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What happens when a monogamous lesbian songwriter and a polyamorous bisexual poet fall in love? Boundaries are set, broken, upheld, muddled, and re-established over and over again in a story that reflects the complications of modern dating and romantic relationships.

If your Thanksgiving Week plans include taking in a Broadway show, please take notice of the special holiday schedule for the rest of this holiday weekend. Many shows will take Thanksgiving Day off, but there are still plenty of options, including CHICAGO, JAGGED LITTLE PILL, THE LIGHTNING THIEF, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and WAITRESS. Note that most shows are adding Friday matinees and weekend performances, so plan ahead and most importantly, have a happy Thanksgiving!

Scrooge, the ghosts and a very Tiny Tim just an arm's length away in a fine adaptation of Dickens' timeless tale.

This Month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

In conjunction with the annual Dickens on the Strand Festival, The Grand 1894 Opera House proudly presents Charles Dickens' much loved and ever-popular production of A Christmas Carol, Friday, December 6 at 8pm and Saturday, December 7 at 3pm. Tickets may be purchased at The Grand's Box Office, 2020 Postoffice Street, by calling 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or online at www.thegrand.com.

Ring in the holidays at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). Located in the heart of Newark's vibrant Arts District, the Center is your go-to for great shows for theatergoers of all ages and interests.

Ana Gasteyer ('Saturday Night Live,' 'The Goldbergs,' Netflicks' Wine Country) is sweetening up the holidays with the release of her new holiday album, Sugar & Booze. Brimming with creative arrangements on standards such as 'You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch' and a retro Mambo 'Sleigh Ride,' Gasteyer's soulful, clear vocals breathe a fresh new, and often bemused take on these beloved classics and evokes Holiday nostalgia on its original songs, such as 'Nothing Rhymes with Christmas' and 'Blue Black Friday.'

After a much talked about debut in 2019, London's tasteful Cross The Tracks Festival is back and better than ever in 2020 with an all encompassing day of the finest jazz, funk and soul as well as delicious street food, carefully brewed craft beer, thought provoking talks, immersive workshops and plenty more on Sunday June 7th at Brixton's beautiful Brockwell Park. The first names to be announced include Sister Sledge, Tinariwen, Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay MBE, Nu Guinea (Full Live Band), Channel One, Shabaka & The Ancestors, Soul II Soul's Jazzie B, Shy One, Tash LC, Jaz Karis, Pip Millet, Ashley Henry, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Chris Dave & The Drumhedz, Theon Cross, Jamz Supernova, Lynda Dawn, and Aaron Taylor.

Pinocchio is not a new story by any means, and according to director Sheila McCarthy's program note, it's been translated into 260 languages since it was written in 1881. With such a wealth of imaginings and interpretations already in the world, Brian Hill (book) and Neil Bartram (music and lyrics) wisely decide to let the simplicity of the fairy-tale take centre stage in THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO.

Ricky Graham, every New Orleanians' favorite funny man, and his jolly comical crew are back on the Rivertown Mainstage to bring some different kind of holiday cheer with this Christmas musical that has theatergoers coming back for more!

There's no better way to ease into the hijinks and hubbub of the holiday season than with a nostalgic trip down memory lane with the awesomely talented, tremendously charming and oh-so-delightful quartet, aka the Marvelous Wonderettes, in Roger Bean's confectionary Winter Wonderettes, the seasonal follow-up to his popular The Marvelous Wonderettes, which first introduced us to Cindy Lou, Betty Jean, Suzy and Missy.

Tis the season for holiday tunes! From festive favorites to brand-new bops, Broadway isn't disappointing this year, with a huge variety of new holiday albums from your favorite artists to put under the tree. Check out a full list of 2019 holiday albums from Broadway best and brightest!

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST opens on November 29 at Garden Grove's historic GEM THEATRE presented by the award-winning One More Productions - one of Southern California's leading musical theater companies.

Fans of David Bromstad, Jonathan and Drew Scott, Christina Anstead, and Ben and Erin Napier will have plenty to celebrate this holiday season when HGTV rolls out 55 fresh episodes of four top performing series—My Lottery Dream Home, Property Brothers: Forever Home, Christina on the Coast and Home Town. First up, 13 new episodes of the hugely popular My Lottery Dream Home will premiere on Friday, Dec. 13, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In the series' latest season, more than 14.5 million viewers tuned in to see David take newly moneyed clients who want to buy their first high-dollar house on tours of luxurious properties. Property Brothers: Forever Home, which attracted more than 18 million viewers in its freshman season, returns on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT with 13 episodes that follow twin brothers Jonathan and Drew, real estate and renovation experts, as they overhaul unremarkable houses and transform them into dream homes that families never want to leave. 

Devon comedy troupe Le Navet Bete have turned the best-known pirate tale in history inside out to create a unique and hilariously modern festive show.

Tropicana is thawing out their festive Christmas show JINGLE, an hour-long serving of song and dance celebrating the holiday season.

Friedrich Nietzsche said, 'He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.' In Dance Nation, currently running at The Wilbury Theatre Group, the hopeful young dancers put everything they can into learning and perfecting how to dance, so that it might eventually help them take flight.

a?oeThe Santaland Diariesa?? Premieres December 6at South Bend Civic Theatre. Based on the personal experiences of David Sedaris,

Make time for a memorable meal. Roasted Masala on Columbus Avenue at 105th Street is a gem of a restaurant. This welcoming spot features fine Northern Indian cuisine by Chef Jawad Rehman who has incorporated treasured recipes on the menu that have been passed down from his grandfather.

The chocolate factory is coming to a city near you! The tour for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has made stops in Cincinnati, Toronto, Boston and more!