Broadway World Review: Milwaukee Rep's 'A Christmas Carol'

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Peggy Sue Dunigan wrote an in-depth review of the Milwaukee Rep's new production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Milwaukee actor Jonathan Wainwright transforms Scrooge into a shriveling crony--where often his physical shivers or trembling jaw can be palpably felt and seen by the audience. He masterfully embodies a Scrooge who can interact with the audience, adding a touch of sarcastic humor while asking them if the supernatural visions he sees are real. A beguiling or bewitched Scrooge that transforms over the evening instead of more instantaneously at the foot of Christmas Future before Christmas morning.

Read the full review here.