

GIRLSHE’S THE GHOST OF!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTLISTEN, BROTHER, MOTHER GOOSEIS PLAYING AT THE PANTOMIME!ANY LITTLE PLEASURE,BROTHER YOU CAN PICK IT!LIFE’S A BALL,AND I’M YOUR TICKET!

(A Dance Break. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT doessoftshoe.)

Your turn, Ebenezer! Take it, Ebenezer!(SCROOGE stamps petulantly, not wanting to join in, but the GIRLSstamp with him, and in a second he’s caught up in the dance. Andmuch to his amazement, he almost likes it!)

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GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTThat’s the way to do it!

SCROOGESpirit, this is very unlike me!

GHOST AND DANCING GIRLSWHEN YOU GET THE SPIRITYOU ARE GONNA WANT TO CHEER ITAND YOU’RE NEVER GONNA WANTTO LET IT STOP!

DANCING GIRLSABUNDANCE!CHARITY!GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!FROM PAUPER TOMILLIONAIRITY!GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

GHOSTABUNDANCE!

CHARITY!

GHOST AND DANCING GIRLSCOME SPEND SOME,LEND SOME,

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTYOU’LL GET THE YEN, BEN!GET WITH THE SPIRIT'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HEAR IT ...

DANCING GIRLSAGAIN!AND AGAIN!AND AGAIN!

GHOSTABUNDANCE!CHARITY!

DANCING GIRLSAHHHHHHHHHH ...AHHHHHHHHHH ...

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT(Handing SCROOGE presents.)

Merry Christmas, Ebenezer!

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GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, GIRLSGOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTTOWARD MEN!TOWARD MEN!

(The Cratchit House appears, a humble but cozy domicile. TINY TIMleans from a window, singing. SCROOGE and THE GHOST OFCHRISTMAS PRESENT see him.)

TINY TIMLA LA LA LA ... ETC.

SCROOGEThat child, who is he?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTWhy that’s Bob Cratchit’s son, Mr. S. That’s Tiny Tim.

(SCROOGE and THE GHOST watch as TINY TIM hobbles acrosshis little upstairs room on crutches. His legs are in heavy leatherbraces.)

Come with me, Mr. Scrooge. If only you’d open your eyes, Christmas Present is rightoutside your window. Come.


CHRISTMAS TOGETHER

TINY TIMOH, WHAT A DAY,I DON’T CARE IF IT’S GRAY,IF IT’S CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!PEOPLE WILL SAYWE’RE THE LUCKIEST FAMILY IN TOWN.MOTHER IS MAKING A PERFECT FEAST,AND WEARING HER LOVELIEST GOWN!AND FATHER WILL COME AND HE’LL CARRY ME DOWNTO CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

(BOB CRATCHIT comes upstairs.)

SCROOGECratchit never told me Tiny Tim was ill.

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GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTHe tried. You didn’t listen.

CRATCHITCome along then, Tiny Tim. Every one is waiting for you, my boy. Up you jump! Onour way then! Look who’s here!

(CRATCHIT carries him down stairs. All greet TIM noisily, lovingly,and seat him at the head of the table.)

HERE’S TO THE LADWHO MAKES EVERY ONE GLADTHAT IT’S CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

MRS. CRATCHITHERE’S TO THE ONE DAYWE DON’T GIVE OUR WORRIES A THOUGHT!

(She proudly displays the Christmas pudding she has made.)

CRATCHIT CHILDRENPudding!

MR. AND MRS. CRATCHITCHICKEN, THE FINEST IN LONDON, CHILDREN!

CRATCHITLOOK WHAT YOUR MOTHER HAS WROUGHT!

MRS. CRATCHITAND LOOK WHAT SURPRISES YOUR FATHER HAS BROUGHT

MR. AND MRS. CRATCHITFOR CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

(They hand out Christmas “crackers” to the children.)

CRATCHIT KIDSCrackers!

(They pop the Christmas Cracker, compare prizes and put on the smallpaper crowns which fall out of the crackers.)

TINY TIMBLESS THIS FAM’LY,BLESS THIS FEAST ANDCHEERS!

