The Goodman Theatre's A Christmas Carol - A Holiday Tradion Continues
The wind blew cold across my back as I turned the corner with a promise of the Chicago winter soon to come. Heads turned as the wind followed me through the door into the lobby of the Goodman Theatre. The occasion was opening night for the Goodman Theatre’s 44 th presentation of A Christmas Carol . As I walked down the aisle to my seat, it struck me that it had been nearly 40 years since I had seen Goodman’s production of The Christmas Carol. I had worked on Goodman’s A Christmas Carol during its second through fourth seasons. I worked behind the scenes helping to create the magic under the direction of the iconic Tony Mockus. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas , a novella by Charles Dickens, was first published in 1843. Prompted by financial pressures, Dickens is said to have written the story is less than six weeks. Published on December 19, 1843, the first edition was sold out by Christmas Eve. By the end of 1844, thirteen editions