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This year — this Dec. 19 to be exact — is the 180th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” If you were one of the 6,000

 Ford’s Theatre Society announced that audiences, cast, crew and staff raised $47,268.36 on behalf of For Love of Children during performances of this season’s production of A Christmas Carol. Since 2009, Ford’s has raised more than $950,000 for Washington-area charities, aiding thousands within the D.C. area in the spirit of giving and charity expressed in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.

4 Things to Do This Week in DC (and Beyond) Fords maintains a Christmas tradition, the Kennedy Center gets digital, and GALA keeps dancing. STAGE A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play It wouldn’t be Christmas in Washington without the music-infused adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Yuletide classic that Ford’s Theatre has presented annually for over 30 years. Although a run of live performances of the full stage production isn’t possible in 2020 due to the pandemic, the historic venue has found ...

A staple of Christmas Past remains present Peter Marks, The Washington Post Dec. 17, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Larry Yando (Ebenezer Scrooge), Penelope Walker (Mrs. Fezziwig/ Mrs. Crumb), middle, and Susaan Jamshidi (Mrs. Cratchit/ Ortle) from the 2019 production of "A Christmas Carol" at Chicagos Goodman Theatre. (Liz Lauren/Goodman TheatreLiz Lauren/Goodman TheatreShow MoreShow Less 2of5From left: Rosanna Bates, Andrew Lincoln, movement director Lizzi Gee, Sam Lathwood and ...