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ALL CRATCHITSCheers!

TO THE JOY OF YOUR COMPANY!

TINY TIMBLESS US ALL, FROM FIRST TO LEAST.

CRATCHIT AND TINY TIMYES, HERE’S

ADD MRS. CRATCHITHOW THE WORLD OUGHT TO BE--

ALL CRATCHITSSHARING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTLucky boy!

(THE GHOST gives SCROOGE his own Christmas cracker asDANCING GIRLS segue to The Streets of London. A GROUP OFWEALTHY PEOPLE enter, followed by COOKS.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTDOWN EVERY LANEEVERY TOM, DICK, AND JANE’SOFF TO CHRISTMAS TOGETHERLOOK, THEY’RE AS GLADAS CANARIES LET OUT OF A CAGE !

WEALTHY PEOPLENICE TO RELAX FROM THE WORLD OF BUSINESS.HAVEN’T HAD FUN FOR AN AGE!

COOKSOR STUFFIN’

1 COOKWITH ONIONS

1 COOKAND RAISINS

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1 COOKAND SAGE

COOKS AND WEALTHY PEOPLEAND CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

(Four CONVIVIAL DRUNKS appear, coming down the alley.)

ALL DRUNKSNICE TO HAVE GOTSUCH A COMF’TABLE SPOTFOR OUR CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

DRUNKSHARIN’ A MORSEL OF BREAD AND A JIGGER OF GIN!

DRUNKI love you!

SALVATION ARMY FOLKSGIVING THE NEEDY A NICE HOT MEALAND SAVING THE SINNERS FROM SIN!

4 SAILORS, 2 LOWER CLASS LADIESAND AIN’T IT A BLESSIN’THE SHIP MADE IT INFOR CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTLook, Mr. S! All over London!

(THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT points out celebrationsall over London—on the streets, in lit windows, everywhere.)

ALLBLESS THIS FAM’LY,BLESS THIS FEAST ANDCHEERS!TO THE JOY OF YOUR COMPANY!BLESS US ALL FROM FIRST TO LEAST.YES, HERE’SHOW THE WORLD OUGHT TO BE --SHARING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

(A DANCE BREAK. with SAILORS and LOWER CLASSLADIES. Fred’s household appears.)

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FRED’S FAMILYLET THE STARS IN THE SKYREMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION.LET US LOVE TILL WE DIEAND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

SCROOGE(Hesitantly)

GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE.

FREDA toast, friends! A toast to my wicked old Uncle Scrooge.

SCROOGEWot?

SALLY(Over Fred’s family’s objections.)

Shame on him! He said Christmas is a humbug!

FREDHe’s a comical old fellow! But, he is family!

HERE’S TO HIS HEALTHEVEN THOUGH HE PUTS WEALTHOVER CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

FRED & FRED’S GUESTSAD WHEN A FELLOW HAS NOTHINGTO LOVE BUT HIS GOLD.

SALLYYEAR UPON YEAR, YOU INVITE HIM HERE!

FRED’S KIDI HOPE THAT HIS DINNER GETS COLD!

FREDWELL, HERE’S TO THE YEARWHEN OLD SCROOGE MAY BEHOLD

ANDERSONS & GUESTSA CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

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FREDMy dear family, here’s to Uncle Scrooge, wherever he may be!

ALL OTHERSGATHER AND SINGOF THIS GLORIOUS THINGKNOWN AS CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.FAM’LIES CREATED BY FRIENDSHIPAS WELL AS BY BIRTH.

WOMEN AND TENORSEVEN THE POOREST ARE RICH IN LOVE.

ALLOF LOVE, THERE IS NEVER A DEARTH.SO CELEBRATE CHRISTMASFOR ALL THAT IT’S WORTH--

MENTO FRIENDSHIP!

WOMEN AND CHILDRENTO FAMILY!

MENTO CHRISTMAS

WOMEN AND CHILDRENTOGETHER!

ALLTOGETHER!ALL OVERTHE EARTH!

