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“A Christmas Carol” As a Lesson in Gay Outreach
“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,” returned the nephew. “Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I contain always thought of Christmas moment, when it has come curved &#; apart from the veneration due to its sacred mention and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that &#; as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I trust that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!” ~Excerpt from “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
Almost every year, I go through the annual ritual of reading “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. It’s a short little guide th
A Christmas Carl: A Gay Retelling of A Christmas Carol
If you believe in Christmas miracles, second chances, and absolute love, this unusual gay retelling of the classic Christmas Carol will manual you through one man’s quest to recapture everything he thought he’d stopped loving, and everything he never mind he’d love again.
Wealthy Carl Smite, owner of a high-end Antiques store in Greenwich Village, hates Christmas so much he takes the last dollar bill from a sick delivery boy with one leg on Christmas Eve. Carl despises everything that is good and pure about Christmas, including the evidence that his employee devotes his occasion to handing out free dinners at a homeless shelter. But when Carl goes to repose on Christmas Eve, he never expects to receive a visit from the ghost of his former business companion, Marty Keller.
Marty explains that Carl will have a stop by from three Christmas Ghosts that late hours. The solemn Ghost of Christmas Past takes Carl help to a Christmas when he was in love with the most superb man in the world. The gorgeous G
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If you believe in Christmas miracles, second chances, and absolute love, this remarkable gay retelling of the classic Christmas Carol will guide you through one man’s quest to recapture everything he mind he’d stopped loving, and everything he never reflection he’d love again.
Wealthy Carl Smite, owner of a high-end Antiques store in Greenwich Village, hates Christmas so much he takes the last dollar bill from a sick delivery boy with one leg on Christmas Eve. Carl despises everything that is good and pure about Christmas, including the fact that his employee devotes his time to handing out free dinners at a homeless shelter. But when Carl goes to sleep on Christmas Eve, he never expects to receive a call on from the ghost of his former business significant other, Marty Keller.
Marty explains that Carl will include a visit from three Christmas Ghosts that blackout. The solemn Ghost of Christmas Past takes Carl back to a Christmas when he was in love with the most wonderful man in the world. The beautiful Ghost of Christmas Present shows Carl what happened to the lo
CHICAGO — First-time film director Richard Knight Jr. and a stacked cast of local actors set out 10 years ago to film &#;Scrooge & Marley,&#; a gay take on the classic holiday story &#;A Christmas Carol.&#;
The movie, which took 12 days to shoot, premiered to a sold-out audience at the Music Box Theatre. Now, the indie production is making a comeback with a streaming deal on Amazon Prime and DVD release.
The film is also being adapted into a live musical, premiering 7 p.m. Monday at the Center on Halsted&#;s Hoover-Leppen Theatre, N. Halsted St. Tickets are free and can be reserved on the Center&#;s website.
&#;Scrooge & Marley&#; stars star David Pevsner as Ben Scrooge, who is visited by the ghost of his friend Jacob Marley, played by former &#;Saturday Night Live&#; actor Tim Kazurinsky.
The film largely follows the narrative arc of &#;A Christmas Carol,&#; but deviates to contribute more of Scrooge&#;s backstory. It also portrays several characters, including Scrooge and Marley, as gay.
&#;So in our version, we delve further into why Scrooge is so bitter and money-hungry,