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| Anthony Martinez and Ryan Glover Photo by Amber Pommerening-Wheeler |
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
"Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has had hundreds if not thousands of film, TV, and stage adaptations. One of the more recent ones, James Cougar Canfield's The Christmas Carol: A Queer Fantasia, puts a gay spin on this well-known tale. All Queer Shakespeare, one of the newest theatre companies in Phoenix, has chosen this play as their premiere production. While it's not Shakespeare and I have a few quibbles with the play and this production, it ties into the company's inclusive, gay-centric mission and makes for a fun yet still serious twist on this classic story....Canfield infuses a gay sensibility into the familiar story by making Scrooge a closeted gay man who had a relationship with Dick Wilkins before he chose money and fear from the feeling that being gay wouldn't have been accepted over simply being his true self...However, the play does lag a bit in spots and under Monica Sampson's direction, which is often quite good, there are some moments that could be tightened, especially in the second act which meanders....The cast is quite good, with each member bringing moments of depth and realism to their performances, making this timeless tale come alive in a fresh way. As Ebenezer Scrooge, Ryan Glover does a fine job balancing the character's initial bitterness and mean-spirited nature with moments of vulnerability and a nicely delivered gradual transformation to an acceptance of his true self. " - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review)
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