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GROUP 1GATHER AND SING OF THISGLORIOUS THING

CHRISTMAS

TOGETHER

CHRISTMAS

TOGETHER

GROUP 2GATHER AND SING OF THISGLORIOUS THING

CHRISTMAS

TOGETHER

CHRISTMAS

TOGETHER

(People begin to exit in happy groups, their voices fading.)

CRATCHITI give you the founder of the feast, Mr. Scrooge.

MRS. CRATCHITI wish I had him here. I’d give him a piece of my mind to feast upon.

CRATCHITMy dear, the children, Christmas day!

MRS. CRATCHITI’ll drink to his health for your sake but not for his. Mr. Scrooge ...

ALL FAMILYMr. Scrooge!

TINY TIMGod bless Mr. Scrooge!

SCROOGEGod bless Mr. Scrooge!

CRATCHITAnd now it’s bed time, Son.

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TINY TIMRight oh, Father!

(CRATCHIT picks up TINY TIM and carries him upstairs.SCROOGE and THE GHOST watch as CRATCHIT tenderly placesTINY TIM on his little bed and unbuckles his leg braces.)

SCROOGEI NEVER KNEWTHERE WAS ANYTHING TOSPENDING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.EVEN THIS CHILD WHO HAS NOTHINGHAS SO MUCH TO SHARE.WHAT IS THIS FEELINGTHAT OVERWHELMS ME?HE LOOKS AS FRAGILE AS AIR.HOW GENTLY HIS FATHERIS PLACING HIM THERE ...

Poor child.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTPoor child. One of many.

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT pulls his robe open, revealingtwo children in a desperate state, their hands outstretched for alms.)

SCROOGESpirit, are they yours?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTThey are Everyman’s. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, butmost of all beware this boy, for Ignorance shall be mankind’s doom!

SCROOGEHave they no refuge, no resource?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTAre there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

CRATCHIT(kissing his son)

Goodnight, son. Merry Christmas.

TINY TIMGoodnight, dear Father. Happy Christmas.

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SCROOGEAnd Tiny Tim? Will he live?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTHe’d be better to die and decrease the surplus population!

SCROOGEYou mock me with my own words ...

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTWho are you to decide who shall live and who shall die? If these shadows remain unalteredby the future, the child will die!

SCROOGENo, wait! What must I do? Tell me! What must I do?

(THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT leaves with the twochildren. SCROOGE is left alone on an eerie, desolate street, his own.)

What is this? What have I done to be left so alone.(SCROOGE tries his doorknob, bangs on the front door three times.Three clock chimes echo.)

When the clock strikes three ...(The BLIND OLD HAG taps her way towards him down the street.)

I know you. I’ve seen you before. I fear you more than any ghost I have seen. I hope tolive to be another man from what I was, but the night is waning fast and it is precious timeto me.

(The BLIND OLD HAG stops in front of him.)

SCENE 11.ST. PAUL’S GRAVEYARD.

(Gravestones appear, looming through the mist.)

MONKS (chant)AHHHHH ...

(The sound of shovels is heard as GRAVEDIGGERS appear, digging agrave. Hooded MONKS enter, chanting.)

MALE MONKSLISTEN TO THE RHYTHM OFTHE SHOVEL IN THE GRAVELAND THE MURMURS OF THESPIRITS THAT YOU FEAR,DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF THE FUTURE.

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MALE MONKS (CON'T)YOUR FUTURELIES HERE!LISTEN TO THE ECHOESOF THE VOICES IN THE SHADOWS,ALL THE PEOPLE WHOYOU NEVER TRIED TO SAVE!LISTEN TO THE FOOTSTEPSOF THE PEOPLE WHO’LL BEDANCING ON YOUR GRAVE!

(The BLIND OLD HAG transforms into the GHOST OFCHRISTMAS FUTURE—a beautiful, terrifying wraith. She dancesas the MONKS and GRAVEDIGGERS continue to sing.)

