This new adaptation of Christmas Carol has an intriguing premise but loses too much of the original. And with Christmas carols interspersed throughouth (and not enough character development) , the 2-hour show drags. Thought Kemati J. Porter could tweak the pacing, it all comes back to Bandele's script. There's definitely a good idea here, but sometimes an adaptation strays too far from the source and loses sight of …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:44PM on November 24, 2013