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Year 29, No. 13

November 27 December 3, 2013

A Legend in Concert: An Afternoon with Actor Plays All Roles in A Christmas Carol Peggy King and The All-Star Jazz Trio

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The Girl from the Sea Performance Page 9

Peggy King and The All-Star Jazz Trio pianist Andy Kahn, drummer Bruce Klauber and bassist Bruce Kamsinky will be performing Sunday afternoon, December 1 at the Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square.

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Legend in Concert: An Afternoon with Peggy King and The AllStar Jazz Trio, pairs the famed jazz songstress with the swinging jazz group in concert on Sunday afternoon, December 1 at the Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square. Show time is 3 p.m., tickets are $25 and are available at the door or online: www.icondv.com. For information,

call 215-730-1789. Hosting the event is popular WRTI radio personality, and WRTI Voices in Jazz host Bob Craig. Pretty, perky Peggy King is a certifiable star of stage, screen, television and nightclubs, having worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis to Andre Previn and Harry James.

hiladelphia actor Scott Langdon, who recently received rave reviews as King Arthur in The Media Theatres production of Spamalot, will perform all of the roles in the original Charles Dickens masterpiece, A Christmas Carol every weekend November 24 - December 22, 2013, at The Media Theatre. Langdon was also seen recently on The Media Theatre stage in several roles in Artistic Director Philadelphia actor Scott Langdon will perJesse Clines critically acclaim- form all of the roles in the original Charles ed production Dickens masterpiece, A Christmas Carol of Mame which every weekend through December 22, 2013, at The Media Theatre. was also produced at The Bucks County Playhouse. This unique production uses minimal set pieces, relying instead on Dickens text and Langdons ability to portray every character in the story. The actor brought the production to Princeton, NJ in 2009 and the huge East Brunswick Performing Arts Center in 2011, to great acclaim. Langdon will utilize his acting prowess to portray Scrooge, Fezziwig, Tiny Tim, the Three Ghosts and every other yuletide Dickensian character in an adaptation taken directly from Charles Dickens own version of his famous story. Dickens, famous as an author, was equally popular with audiences as a reader of his works on the stage. From 186768, Dickens brought his enormously successful reading tour to America. His favorite work to read and far and away
See One Actor Performs All Roles in A Christmas Carol on page 12

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook Author Presents World Premiere of His First Stage Comedy No Reservations
ew York Times best-selling humorist Josh Piven gives theater audiences a best-case scenario this holiday season with the World Premiere farce No Reservations. Piven trades the volcanoes, quicksand, and alligator wrestling for holiday survival among the mistletoe, scrapple, and paparazzi. Penned by the author of The WorstCase Scenario Survival Handbook and directed by Allison Heishman, the production runs November 26 through December 15, 2013 at Skybox @ The Adrienne Theater. The ensemble cast of Philadelphia favorites features Jared Michael Delaney, Wendy Staton, Brian McCann, Mary Beth Shrader, Colleen Corcoran and Brandon Pierce. Tickets are available now for $18 to $25 online at www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/449685. No Reservations is a thoroughly modern retelling of the Nativity, a classic tale

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No Reservations runs through December 15, 2013 at Skybox at The Adrienne Theater. Photo/Plate 3 Photography
re-imagined for our times: iPhones, TMZ, the Twitter verse, and an unforgettable reality show featuring a very timely birth. This highly original madcap holiday comedy satirizes our celebrity-obsessed, media-satuSee No Reservations on page 12

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