English actor John Smeathers, who has been playing Ebeneezer Scrooge in the Alleyway Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” for the past 15 years, has decided to call it quits after this year's production, which opens tonight. Look for Colin Dabkowski's Gusto cover story about Smeathers in tomorrow's Buffalo News.
Alleyway's Joyce Stilson talks about Smeathers' legacy in the role of the grumpy London banker turned yuletide proselytizer: