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Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Zach Theater
by Sabrina Wallace - November 25, 2025
ZACH Theatre’s A Christmas Carol is a local holiday tradition that never disappoints. Classic Dickens comes alive with a sparkling score, clever modern twists, and a set full of charm, including a neon-lit nod to Austin. Heartwarming, hilarious, and a lot of fun for the whole family.
Interview: Gig Siruno of DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN & ENCANTO at Grand Casino Arena
by Jared Fessler - November 25, 2025
​​​​​​​Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto will glide into Saint Paul’s Grand Casino Arena December 4–7, 2025, bringing two of Disney’s most popular stories to life on the ice. Families can sing along to favorites from Frozen and the award-winning Encanto while enjoying impressive skating, aerial stunts, and colorful production numbers. We also caught up with Minnetonka native Gig Siruno, a longtime skater with the show who now steps into a new role as production manager.
Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
by Tina St. Angelo - November 25, 2025
An aptly titled song from one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, Irving Berlin. The holiday offering at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Jeff Award-winning director Stephen Schellhardt has created a musical that will stay with you long after the last note is played and the last bow taken.
Review: THE ENIGMATIST, Wilton's Music Hall
by Franco Milazzo - November 25, 2025
David Kwong loves words the way chefs love food: obsessively, indulgently and with a eagerness to serve ever more and more of their treasured discoveries. In The Enigmatist, his puzzle-box of a show, that affection becomes both the engine and the anchor.
Interview: Mara Lieberman's Immersive DIRTY BOOKS Explores Underground Erotic Fiction and Censorship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 25, 2025
Mara Lieberman, Executive Artistic Director of Bated Breath Theatre Company, is at the forefront of immersive theatre in New York. BroadwayWorld interviewed Lieberman about Dirty Books, which explores censorship and underground erotic fiction.
Feature: AFAN AND U=U PRESENT BLUE CHRISTMAS AT HOUSE OF BLUES LAS VEGAS NOV. 30
by Debbie Hall - November 25, 2025
Celebrate the season of giving at Aid for AIDS of Nevada’s (AFAN) second annual Blue Christmas, returning to House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 30.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Shaw Festival
by Michael Rabice - November 25, 2025
Niagara on the Lake will always be known for it's quaint lakeside charm, full of shops, restaurants, and tourists. So it's seems perfectly fitting that the Shaw Festival presents it's last incarnation of their beloved version of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. This fresh adaptation by Festival Artistic Director Tim Carroll first was staged in 2017 in the jewel box Royal George Theatre. This 2025 edition is to be the final show ever to play this stage before it is torn down and replaced with a structure that will be rock steady for the company's future.
WICKED: PARTE II reúne a su equipo de doblaje español en un pase especial en Kinépolis
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - November 25, 2025
La proyección de la película irá seguida de un coloquio exclusivo con las voces oficiales del musical cinematográfico.
ANCIENT GREASE To Open At The Vaults In March 2026
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 25, 2025
The Vaults will launch the new immersive parody musical Ancient Grease on March 4, 2026, expanding the venue’s repertoire into original musical theatre. Inspired by Grease and set on Mount Olympus, the adults-only production will feature an original script and score by emerging writer Lady Aria Grey.
Photos: Nederlander's Nick Scandalios Receive's Portrait at Sardi's
by Bruce Glikas - November 25, 2025
Nick Scandalios, the Executive Vice President of the Nederlander Organization, recently received a coveted portrait at Sardi's, with an unveiling for the piece taking place on November 21. Check out photos here!
Photos: Andy Cohen, Dylan Mulvaney, and Lukas Gage Visit THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
by Bruce Glikas - November 25, 2025
The Queen of Versailles has been visited by several celebrities since it hit the Broadway stage. Most recently, Andy Cohen, Dylan Mulvaney, and Lukas Gage attended the show. Check out photos here!
Photos: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - November 25, 2025
Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries is back on the New York stage, and recently celebrated its gala opening for its off-Broadway run. Check out photos from the opening night here!
PHOTOS: MAR I CEL, LA PELÍCULA, estrena una nueva vida en la gran pantalla
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - November 25, 2025
La versión cinematográfica del clásico de Dagoll Dagom llega a los cines catalanes el 28 de noviembre
Interview: 'It's Just A Really Special Show': Actor Joel Montague on Working With His Wife and Feeling Christmassy in ELF THE MUSICAL
by Kat Mokrynski - November 25, 2025
Elf the Musical, an adaptation of the hit film starring Will Ferrell, has returned to the West End for the Christmas season, with Joel Montague taking on the role of Buddy the Elf. The show follows Buddy as he leaves the North Pole to find his human father after discovering that he is actually not an elf like everyone else.
Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, Birmingham Rep
by Kat Mokrynski - November 25, 2025
Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas, written by Humphrey Ker and David Reed with original songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Price, has the iconic duo of Sherlock Holmes (Ker) and John Watson (Reed) solving a string of mysterious murders on the West End in Victorian England.
Review: PETTY MEN, Arcola Theatre
by Clementine Scott - November 25, 2025
Few Shakespeare plays have received the ‘updated for the current political moment’ treatment more than Julius Caesar. In Petty Men, though, our Roman dictator-for-life is not a Trumpian autocrat, but a BAFTA-winning actor.
WOMAN IS… EDEN ESPINOSA To Receive World Premiere At The Wallis This December
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will present the world premiere of WOMAN IS… EDEN ESPINOSA on December 19, 2025. Eden Espinosa will appear in a one-night concert blending theatrical and contemporary music.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Unveils First Look At THE BFG 12-Foot Giant Puppet
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre, and the Roald Dahl Story Company have released a first-look image of the BFG puppet ahead of the upcoming stage adaptation of THE BFG.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Returns To Union Station With Full Season Of Events Through January 4
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
Union Station Kansas City has announced its full slate of holiday programming, running now through January 4. Events will include Holiday Reflections, classic holiday films, live performances, the CPKC Holiday Train, planetarium shows, and expanded shopping.
Gary Morgenstein’s DANCING ON GLASS To Receive Two Staged Readings In Florida This January
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
DANCING ON GLASS, a new play by Gary Morgenstein, will receive two staged readings on January 14, 2026. The first reading at 1 p.m. will take place at the Soref Jewish Community Center in Plantation, followed by a 7 p.m. reading at the Dr. André Fladell Civic Center in Delray Beach.
Photos: INTO THE WOODS At San Francisco Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
San Francisco Playhouse has released new production photos of INTO THE WOODS as its holiday production, running November 20, 2025 through January 17, 2026.
Photos: ELF: THE MUSICAL At Bucks County Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
Photos: BALLET SHOES At National Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
The National Theatre has released first look photos of the festive return of Kendall Feaver’s acclaimed adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s best-selling book Ballet Shoes.
Playwrights Else Went, John Patrick Shanley, And More Featured In Playing On Air’s New Season Under New Leadership
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
Following its leadership transition earlier this year, Playing on Air will launch a new season featuring five short plays from Else Went, Charles Mee, Maleek Rae, John Patrick Shanley, and Mara Nelson-Greenberg.
San Francisco’s Circus Bella To Present STARLIGHT, An All-New Winter Circus Spectacular
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2025
Circus Bella will return to its Big Top Circus Tent this winter with STARLIGHT, an all-new production running December 12, 2025 through January 4, 2026 at The Crossing at East Cut, located at 211 Beale Street at Howard Street in San Francisco.

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