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Dec 11, 2023 · After 50 years of Christmas memories, local legend Ira David Wood III has taken his final bow as Scrooge on the stage of Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. He wasn't alone: Generations of A...
Ira David Wood III is just “David” in real life. But you might also know him by another name: Scrooge. Wood has been stomping and huffing and finding redemption for 40 Novembers and Decembers now as director and lead actor of A Christmas Carol, the longest-running show in the city.
Aug 17, 2023 · For a half-century now, Ira David Wood III’s annual star turn as Ebenezer Scrooge in Theatre In The Park’s production of A Christmas Carol has been wildly popular, often drawing capacity crowds. This year’s performances in Raleigh will be Dec. 8-10 , with four shows taking place within the 2,300-seat Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the ...
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Dec 7, 2022 · Ira David Wood III was 27 when he started playing Scrooge in Theatre in the Park's "A Christmas Carol," a musical and comedic take on the classic Dickens' novella that has become a fixture in the Triangle. We sat down with Wood, now 75, for our Local Limelight series to chat about the show's 49th season.
Dec 11, 2023 · RALEIGH. In 1974, Ira David Wood III first pulled on a top hat, affixed a false nose and stepped into the sensibly cheap shoes of Ebenezer Scrooge, starting a 50-year theatrical run that...
Dec 8, 2023 · The inimitable Ira David Wood III says there’s only one moment he dreads before every performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in his musical comedy adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”; it’s pulling on those tights. “Oh, my God,” David says, rolling his eyes about the Victorian style of dress. “And putting on that nose.
Theatre In The Park Presents Ira David Wood III’s A Christmas Carol 2023. Celebrating 50 Years of Magic! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The 2023 Dates have been announced! December 8-10, 2023 at Martin Marietta Center for The Performing Arts (Raleigh Memorial Auditorium) – Visit Ticketmaster.com. ON-SALE NOW! December 8 7PM Ira David Wood III (Scrooge)