ALL MONKSLISTEN TO THE RHYTHMOF THE HAMMER ON THE COFFIN

(The MONKS part to reveal a coffin. The GHOST dances on it.)AND THE MURMUR OF THE PEOPLE DRAWING NEAR.LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE.YOUR FUTURE LIES HERE!LISTEN TO THE ECHOESOF THE VOICES OF THE FUTUREAS THEY CURSE YOU FOR THE LITTLETHAT YOU GAVE!

ALL MONKS AND GRAVEDIGGERSLISTEN TO THE FOOTSTEPSOF THE PEOPLEWHO’LL BE DANCING ON YOURGRAVE!

SCROOGEI am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Be?

(SHE bows her head in acknowledgment.)I know your purpose is to do me good.

LEAD ME TO THE FUTURE.I DON’T KNOW WHAT HELLS AWAIT MEBUT I KNOW I HAVE TO GO THERE TO RETURN!TEAR ME INTO SHREDS AND RE-CREATE ME!TELL ME THAT IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO LEARN!I CAN FEEL THE SHIVEROF A SHADOW PASSING OVER

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SCROOGE (CON'T)AND I HAVE A PREMONITION IT’S FOR ME!LEAD ME TO THE FUTURE!SHOW ME EVERYTHING I’M TERRIFIED TO SEE!

MONKS (chant)AHHHHHH ...

(TWO BUSINESS MEN—ones we have seen in the ROYALEXCHANGE-- and the BEADLE appear.)

BUSINESSMAN 1DIDN’T HE DIE?

BUSINESSMAN 2DIDN’T WHO DIE, SIR?

BUSINESSMAN 1TERRIBLE, MEAN OLD WHAT’S HIS NAME?

BUSINESSMAN 2COULDN’T CARE LESS!

BEADLENEITHER COULD I, SIR!FUNERAL DAY, AND NO ONE CAME!

BUSINESSMEN 1WHAT DID HE LEAVE?

BUSINESSMAN 2NOBODY KNOWS ANDNOBODY CHOSE TO MOURN HIS FATE!

SCROOGEI know those gentlemen from the Exchange! Of whom do they speak? What am I to learnfrom this?

BUSINESSMEN 1 & 2HAVE A NICE DAY.

BEADLEHAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS!

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ALLLOOK AT THE TIME, I’M LATE!

(A corpse on a bed is revealed. MRS. MOPS and theUNDERTAKERS approach the corpse, and strip it of its clothes andbedclothes. The corpse is dumped aside unceremoniously. Finally, thebed itself is dismantled.)

SCROOGEWho has died?

MRS. MOPSSHAME TO LET A SHIRT LIKE THISGO IN THE GROUND!

2 UNDERTAKERSGRAB THE SHEETS AND CURTAINS OFF HIS BED!

MRS. MOPSWASN’T WORTH YOUR SPIT WHILE HE WAS STILLAROUND,

ALL THREEBUT JUST LOOK HOW MUCH HE’SWORTH NOW THAT HE’S DEAD!

OLD JOE(Entering with his cart which is now laden with surreal skulls andbones.)

Rags and bones ... Rags and bones ...(MRS. MOPS and the UNDERTAKERS bring their booty to OLDJOE.)

SCROOGEOh, merciful heaven, what is this?

MRS. MOPSHey, Old Joe!

UNDERTAKERSWhatcha think?!

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OLD JOETHESE ARE NICE.I’LL GIVE YOU THREE AND EIGHT, MUM.THESE ARE NICE,AND I’LL TAKE THESE BESIDES.THESE ARE NICE,AND THESE’LL FETCH A GREAT SUM!

ALL 4WHAT A LOVELY PROFIT HE PROVIDES!

SCROOGEI see, I see. The case of this unhappy man might be my own.

(We see BOB CRATCHIT and his family in the graveyard. They standbefore a grave with a small cross on it. CRATCHIT lays TINY TIM’Scrutch on the grave.)

CRATCHITNEVER HAD A FORTUNEHIDDEN IN A SHOE.MANY MEN HAVE FORTUNES.ALL I HAD WAS YOU ...

(CRATCHIT breaks down over the coffin.)

CRATCHITWe shall none of us forget you, Tiny Tim. My little child. My little child.

