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(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- The award-winning, Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company will host a special movie day at the Clemans Theater for the Arts on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The company will offer three opportunities for people to ring in the holiday season with Disney's "The Muppet Christmas Carol."
The 1992 holiday movie musical, directed by Brian Henson, is based on the original novella “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, however, with The Muppets playing most of the major players, such as Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit and Miss Piggy as his wife. The primary exception is Academy Award-winning actor Michael Caine, who stars as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. The movie features original songs by Paul Williams, like “One More Sleep Til Christmas,” “It Feels Like Christmas” and “When Love is Gone.” The popular holiday classic is often considered to be one of the best Christmas films of all time.
“This is our first Christmas at the Clemans Theater for the Arts and we wanted to do something very special that audiences of all ages would love to see,” said Mark David Boberick, executive director of East Lynne Theater Company. “I have been a big fan of ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ since I was a kid and I still love it today. It’s a holiday classic that provides a unique twist by having Muppets playing major roles, yet it still remains true to the original story that Dickens wrote over 180 years ago.”
Showtimes are noon, 3:00pm and 6:00pm on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Tickets are $10 and available for purchase online. The new Clemans Theater for the Arts is located at 717 Franklin Street in Cape May, New Jersey.
Just prior to the last showing, East Lynne will announce its the three winners of its 50/50 raffle. The year-long raffle will culminate at 5:45pm, when the winners will receive: 1st Place, up to $6,000; 2nd Place, up to $1,200; 3rd Place, up to $300.
Founded in 1980, East Lynne Theater Company has been named by The New York Times as one of the Top 75 summer theaters in North America and recognized by the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly as “one of the state’s most important cultural treasures.”
In 2023, understanding that the American Theater is itself a growing work of art, East Lynne expanded its mission to “present and preserve America’s theatrical heritage” by including plays about America today.
As of 2025, East Lynne, which is currently housed in Cape May Presbyterian Church, continues to raise funds for its Capital Campaign to renovate its new home, the Clemans Theater for the Arts at Allen AME Church. As the company expands into the Clemans Theater, so does its calendar, which will offer year-round entertainment that includes plays and performances from worldwide writers, actors, musicians, and more.
