The Descendants of Scrooge, Musical 'Estella Scrooge' Premieres in Korea

Musical 'Kidari Ajossi' New Work by Original Production Team

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The online streaming musical "Estella Scrooge," produced by the original production team of the musical "Daddy Long Legs," will be released domestically.

"Estella Scrooge" is a musical created for online streaming during a time when in-person performances are difficult. Actors perform in front of a blue screen, and backgrounds are created using computer graphics and other techniques.

This new work is a collaboration between director John Caird and music director Paul Gordon, who created the musical "Daddy Long Legs." John Caird previously won the Tony Award for Best Direction for the musical "Les Mis?rables." Paul Gordon received the Ovation Award for Best Composition and Lyrics for "Daddy Long Legs."

"Estella Scrooge" is a musical that combines characters and storylines from Charles Dickens' 1834 novella "A Christmas Carol" with those from "Great Expectations," "Little Dorrit," and "Bleak House."

The protagonist, Estella Scrooge, is a descendant of Ebenezer Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol." Estella is a beautiful but cold CEO who has achieved great success at Bleak House, a major Wall Street real estate, banking, and health insurance corporation. One day, a hotelier in her hometown of Pickwick, Ohio, defaults on a building loan, and Estella visits the hotel "Heart House" on Christmas Eve to proceed with foreclosure. The hotelier who defaulted on the loan is her childhood friend, Philip Nickleby. Kind-hearted Nickleby operates his property as facilities for those in need in his hometown. Estella forces Nickleby to sign over all his assets to her, but he refuses. On the night Estella stays in the suite at "Heart House," three ghosts visit her, just as they did Ebenezer Scrooge.

Betsy Wolfe, who appeared in the musical "Waitress," plays Estella Scrooge. Philip Nickleby, Estella's childhood friend who helps those in need, is played by Clifton Duncan from the play "Play That Goes Long." Lauren Patten, nominated for a 2020 Tony Award for the musical "Jagged Little Pill," plays the chambermaid Dawkins. Patrick Page from the musical "Hadestown" plays the third ghost, Mr. Murdle, and Danny Burstein from the musical "Moulin Rouge" passionately portrays Ebenezer Scrooge.

"Estella Scrooge" can be viewed by accessing the link provided on the social media of the performance marketing brand "Havenmania" and the website of the production company Dal Company, and making a payment. The streaming service does not provide separate Korean subtitles, but scene-by-scene summaries and song lists are available on Dal Company's website. The "Estella Scrooge" performance video can be purchased until January 31 of next year.

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