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12/03/2023 10:34 AM

Santa Claus, Mitten Drive and more at Legacy Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’


Shown here, James Andreassi as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at The Legacy Theatre in Stony Creek. During performances Nov. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 10, a mitten and glove drive at the theatre will benefit the Community Dining Room in Branford. Additionally, theatregoers can meet Santa on Friday, Dec. 8 prior to their ticketed 7 p.m. performance viewing. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

The holiday tradition returns! Legacy Theatre’s annual production of A Christmas Carol offers additional holiday merriment to be had.

This season, theatregoers have the opportunity to meet Santa on Friday, December 8 prior to the 7 p.m. performance. Have your picture taken with the jolly fellow himself, and celebrate the spirit of the season! Please note that you must be a ticket holder for the performance in order to meet Santa.

Additionally, the Legacy Theatre will be running a mitten and glove drive to benefit the Community Dining Room in Branford. Patrons are invited to bring new, adult-size mittens and gloves during the run of A Christmas Carol to be donated to community members in need this holiday season.

Legacy Theatre’s enchanting musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens illuminates the journey of one Ebenezer Scrooge and his guided self-reflection amidst the Christmas Season in 1800’s England. A Christmas Carol has pleasantly haunted generations of audiences around the globe, and Legacy invites audiences to make merry and ring in the holidays with their annual acclaimed rendition of the famous story.

The third annual return holiday engagement of Legacy Theatre’s A Christmas Carol opened Nov. 29 and will run through Sunday, Dec. 10, with performances Wednesdays through Sundays, including Wednesdays at 7p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Tickets for A Christmas Carol are on sale now and can be purchased through the Box Office (203)315-1901 or Legacy’s website, LegacyTheatreCT.org. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Legacy Theatre is located in the village of Stony Creek in Branford, CT, at 128 Thimble Islands Road.