A Sherlock Carol - Finding the Plum in the Plum Pudding

 

Share Share Forward Share BACK by POPULAR DEMAND!   A Sherlock Carol returns -- join us this year at the intimate Carnegie Stage CLICK HERE for tickets! "Andrew Paul directed a literal kinetic production as the actors raced around the stage....There are a lot of versions of “A Christmas Carol” throughout Pittsburgh right now. They are popping up like children pouring out of Mother Ginger’s skirt in “The Nutcracker,” but twisted mystery in “A Sherlock Carol” is a gas.   "Whalen is Pittsburgh’s Sherlock Holmes. This reviewer can’t imagine anyone else in the role. He excels as Sherlock. He has the magnetism, the boldness, the arrogance, the intelligence. Whalen is able to create a fully-realized version of the character. Simon Bradbury plays Watson, Inspector Lestrade (the bumbling Scotland Yard detective), and Joe Brackenridge. He makes each character distinct and unique." --Michael Buzzelli, 'Burgh Vivant   "There is a Christmas play in Pittsburgh that ought to be seen before its too-brief run ends. "You’ll laugh. You may be moved to tears. You’ll be transported by the artistry of the actors. The whole thing comes together with such brilliance that by the end, the only possible question is: How come nobody thought of this before? "And while the policy of this reviewer is never to call any show a must-see, you might guess, from the gushing expressed above, that in this case I’ve been tempted to make an exception." --Mike Vargo, Entertainment Central Pittsburgh "At this time of year, you would think I'd be worn out on A Christmas Carol, and I had genuinely expected to be. But Andrew Paul and his kinetic Kinetic cast won me over and restored a sense of the Christmas spirit and childlike wonder in me, just as Scrooge did for Holmes in the play. Could A Sherlock Carol become Pittsburgh's latest theatrical tradition? It very well could, and I'd be more than happy to see these people, and these characters, again next year." --Greg Kerestan, Broadway World Pittsburgh (Photos by Rocky Raco, from 2024 Kinetic Theatre production.) A SHERLOCK CAROL by Mark Shanahan  December 11-21, 2025 Carnegie Stage, 25 W. Main Street in Carnegie Pittsburgh Premiere, directed by Andrew Paul & starring David Whalen as Sherlock Holmes Also featuring Simon Bradbury, James Fitzgerald, Mackenzie Heidenreich, Joseph McGranaghan, Susie McGregor-Laine, & Caroline Nicolian Music arranged by Douglas Levine and performed by Douglas Levine & Cara Garofalo   “A clever, crowd-pleasing holiday comedy!” - The New York Times (Critic’s Pick)   TWO BELOVED CLASSIC TALES. ONE THRILLING NEW MYSTERY.   Moriarty is dead, to begin with. And Sherlock Holmes is a haunted man. But, when a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Holmes to investigate the death of Ebeneezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his gifts to solve a Dickens of a Christmas mystery!    A hit off-Broadway and in London, Mark Shanahan’s A Sherlock Carol hits all the right notes, seamlessly melding Charles Dickens’ very familiar A Christmas Carol with a comparatively minor Conan Doyle story, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. Seven actors take on the beloved characters in this heartwarming and highly theatrical holiday treat for the whole family! CLICK HERE for tickets! Please Note: A Sherlock Carol will be performed at the intimate Carnegie Stage on W. Main Street in historic Carnegie. There is free parking directly across the street from the theatre. The Cast of A Sherlock Carol Top Row: Simon Bradbury, James FitzGerald, Mackenzie Heidenreich Middle Row: Susie McGregor-Laine, Joseph McGranaghan, Caroline Nicolian Bottom Row: David Whalen Performance Schedule for A SHERLOCK CAROL: Week #1: Thursday, December 11, 2025, 7:30pm Preview Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:30pm Opening Night! Saturday, December 13, 2025, 1:00pm Matinee (limited availability) AND 5:30pm Two Shows! Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1:00pm Matinee (limited availability) Monday, December 15, 2025, 7:30pm Pay-What-you-Want Industry Night Show! Week #2: Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 7:30pm Thursday, December 18, 2025, 7:30pm Friday, December 19, 2025, 7:30pm Saturday, December 20, 2025, 1:00pm Matinee AND 5:30pm Two Shows! Sunday, December 21, 2025, 1:00pm Matinee CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

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