All photos by Sandy Underwood.

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Favorite local actor Bruce Cromer steps into the shoes of Ebenezer Scrooge for the third year in the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s 17th annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, presented by The Stona Fitch Family and KeyBank. |
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The ghost of Jacob Marley (Gregory Procaccino) warns his former business partner Ebenezer Scrooge to change his miserly ways. A Christmas Carol runs through December 30 in the Playhouse's Robert S. Marx Theatre. |
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The Ghost of Christmas Past (Dale Hodges) visits Ebenezer Scrooge. |
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Ebenezer Scrooge (Bruce Cromer, left) and the Ghost of Christmas Past (Dale Hodges, right) watch Young Scrooge (Todd Lawson) with his true love Belle (Shannon Koob). |
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The Cratchit family (from left to right, Jo Ellen Pellman, Eben Franckewitz, Asa Trent Franckewitz, Andy Prosky, Katie Chase and Regina Pugh) celebrate the holiday. |
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Bruce Cromer as Ebenezer Scrooge. |
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As Ebenezer Scrooge, Bruce Cromer (center, with Asa Trent Franckewitz as Tiny Tim) leads a cast of nearly 30 performers. |