SCROOGETiny Tim, dead?! No, no! His gentle spirit was from God! No!!

(Suddenly, with a giant roar, a huge tombstone rises. The MONKSand GRAVEDIGGERS all exit.)

YESTERDAY, TOMORROW AND TODAY

SCROOGE(Reads his own name on the tombstone.)

Ebenezer Scrooge. At last, I understand!I HAVE SEEN A FUTURE FULL OF DARKNESS,ALL THE DARKNESS OF MY HEART!AT MY DOOR A WORLD IN NEED OF KINDNESS.

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SCROOGE (CON'T)FROM MAN’S KINDNESS, I DEPARTED!ALL THE HOURS AND DAYS AND YEARS I’VE WASTED!ALL THE JOY AND LOVE I NEVER TASTED!ALL THE ERRORS OF THE PAST REPLACED WITHSOMETHING STRANGE....GIVE ME TIME TO CHANGE!

I CAN SEE A FUTURE FULL OF BEAUTY,AND MY SPIRIT STARTS TO FLY!I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, YES, IT’S MY DUTY!GOD FORGIVE ME!LET ME TRY! I’LLSPEND MY FORTUNE ON THE ONES WHONEED ME,GO WHERE KINDNESS AND MY CONSCIENCE LEAD ME,GIVE MY HEART AND SOUL TO ALL!

GOD SPEED MEON MY WAY,AND TO GOD I PRAY,LET THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT LIVE WITHIN ME,YESTERDAY, TOMORROW AND TODAY!

(ANGELIC CHILD CHORISTERS appear, an epiphany forSCROOGE.)

ANGELSLET THE STARS IN THE SKYREMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION!LET US LOVE TILL WE DIEAND GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE!

ANGELS AND SCROOGELET THE STARS IN THE SKYREMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION!LET US LOVE TILL WE DIEAND GOD BLESS US EVERY ...

(The angels disappear as The GHOST of CHRISTMAS FUTUREsuddenly entangles SCROOGE in a white shroud. They struggle in the“Sheet Dance.”)

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SCROOGE(Screams)

AAHHHH ... !

SCENE 12.SCROOGE’S BEDROOM. CHRISTMAS MORNING.

(SCROOGE wakes up on the floor, disoriented and unsure where heis. At his front door he hears the small street urchin, JONATHON,who knocks and begins to sing. SCROOGE runs to the door.)

JONATHONHEAR THE BELLS ALL OVER LONDON TOWN.HOW JOYOUSLY THEY RING.SEE THE LAMPS AGLOW IN LONDON TOWNAND HEAR EACH CAROLER SING.

SCROOGE(interrupts him)

Boy, what day is this?

JONATHON(nervous at seeing SCROOGE.)

Why, it’s Christmas Day, sir!

SCROOGEWhy it’s Christmas Day, sir! Then I haven’t missed it! The Spirits have done it all in onenight! They can do anything they like! Of course they can! Of course they can!

(SCROOGE babbles and dances, delirious with joy. JONATHONwatches him cautiously—the man is clearly mad!)

I will live in the past, present and the future. The Spirits of all three will strive within me.Oh, Jacob Marley, heaven and Christmas time be praised for this! I don’t know what todo! I am as light as a feather. I am as happy as an angel. I am as merry as a schoolboy. Iam as giddy as a drunken man. Boy, do you know the poulterers?

JONATHONI should hope I did!

SCROOGEAn intelligent boy! A remarkable boy! Do you know whether they’ve sold the prizeturkey?

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JONATHONWot? The one as big as me?

SCROOGEWhat a delightful boy! It’s a pleasure to talk to you! Yes, the one as big as you!

JONATHONIt’s hanging there still!

SCROOGEHow much is it?

JONATHONWot?

SCROOGEHow much is it?

JONATHONAbout a sovereign, sir.

(SCROOGE runs and fetches his money box.)

SCROOGEHow much?!! Well, here are two sovereigns. Go buy it for me ... And ... and ... k ... k ... k... k ...

