Starring Joel McKinnon Miller as Scooge! An integral part of McCarter's theater season every year, A Christmas Carol is the definitive holiday show for all the family. Based on the book by Charles Dickens, and adapted and directed by Lauren Keating, this celebration of humanity and openheartedness follows the story of Ebeneezer Scrooge, a cranky, penny-pinching businessman who's taught the true meaning of Christmas by three spirits - the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future - who visit him on Christmas Eve.

Grab your spookiest costumes, and get ready to celebrate with critically acclaimed musician, and author Laurie Berkner and The Laurie Berkner Band! Featuring hits 'We Are The Dinosaurs', and 'Pig On Her Head', alongside other jams! There's no doubt this event is going to be spectacular, so make sure you don't miss out!

Founded in 1980, Mark Morris formed the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) and is also called "the preeminent modern dance organization of our time" (Yo-Yo Ma). Morris began to create dances based on the popular music of our time and broke away from the other choreographers of his generation. With the use of live music and community engagement as a key component in he dances, his dancers play the role of the orchestra, mimicking the groupings of voices and instruments. Not only that but the Dance group provides educational opportunities for all ages and abilities in dance and music!

First debuting on Broadway in 1981, Dreamgirls has since become an iconic modern classic. Loosley based on the story of The Supremes, follow the triumph and torment of show business as the trio rises from backup singers to the toast of the town. Featuring showstopping Motown-inspired numbers including "Steppin' to the Bad Side" "Cadillac Car" and "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going", Dreamgirls is the ultimate showbiz musical, with glamour, glitz, love, and drama intact!

Tony Kushner's (Angels in America) and Jeanine Tesori's stunning musical Caroline, or Change is revived at the McCarter Theatre Center in 2024, with direction from Lili-Anne Brown. This highly virtuosic musical tells the story of eight-year-old Noah Gellman as he finds comfort from grieving his mother in the shape of Caroline, the Gellman's black maid. Against the backdrop of a sweltering 1960s Louisiana, Caroline, or Change provides an eloquent and inspiring portrait of America as it goes through historic social change.