A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration at Baltimore Center Stage

A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration

Baltimore Center Stage
700 North Calvert Street Baltimore

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel spins a musical tale of hope and forgiveness. It’s a bitterly cold Christmas Eve in 1864 and all along the Potomac, from the White House to the battlefields, friends and foes alike find their lives strangely and poetically intertwined. Weaving together carols, hymns, and folk songs, this “beautifully stitched tapestry of American lives” (The New York Times) is sure to become a new holiday classic for the entire family.

Thru - Dec 22, 2013

Show Type: Musical

Box Office: 410-332-0033

Running Time: 2 hours, 5 minutes with 1 intermission

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A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration Reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...Vogel never loses sight of the tensions driving this weary, dangerous historical moment, and while the story doesn't quite burst at the climax the way you expect it to, it's still a striking, mature panorama of lost and isolated figures in an embattled landscape. The show has a modern tempo, yet there is something appealingly old-fashioned about its handmade approach and watching the cast put it all together with deceptive ease."

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- Nelson Pressley

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...For a truly inspiring and uniquely heartwarming approach to the holidays CENTERSTAGE is offering up what is sure to become a touching musical classic in Paula Vogel's A Civil War Christmas. Perfectly ripe with the area's rich war torn history from 150 years ago, this moving musical enhanced with classic Christmas carols is the perfect way to reconnect with Maryland and Washington's vibrant past and still eagerly enjoy all the sights and sounds of Christmas this holiday season. Directed by Rebecca Taichman with Musical Direction by Victor Simonson, this robust tale of Christmas around the Potomac provides a frosted window into the lives of civil war soldiers and civilians alike, including the President and First Lady; as rich and flavorful as any historic tale with that iconic heart-melting feeling that only comes around this time of year."

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- Amanda Gunther

Washington Times - Highly Recommended

"...Boasting a stellar cast of a dozen proven actors and singers, the excellent musical direction of Victor Simonson and his subtle on-stage presence and the unvarnished backdrop of a barebones set in the Pearlstone Theatre, combined to make the production's cavernous set equal to the sweeping historic content of the play."

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- Malcolm Lewis Barnes

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

With A Civil War Christmas, playwright Paula Vogel affectingly achieves her ambitious goal to create an American, non-Anglo worshipping Christmas Carol. There are no figgy puddings, Cratchits or Scrooges, and dancing sugarplums. The halls are barely decked but there are plenty of ghosts.

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- Jayne Blanchard

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