NJ Holiday Events: ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ With Live Orchestra

NEW JERSEY — Do you like Muppets? Enjoy Christmas? Get revved up for live music? The New Jersey Symphony will host a series of holiday concerts this year featuring a live orchestra playing to the soundtrack of “The Muppet Christmas Carol.”

The concerts will be led by conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos. Performances will take place at the following dates/places:

• Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
• Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
• New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 3 and 7:30 p.m.
• State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m.

Here’s what to expect, according to a news release from the symphony:

“The Muppets perform Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). Gonzo, as Dickens, narrates the story with the help of Rizzo the Rat. The film also features Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit, Fozzie Bear as Fozziwig and Robin the Frog as Tiny Tim. When the grumpy Scrooge receives Christmas Eve visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, they show him the error of his self-serving ways. Though the miserable old man seems beyond any hope of redemption and happiness, the kind and humble Bob Cratchit, his family and the Spirits open Scrooge's eyes—and his heart—to the true meaning of Christmas.”

For more information or to buy tickets, visit njsymphony.org/muppets

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