(This is very hard for him to say.)Keep the change!

JONATHONWot?

SCROOGEAnd ... Merry Christmas!

JONATHONWot? Wot! Blimey!

(MRS. MOPS comes in with some Christmas fare as JONATHONleaves.)

MRS. MOPS(still indignant)

I brought you your slice o’ turkey and your bit o’ pudding.

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SCROOGEThank you, my dear, dear Mrs. Mops.

(SCROOGE kisses MRS. MOPS. A beat. SHE screams.)And Merry Christmas!

(SCROOGE pinches her bum. MRS. MOPS screams again, but wehave a feeling she liked it! SCROOGE runs out of his house.)


(SCROOGE bounds down the street with joy.)

NOTHING TO DO WITH ME (REPRISE)

SCROOGEWHAT A DAY, WHAT A SKY.WHAT A HAPPY MAN AM I!WHAT A JOY TO BE LIVE AND WELL!GOD, WHAT A STREET!WHAT FRIENDS YOU MEET!WHAT A SOUND!WHAT A LOVELY SMELL!

(He encounters the CHARITY MEN and gives them a donation.)HERE ARE COINSFOR THE POOR,JUST THE FIRST OF MANY MORE,AND A CHECK FOR YOUR CHARITY!AND IF WE SAVE A FEWLET IT ALL HAVE TO DO WITH ME!

(The CHARITY MEN can’t believe it.)

MRS. MOPS(Running after SCROOGE with his hat and scarf.)

Mr. Scrooge your coat, your scarf!(SHE sees the stunned CHARITY MEN.)

Oh my!(THE SMYTHES see SCROOGE and try to avoid him. He catchesup with them.)

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SCROOGESmythe!

HEAR THE BELLS AS THEY CHIME.MR. SMYTHE, YOU’RE OUT OF TIME!AND YOU’RE NOW OUT OF DEBT AS WELL!

(He tears up their mortgage, gives them some money.)GO BUY THE TOTSA TOY. BUY LOTS!HAVE A GOOD AND A FINE NOEL!IF I’D KNOWN WHAT I KNOWI’D HAVE DONE IT YEARS AGO!I’M AS LIGHT AS A MAN CAN BE!OH, THE WHOLE WORLD IS NEWAND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH ME

(He greets the SANDWICHBOARD MEN who stands amid a crowdof children.)

Come on children! Follow me.

KIDSHooray!!!

(The LAMPLIGHTER, SANDWICHBOARD and BLIND OLDHAG watch in wonder as SCROOGE goes by. SCROOGE goes outinto the audience, followed by CHILDREN and TOWNSFOLK.)

SANDWICHBOARD MANMR. SCROOGE WAS LAUGHIN’!GAVE ME QUITE A FRIGHT!

LAMPLIGHTERSOMETHING MADE HIM SEE THE LIGHT!

BLIND OLD HAGMAYBE HE’S BEEN DRINKIN’!GAVE ME QUITE A START!

ALL THREEMAYBE CHRISTMAS TOUCHED HIS HEART!

(SCROOGE and TOWNSFOLK pass through the auditorium givingcandies and Christmas crackers to the children in the audience.)

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ALL (EXCEPT PAST AND PRESENT)HEAR THE BELLS ALL OVER LONDON TOWN.HOW JOYOUSLY THEY RING.SEE THE LAMPS AGLOW IN LONDON TOWNAND HEAR EACH CAROLER SINGBRING A HAPPY HEART TO LONDON TOWNAND SPREAD YOUR KINDLY CHEER.HARKEN WHILE YOU MAYFOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS HEREHARKEN WHILE YOU MAYFOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS HERE

(A Dance Break.)

CHIMNEY SWEEPSKnees up, Mr. Scrooge!

ALL (EXCEPT CHILDREN)THERE’S A FIRE IN HIS SOUL,AND A JOY HE CAN’T CONTROL,FOR AT LAST HE HAS COME TO SEE ...

(SCROOGE returns to the stage.)

SCROOGEEVERY LAST ONE OF YOUWILL HAVE SOMETHING TO DOWITH ME!

