Dance Theatre Workshop Presents HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA, Begins 12/10

Dance Theater Workshop in association with Doug Elkins & Friends, and David Parker and The Bang Group present HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA featuring FRÄULEIN MARIA and NUT/CRACKED. This holiday mini-festival opens with FRÄULEIN MARIA, Doug Elkins' delightful take on Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. This New York Dance and Performance "Bessie" Award winning work includes ballet, hip-hop, voguing, stepping, stomping, and more. Directed by Barbara Karger and Michael Preston, with a mix of original cast members, downtown dance all-stars, and new faces including Devin Buchanan, Cindy Chung Camins, Carolyn Cryer, Doug Elkins, Kevin Fitzgerald Ferguson, Krista Racho Jansen, Jeffrey Kazin, Deborah Lohse, Scott Lowe, Meghan Merrill, Lisa Niedermeyer, Donnell Oakley, David Parker, Michael Preston, and Amber Sloan.

On the weekends, FRÄULEIN MARIA is joined by matinee performances of David Parker and The Bang Group's NUT/CRACKED, the contemporary dance world's beloved version of The Nutcracker. With an enterprising mix of tap, ballet, contemporary, disco and even toe tap, Parker conjures a comic, subversive neo-vaudeville tinged with whimsy. NUT/CRACKED is danced to both novelty and popular arrangements of the score as well as the traditional orchestral suite.

HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA brings these widely toured and awarded treats home for the holidays. Complete with family packages and discount pricing this festival offers an affordable Holiday entertainment option with a contemporary twist.

Performances of FRÄULEIN MARIA will take place at Dance Theater Workshop in the Bessie Schönberg Theater, December 10 - 12 (Thursday- Saturday) at 7:30pm and December 17 - 19 (Thursday- Saturday) at 7:30pm. There will be a Pre-Show Talk on December 10 (Thursday) at 6:30pm with Ted Chapin, President of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, and a free wine reception following every performance. Fee-free tickets are $25 and are available online at dancetheaterworkshop.org, over the phone at 212.924.0077, and in person at the box office. Dance Theater Workshop Members, Students, and Seniors are eligible for a 20% discount ($20 Tickets).

Performances of NUT/CRACKED will take place at Dance Theater Workshop in the Bessie Schönberg Theater, December 13 (Saturday) at 2:00pm, and December 19 - 20 (Saturday - Sunday) at 2:00pm. Fee-free tickets are $25 and are available online at dancetheaterworkshop.org, over the phone at 212.924.0077, and in person at the box office. Dance Theater Workshop Members, Students, and Seniors are eligible for a 20% discount ($20 Tickets).

Box office hours are Monday - Friday from 5pm - 9pm and Saturday - Sunday from 12pm - 8pm. Dance Theater Workshop is located at 219 West 19th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

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