On December 4, The New York City Children's Holiday Party brought nearly 800 children from 38 different homeless shelters to experience the epic musical King Kong. After the performance, each child received gifts and a backpack with educational supplies and departed the show with a merry send-off from Santa Claus.
Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience announces THE GIVING SEASON the third production in Season XII on Monday, December 17th at the Old Town Theatre. Write Out Loud Story Concerts bring literature to life - aloud - with rehearsed readings by professional actors. Each program explores specific themes by weaving a variety of stories, poems, and sometimes music, together into a literary tapestry. A pre-show reception starts at 6:15pm with a 7:00pm curtain.
Young Actors' Theatre is pleased to announce their next production for the 2018 - 2019 season. YAT's Winter production season will kick off with the popular holiday show Elf The Musical, Jr featuring actors in grades 2nd-12th. Joining Director Marisa Musgrove on the artistic team are Matt Ignacio (Music Director), Wilfred Paloma (Choreographer), and Devon Jack (Stage Manager).
On Friday 30 December Greenwich Theatre welcomed the press to the opening night performance of Robinson Crusoe, the latest in a long line of traditional celebrity-free pantomimes at the South London venue. The performance was met with a rapturous response, hailed by the British Theatre Guide as 'a riotous evening of pantomime joy'. The show reunites dame Andrew Pollard - 'one of the industry's greatest' (British Theatre Guide) - with arch-villain Anthony Spargo ('surely one of the greatest Villains of all... his performance is a masterclass in villainy' British Theatre Guide).
Join acclaimed vocalist Chris Pinnella (formerly of Trans-Siberian Orchestra) on Saturday December 15th as he brings his holiday show home to his alma mater Manasquan High School.
'Tis the season for holiday cheer on “Live with Kelly and Ryan.” Hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest will get into the spirit this December with festive theme weeks, a holiday sweater spectacular, “Live's” annual Christmas extravaganza and a special end-of-year episode.
To say something magical happened last night in Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center would be like describing The Texas Tenors as just three gorgeous singers from Texas. Magic doesn't fully encompass what happened in that hall as the enormous vocals of John Hagen, Marcus Collins, and JC Fisher enveloped us, filled up the entire theatre for 'The Texas Tenors: Deep in the Heart of Christmas.'
Delaware Theatre Company is proud to host a special presentation of Jeff Cohen's The Soap Myth. The staged reading, directed by Pamela Berlin, will be performed one night only on January 24 at 7PM. It stars The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant's Ed Asner and The Walking Dead and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Tovah Feldshuh.
Get a first look at the Castle Craig Players' production of "THE WINTER WONDERETTES', running through December 15 only!
If you like a little horror with your ho-ho-ho, then program your GPS to guide your sleigh to Machine in the Fenway where Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans' 2018 Christmas spectacular is A NIGHTMARE ON ELF STREET, their holiday-themed tribute to '80's slasher films. A Freddy Krueger-like serial killer is methodically taking down students from Elf Street Academy, who just happen to be members of Santa Claus' flight team. Will the jolly old elf still be able to launch his worldwide journey, or will Krampus, the evil genius behind Freddy's deeds, succeed in stopping Christmas this year?
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Today The Paragon Collective launches the first two installments of The First Mrs. Claus, a four-part holiday scripted musical comedy podcast. Created, written, composed and directed by Alex Aldea and Michael Ross, new episodes will premiere each Tuesday leading up to the Christmas holiday. The tongue-in-cheek tale features the voices of Michelle Visage, Kristin Chenoweth, Lewis Black, RuPaul, Ross Matthews, Josh Peck, Nancy Grace, Cecil Baldwin (Welcome to Night Vale), Katie Siegel (The Haunting of Hill House), Ray Dalton and more. Four hilarious half hour installments follow the courtroom trial of Hot Coco, Santa's first wife, who is on trial for his murder.
'THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS': A joyful celebration of Christmas with multiple stories, lots of music, and an amazing array of puppets. Recommended for ages 3-12. **Sunday, December 16 is a Special Event -- our Annual Christmas Party. Reservations are required. See separate event for more details.**
The iconic holiday classic movie, Miracle on 34th Street, first brought joy into the hearts of millions in the summer of 1947. Although it was and is most definitely a Christmas movie, the original producers chose to release it in May because more people went to the movies in the summer. The fact that it was a Christmas movie was not even included in the marketing campaign. It was kept a secret! Hard to imagine that now, as it has become a holiday tradition for generations.
I recently spoke with Mary Nye Bennett who is directing the inaugural holiday show for Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Your Happy Holiday, which will be performed at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre (548 South Marietta Pkwy., Marietta), Dec. 20-23.
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers, announces the top ASCAP holiday songs of 2018. According to an ASCAP analysis of streaming and terrestrial radio data, the hit classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” written by ASCAP songwriter Walter Afanasieff and pop star Mariah Carey, holds the #1 song position for the second year in a row.
Elf the Musical is the perfect holiday treat. Whether you know the 2003 movie version that featured Will Ferrell or not, it doesn't matter. As a collaborative effort of the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine performed at the charmingly unique Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this show is one of the best holiday themed productions I've ever seen. The setting, combined with a funny script, rollicking musical numbers, costumes in Christmas palette colors and outrageous dance numbers (you can't beat tap dancing elves and Santas!) this show is worth seeing.
Over 50 students from Professional Performance Prep (The Prep) joined in the festivities on Thursday night to kick off the holiday season for Red Bank celebrity jeweler, Goldtinker®'s Holiday Sip & Shop event.
The Syracuse Stage and Syracuse University (SU) Department of Drama Holiday production is an annual tradition for many Central New Yorkers. This year, the family friendly holiday show Elf the Musical is the perfect start to the Holiday season. The production features fabulous SU drama students, local child performers, and accomplished equity actors. Director Donna Drake, last season's director of The Wizard of Oz, brings the comedy, the heart, and the holiday cheer to life with her fun and festive direction.
Amazon Music continues to spread holiday cheer with a collection of brand-new Amazon Original songs for the holiday season. Available only on Amazon Music, listeners can find new songs from an array of artists across various genres, from alternative band 10 Years, to country and soul with Southern-soul octet St. Paul & The Broken Bones, roots multi-instrumentalist Molly Tuttle, country singer and former Amazon Music Weekly One Abby Anderson, contemporary singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle, and classic country singer/songwriter Joshua Hedley. Additionally, new festive tracks from GRAMMY-nominated R&B/Hip-Hop artist Aloe Blacc and genre-bending 'TrapHouseJazz' entertainer Masego are now available. Listeners can also continue to stream Katy Perry's brand-new Amazon Original holiday track, “Cozy Little Christmas,” already one of the most popular songs since its premiere two weeks ago.
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