Broadway vet Eddie Korbich will play Scrooge in Sacred Heart University’s forthcoming production of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol.

The Sacred Heart staging features an adaptation written by alum Grace Curley, with Korbich joining a student ensemble. Performances will run December 12-14 at Connecticut's Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts. 

Korbich’s Broadway and New York credits include Tobias Ragg in Sweeney Todd plus roles in Carousel, Seussical, Wicked, The Little Mermaid, A Christmas Story, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, and The Music Man.

Korbich, who previously played Jacob Marley in an earlier production of A Christmas Carol, said in a statement, “I just always loved Dickens, and I always loved this story. When the opportunity came, I said yes—maybe it’s time for me to do the other guy.”

“Having Eddie join us for A Christmas Carol is an extraordinary gift to our students and audiences alike,” added Gerald Goehring, artistic director of the institution's School of Performing Arts and executive director of performing arts. “He brings not only decades of Broadway experience, but a generosity of spirit that embodies what this story is truly about—redemption, community, and hope. Watching our students work alongside an artist of his caliber is exactly what we strive for at SHU: creating moments where education and professional artistry meet on stage.”

Korbich, who said the biggest challenge with his current role "is to try to be as truthful as I can with a lot of the stereotypes,” also shared that attendees should "expect a wonderful evening that launches us into the holiday, where audiences leave a little lighter, maybe taking away something they hadn’t thought of before.”

Tickets are available at the Edgerton Center website.