(Outside CRATCHIT’s house, SCROOGE is met by JONATHONcarrying the prize turkey.)

Oh look, the prize turkey! Well done, my lad ... follow me!(SCROOGE knocks on Cratchit’s door. TINY TIM opens the door.BOB CRATCHIT and the rest of the family come out as well.)

TINY TIMHappy Christmas!

CRATCHIT(upset to see his employer.)

Mr. Scrooge!(MRS. CRATCHIT holds her children protectively.)

SCROOGE(sternly)

Cratchit!

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CRATCHITWhat’s wrong?

SCROOGE(Feigning anger.)

Where’ve you been? I thought I told you to come in early?

CRATCHITBut, but ... that’s tomorrow! Today’s Christmas! It’s Christmas Day!

SCROOGEIs it? Oh, dear. Well, silly me! Never mind. I’d better give you and your family aChristmas present then!

(SCROOGE tosses the turkey to MRS. CRATCHIT who catches itand nearly falls beneath its weight.)

MRS. CRATCHITThe prize turkey!

(SCROOGE hands out gifts to the children and MR. CRATCHIT.He picks up TINY TIM and kisses him.)

SCROOGEA Merry Christmas, Bob! A merrier Christmas than I have given you for many a year! I’llraise your salary and endeavor to assist you and your struggling family from now on!

(BOB CRATCHIT faints!)Bob, Bob?

(CRATCHIT comes to.)Oh he’s all right!

CRATCHIT(still stunned)

Oh yes…I’m fine!

SCROOGECome along children, follow me!!

(SCROOGE lifts TINY TIM onto his own shoulders, and followed bythe band of children, crosses to Fred’s house. On the way, SCROOGEbuys a bunch of violets. At the door, SCROOGE composes himself,straightens his hat, takes a deep breath and knocks. FRED and SALLYcome to the door.)

FREDWhy, bless my soul, who’s this?

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SCROOGEIt is I, your Uncle Scrooge. I’ve come to Christmas dinner. Will you let me in, Fred?

FREDTHERE’S A PLACE IN MY HEARTWHERE YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN FOR ME.

(SCROOGE hands SALLY the violets. They’re meeting for the firsttime.)

SCROOGESally.

SALLYWe’re so very happy you’ve come.

FRED AND SALLYWELCOME HOME, UNCLE SCROOGE,WELCOME HOME TO FAMILY.

SCROOGEThank you.

TINY TIMIt’s snowing!

ALL KIDSSnow! Snow!

(SCROOGE, TINY TIM and the CHILDREN build a snowman.)

CHRISTMAS TOGETHER (REPRISE)

ALLGATHER AND SINGOF THIS GLORIOUS THINGKNOWN AS CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.SHARE IN THE JOY OF THE SEASONAND RING IN THE NEW!EVEN THE POOREST ARE RICH IN LOVEAND LOVE IS SO EASY TO DO.HERE’S HOPINGTHIS CHRISTMASYOUR WISHES COME TRUE

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MENFOR FRIENDSHIP

WOMEN AND CHILDRENAND FAMILY

MENAND CHRISTMAS

WOMEN AND CHILDRENTOGETHER,

ALLTOGETHERFOREVERFOR YOU!

TINY TIMAnd God bless us, every one!

(The entire cast joins hands and sings.)

GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE (Full Version)

ALL (NO SOPRANOS)LET THE STARS IN THE SKYREMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION.LET US LOVE TILL WE DIEAND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE,IN YOUR HEART THERE’S A LIGHTAS BRIGHT AS A STAR IN HEAVEN.LET IT SHINE THROUGH THE NIGHTAND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

CHILDREN & 2 SOPRANOS‘TIL EACH CHILD IS FED,‘TIL ALL MEN ARE FREE,

ADD ALL‘TIL THE WORLD BECOMES A FAMILY ...

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ALL (CON'T)STAR BY STAR UP ABOVEAND KINDNESS BY HUMAN KINDNESS,LIGHT THIS WORLD WITH YOUR LOVEAND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE!

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