In the video above, please enjoy a brief montage of scenes from the DCPA Theatre Company’s 2015 seasonal production of A Christmas Carol. Video by David Lenk for the DCPA NewsCenter.

Below, we present our exclusive backstage photos from opening night on Dec. 4, both before the show and at the party after the performance. Photos by John Moore for the DCPA NewsCenter.

Based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, this opulent musical adaptation has become essential to the holiday season in Denver. Now in its 23rd DCPA staging, A Christmas Carol traces skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge’s overnight journey to redemption.

Director Bruce K. Sevy has announced that venerable actor Philip Pleasants has decided he will be playing Scrooge for the final time. He will return in the new year to perform in All the Way. But after Dec. 27, the actor is hanging up his humbug.

Philip Pleasants backstage before his final opening-night performance as Scrooge. Photo by John Moore.

Our photo gallery:

Photos from opening night of the DCPA Theatre Company’s 2015 staging of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ both backstage before the show, and at the party afterward. Photos by John Moore for the DCPA’s NewsCenter. To download any photo for free, click on “View original Flickr” image and choose from a variety of download sizes.

A Christmas Carol: Ticket information

Through Dec. 27 at the Stage Theatre

Previous 2015 ‘Meet the Cast’ profiles:
Meet Courtney Capek (Belle)
Meet Shannan Steele (Fred’s wife)
Meet Jake Williamson (Ensemble)
Meet Ben Heil (Peter Cratchit)
Meet Ella Galaty (Fan)

Selected previous NewsCenter coverage of A Christmas Carol:
Philip Pleasants: A Scrooge for the ages, one last time
First rehearsal: Scrooge, in typical fashion: Let’s get to work!
From Denver Center’s Tiny Tim to TV’s Fuller House
​Beginnings and endings for stars of A Christmas Carol, The SantaLand Diaries
Video: Leslie O’Carroll performs A Christmas O’Carroll … in 5 minutes
Actor Scott McLean is now also a published children’s author
Video: The Christmas Carol Coast to Coast Challenge. No. 1: Denver
By the numbers: A Christmas Carol over 22 years at the DCPA
First day of 2014 rehearsal: Interviews, cast list and photos

Previous years’ ‘Meet the Cast’ videos:
James Michael Reilly
Leslie Alexander
Philip Pleasants
Sam Gregory
Mehry Iris Eslaminia
Allen Dorsey
Leslie O’Carroll
Stephanie Cozart
Charlie Korman
Kyra Lindsay
M. Scott McLean