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Centenary Stage Company's family favorite Holiday Spectacular, A Christmas Carol:  The Musical, returns to the Sitnik Theater on November 27 until December 13 in the Lackland Center.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh joins Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler to announce CSC's 2016 Season of programming in Boston and at Babson College, where CSC is the Theater in Residence. Coming off the heels of a highly successful and celebrated 20th Anniversary Season, CSC's 2016 Season will focus on the many facets of love: from the naive and ardent love of the young in A Midsummer Night's Dream to the 'green-eyed monster' of jealousy that causes the demise of Othello, to the struggles of love and marriage in times of civic strife.

MOPS International is dedicated to meeting the needs of every mother of preschoolers. MOPS strives to attain this vision through the local MOPS group. A MOPS group is started through a local church, and often has a leadership team made up of 8 key positions, although many groups start with only 2 or 3 leaders. Most MOPS groups vary in size from 10 to 200 women. MOPS groups usually meet once or twice a month, and often provide childcare through the MOPPETS program.

The Second City returns to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre with their holiday sketch comedy revue HOLIDAZED December 11- December 31, 2015.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The BWW Chicago Award nominations are out and voting is open! Broadway In Chicago is bringing us five musicals for the holidays, and the Goodman, House, Barrel Of Monkeys and Mercury theaters are bringing us their perennials. Plus some future shows, and two Sherlock Holmes musicals!

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts welcomes The Joffrey Ballet (#JoffreyKenCen) for seven performances of Robert Joffrey's THE NUTCRACKER in the Kennedy Center Opera House, November 25-29, 2015. The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will accompany all performances.

Signature Theatre has announced the cast of WEST SIDE STORY, directed by Signature Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Sunday in the Park with George, Cabaret). The musical, a collaboration of music, dance and theater giants Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents, is considered by some to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. WEST SIDE STORY will run from December 8 - January 24 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre.

Scientists go missing two by two; one,economist Andras Halmi, may be able to clear Liz Keen's name. Red Reddington and Agent Donald Ressler go searching for Halmi, and for cryonics expert Sir Crispin Crandall, while The Director plots to kill Red and Liz. Meanwhile, Tom Keen's found his way into a Russian fight club, but will he live? It's scientists on the rocks with a twist of Russian terrorists on THE BLACKLIST.

WWE® (NYSE: WWE), Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced today that WrestleMania 31 generated $139 million in economic impact for the Santa Clara/San Jose region this past March, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation. This marks the second largest economic impact in WrestleMania history, and the fourth consecutive year that WrestleMania generated more than $100 million in economic impact for its host region.

?Featuring the timeless music of the Big Band era, The One and Only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra performs at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre December 1, 2015.

Quick Silver Theater Company will now begin its new play development course of action entitled CITIZEN ONE READINGS. Its 'Citizen One' readings will investigate the impact of one citizen on a community and the force of change that develops as a result of that citizen's actions.

NBC Sports presents the first-ever primetime game featuring opponents with records of 6-0 or better, as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (6-0) visit Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos (6-0) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., on NBC's Sunday Night Football.

Grammy award winning Florence LaRue and The 5th Dimension perform their timeless hits at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre tonight and tomorrow, October 30 and 31, 2015.

'Buck $hot to the $oul', a provocative exhibition of new paintings, mixed-media installations, and sculpture by Laura Kimpton, will be on view at Zener Schon Contemporary Art from November 10 to December 12, 2015 in Mill Valley, CA. There will be an opening reception on November 12 from 6-8pm.

Halloween Spooktacular is perfect for those who enjoy the lighter side of Halloween or those looking for a funnier way to celebrate the ghoulish holiday.

BroadwayWorld is excited to report complete casting for the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist and Emmy Award nominated writer Rolin Jones and Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winning Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong's new play with music THESE PAPER BULLETS!, directed by Jackson Gay at Atlantic Theater Company. Much of the company carries over from the show's Los Angeles premiere.

NBC Sports presents the first-ever primetime game featuring opponents with records of 6-0 or better, as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (6-0) visit Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos (6-0) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., on NBC's Sunday Night Football.

The holiday favorite production A Christmas Carol comes to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre November 28 - December 24, 2015.

All in all, one might chalk this one up as a 'miss,' but it's not a complete miss thanks to the talent involved.

The time of year when families gather for reunions, dinners and parties also means the funniest family function around.  Peter Fogel arrives in Boston for two weeks only, December 9 to December 20, 2015 in Steve Solomon's 'My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm Home for the Holidays!,"  playing at the historic Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA.