This is the worst version of "A Christmas Carol" that I've ever seen (for the 20 minutes or so that I could bear to watch). Charles Dickens must be rolling in his grave. I know you need to take liberties when adapting a book to screen, but inventing the idea of Scrooge's father going to debtor's prison is ridiculous. It may play well on Broadway, but does not translate well to TV. The musical numbers were laughable and unintelligible. Jason Alexander (who was great in the musical "Cinderella") sounded like he was doing in a parody of "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof. Stick with the Alistair Sims, Reginald Owens or Patrick Stewart version.
Review of A Christmas Carol: The Musical
