# A Christmas Carol — Yates Musical Theatre for Children at the Grunin Center > Event for families in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area (NY / NJ). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM - Where: Grunin Center for the Arts — Main Stage (Building 11-A), College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754 - Ages: Family Series; every attendee needs a ticket regardless of age - Price: Adult (House): $20 | Child 12 & Under (House): $17 - Organizer: Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts - Official page: https://www.grunincenter.org/booking/?instance_id=49201 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/a-christmas-carol-yates-musical-theatre-for-children-at-the-grunin-cen--listing-00d6376a8b535a025e4ec15d ## About Yates Musical Theatre for Children brings its musical version of A Christmas Carol to the Main Stage of the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College in Toms River for a single Saturday matinee on December 5, 2026, at 1:00 PM. Part of the center's Family Series, the show follows the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates Christmas, as three spirits lead him on a Christmas Eve journey through his past, present and future, where he sees the lives of his poor clerk Bob Cratchit and young Tiny Tim. The company adds a melodious score to the classic tale for young audiences. Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for children 12 and under, and under Grunin Center policy every attendee at a family show needs a ticket regardless of age. Tickets are held at will call only, and groups of ten or more save 10 percent through the box office. ## Similar picks in New York - [Keith Michael's The Nutcracker — New York Theatre Ballet at Kupferberg Center, Queens](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/keith-michael-s-the-nutcracker-new-york-theatre-ballet-at-kupferberg-c--listing-abf7ecf930882576365a4af2) — Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM · Colden Auditorium, Kupferberg Center for the Arts (Queens College), Flushing · Ages 3+ · From $25 · checked Oct 24. 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