Charles Dickens, meet Ella Fitgerald.
Ballet Fantastique’s Emmy®-nominated, sparkling retro-glam holiday tradition for the whole family
LIVE MUSIC: GRAMMY®-nominated HALIE LOREN SINGS ALL YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY JAZZ
If you had one night to relive the lessons of the past, present, and future, would you take it?
Launch your family’s season with BFan’s bright, uplifting remake of Charles Dickens’ iconic holiday novella—set in the US in the 1940s to live jazz from Eugene star Halie Loren and her band. Loren sings a swinging custom jazz score for BFan’s totally unique take on the classic, featuring original arrangements of holiday standards by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, and more.
No advance reading required: Actor-singer Adam Goldthwaite guides our story as (now 40s Brooklyn con man), The “Ghost of Smokey Joe” Marley. Young dancers from The Academy of Ballet Fantastique join the international artists of the company live on stage. From “Winter Wonderland” to “Nature Boy,” and skaters in Central Park to the warm fireplace of the Cratchit cottage, BFan’s bright, jazzy holiday story promises to charm even the most humbug-iest of hearts.
Your favorite holiday story meets your favorite holiday music in Christmas Carol, a sparkling new theatrical experience for the whole family.
Live music
GRAMMY®-NOMINATED JAZZ VOCALIST Halie Loren
Showtimes — Hult Center
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
sat nov 28, 2026 — 7:30 pm
sat nov 29, 2026 — 2:30 pm
Run time: 98 minutes, including a 20-minute intermissioN
SUGGESTED AGES; 3+
TICKETS $22-120 ($15-65/EA FOR STUDENTS & YOUTH)
Theater info
Silva THEATER, Hult Center, Eugene (OR)
Creative/concept team
Choreographer-Producers
Donna Marisa & Hannah Bontrager
Original Concept, Libretto
Inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, created by Donna Marisa & Hannah Bontrager with Deborah Speer
Costume Design & Construction
Donna Marisa Bontrager, Allison Ditson
Set Design
Debra Peña with Jeff Faust and Kelle DeForrest
