Santa Claus News

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) will welcome InProximity Theatre Company with the New York City premiere of THE FALL TO EARTH, written by Joel Drake Johnson and directed by Joe Brancato.

The professional singing group "Masquerade" is on a mission to mesmerize crowds on both sides of the border with a special Holiday Concert - One night only in each country.

The CBS Television Network will present an encore of THE ELF ON THE SHELF: AN ELF'S STORY, an animated feature based on the best-selling holiday children's book The Elf on the Shelf, to be rebroadcast on CBS as a special presentation on Friday, Dec. 9 (9:30 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT). (Originally broadcast 11/25/11.)

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town and so are the WINTER WONDERETTES (December 9-18, 2011). Musical Theatre West presents the holiday sequel to the Roger Bean favorite, The Marvelous Wonderettes.

As usual this time of year, the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company will be accepting nonperishable items for the Cape May Food Closet.

Neil Patrick Harris, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Alfred Molina are among those set to voice key characters for the new half-hour animated Christmas special, YES, VIRGINIA, presented by Macy's, to be rebroadcast Friday, Dec. 9 (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 12/11/09.)

Broadway Theater of Pitman is set to present A Broadway Family Christmas.

TNT has unveiled the song selections for this year's Christmas in Washington concert, starring Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice and The Band Perry. Hosted this year by Conan O'Brien, the star-studded concert will premiere Friday, Dec. 16, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on TNT.

On Tues, Dec 20, 2011 at 8pm and 10pm, Upright Cabaret will transform Catalina Jazz Club into a wonderland of song as Upright Cabaret celebrates their 6th Annual Broadway Christmas Revue!

Don't miss the chance to meet Santa Claus at Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, on Wednesday, December 21 at 5 p.m., Thursday, December 22 at 6 p.m., and Friday, December 23 at 6 p.m. during their festive "Santa Buffets."

Tennessee Repertory Theatre will partner with the Nashville Humane Association for the upcoming production of A Christmas Story, Nashville's Newest Holiday Tradition. A Christmas Story runs December 8 - 22 at TPAC's Johnson Theater.

Home for the Holidays plays through December 23, 2011. The show is by Tony Javed and David Edwards and directed and choreographed by David Edwards.

Brought up on The Carol Burnett Show and Saturday Night Live, I love sketch comedy. It makes its point rather fast, and if it's really, really funny, you don't have to be hit over the head more than once to buy into it. Zombie Joe's Underground (ZJU) Theatre Group in NoHo is specializing in some off-the-wall, upbeat sketches in their Christmas Thrills and High Adventure, now onstage Fridays at 11 pm through December 30.

Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans hope to start a new holiday tradition with the reprise of last year's hit 'Mrs. Grinchley's Christmas Carol' at Theater Machine at the Ramrod Center for the Performing Arts. This is not your grandfather's Dickens or your children's Dr. Seuss, but features the usual cast of characters with a twist.