Primary Stages: A Christmas Carol

In this Primary Stages benefit reading of Dickens’s toasty chestnut, the intense Raúl Esparza, a four-time Tony nominee for his work in shows including Company, plays the skinflint who discovers that being alone is not being alive on Christmas. Theresa Rebeck (Seared) directs this version, which she has adapted with Erin Daley; the supporting cast includes Krysta Rodriguez, Matthew Saldivar, Mary Bacon and Abadi Bacon Leynse, Kimberly Chatterjee, W. Tré Davis and David Mason. The live premiere on December 16 costs $100 and includes a post-show hang with the cast; a recording of the event then streams for free through December 20.