Scrooge is then taken forward to his teenage years, to a party held by his then boss, Mr Fezziwig ("December the 25th").
She tells a heartbroken Scrooge to ("Love While You Can") before leaving him in a state of anguish ("It's Not My Fault (Reprise)").
Scrooge is taken by the Ghost of Christmas Present to Bob Cratchit and his family, who are preparing for Christmas ("Good Times") and listening to Tiny Tim sing ("The Beautiful Day"), while Scrooge wonders if the ill Tiny Tim will survive.
Because the song was often sung at Fezziwig's parties, Scrooge is again reminded of his failed relationship with Isabel ("Happiness (Reprise)").
The ghost takes Scrooge to a graveyard, where Bob is mourning the death of Tiny Tim and reciting the song he had sung the Christmas before ("The Beautiful Day (Reprise)").
The original producer Graham Mulvein and Leslie Bricusse spent several months with the director Bob Tomson adapting the screenplay for the stage.
The original production starred Anthony Newley as Scrooge and opened on 9 November 1992 at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.
The production played the following year with the same cast at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth from 30 November to 11 December 1993.
[3] The production later transferred to the West End, Tomson having been replaced by director/choreographer Tudor Davies, starring Newley, at the Dominion Theatre from 12 November 1996 to 1 February 1997.
On 21 January 1995, BBC Radio 2 broadcast the complete musical live from the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
The production was directed by Tudor Davies, with Anthony Newley as "Scrooge", Stratford Johns as "Ghost of Christmas Present", Barry Howard as "Jacob Marley", Felicity Soper as "Ghost of Christmas Past", Paul Robinson as "Tom Jenkins" and David Howe as "Bob Cratchit".
[5] After premiering in Birmingham, Producer, Graham Mulvein co-produced the original UK production in Australia, with Producer, David Mariner, featuring Keith Michell, Max Gillies, Tony Taylor and William Zappa, ran from November 1993 to January 1994 at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne.
[6] The American premiere opened on 26 October 2004 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre in Chicago.
This production was produced by Bill Kenwright and starred Richard Chamberlain in the title role.
The original London cast recording featuring Anthony Newley as Scrooge was released by JAY Productions Ltd on 14 October 1997 and is currently available to purchase on iTunes.