(Bio as of November 2020)

Asher Alcantara (Boy Scrooge/Peter Cratchit) returns to the Goodman to reprise his role as Boy Scrooge and Peter Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Chicago credits include The Magic Flute (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Peter Pan (Music Theater Works); Another Way West (Northwestern University’s Waa-Mu Show); Oliver! (Citadel Theatre); Billy Elliot (Highland Park Players); Les Misérables (LZP Productions); Annie Get Your Gun (Starlight Theatre). Regional: The Drowsy Chaperone (Interlochen Center for the Arts). Commercial credits include television spots for Kraft Lunchables and CDW. A freshman at New Trier High School, Alcantara has studied at Interlochen Center for the Arts, The Performer’s School, Actors Training Center and Dance Center Evanston.