Santa Claus News

The Growing Stage, The Children's Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre in Netcong celebrates the holidays with THE LAND OF FORGOTTEN TOYS. 

Glee star Chord Overstreet is hitting the ski slopes in Netflix's new holiday rom-com, Falling For Christmas. BroadwayWorld caught up with Overstreet to discuss his favorite memories on set, working with Lindsay Lohan, his favorite holiday movies, and more.

Come celebrate the holidays this year with First Stage and the return of their heartwarming production of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL!, based on the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and stage production directed and conceived by Jeff Frank and First Stage.

The Cape Symphony's joyful tradition will kick off the season with six Holiday on the Cape performances on December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, offering a mix of the secular and the sacred, with popular songs, traditional carols, and an exclusive presentation of scenes from The Nutcracker.

The Belmont Theatre is proud to present the Christmas classic, A Christmas Story, The Musical. This holiday favorite filled with iconic laughs and extraordinary choreography will run  December 2-4 and 8-11. Friday and Saturday show start at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees start at 3 p.m. An additional matinee was just added on December 10 at 3pm.

Central City Opera presents the family-friendly opera Amahl and the Night Visitors in a limited-run series across the Front Range this December.

Essex Hardware Store has been a fixture in Essex for many years. It is a gathering place for the community – a place where you can find everything from a bale of hay to a gallon of paint to the best snow shovel! This year, the Ivoryton Playhouse is paying tribute to this icon by setting their holiday show in a fictional Essex Hardware Store.

Ruth Eckerd Hall On The Road Presents Miracle on Cleveland Street in downtown Clearwater on Sunday, December 4 from 2 to 6 pm. 

BIRDLAND THEATER will present acclaimed vocalist Carole J. Bufford in the New York debut of her concert “Vintage Pop!” for a special six-show run from Friday, December 9 through Sunday, December 11, with performances each night at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM.

 The Park Theatre will be humming throughout December with a wide variety of holiday events. They include concerts, two classic holiday movies, a filmed ballet as well as a stage play plus Santa live for the kiddies.

Award-winning Pantochino Productions, a professional not-for-profit theatre company in Milford will debut it’s new musical panto “Christmas Carol” December 2 through 18 at the MAC, Milford Arts Council on Railroad Avenue in Downtown Milford.

North Texas Performing Arts has announced that closing night of this year's run of its annual Christmas show will mark their 100th performance of Scrooge, the Musical for the theatre troupe and for Plano resident Darrell Rodenbaugh who has played the title role of “Scrooge” since the tradition began in 2011.

Tickets for Nashville's beloved holiday tradition with The Ornaments are now on sale! From December 16 through December 20, friends and family are invited to enjoy Vince Guaraldi's brilliant soundtrack for Charles Schultz's A Charlie Brown Christmas performed by a rotating cast of Nashville musicians.

The Downtown Cabaret Theatre has announced that their original TYA musical The Santa Story will return to Connecticut by popular demand to kick off the holiday season. 

One of New England's most popular Christmastime traditions, the 2022 Holiday Pops season, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, offers 34 evening and matinee concerts, December 1–24, at Symphony Hall, festively decorated for the season.

Radiance! & Frozen in Frisco, Texas' LARGEST ice and light spectacular, is coming back and bigger than ever for its THIRD magical year! Making its way to the safe, family-friendly Riders Field in Frisco, formerly Dr Pepper Ballpark, the immersive holiday fun will take place November 18 through December 31, 2022.

There’s no place like Disney+ for the holidays with the “Happy Holidays” collection returning for the third year. New trailers are now available for three upcoming holiday specials exclusive to Disney+; “Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays,” “Best in Snow,” and “Hip Hop Nutcracker.”

The Lyric Theatre Singers make a much-anticipated return to Concordia's Loyola Chapel for their first in-person concert since 2019. Tickets are now on sale for 4 performances of Candlelight Christmas 2022, from December 8th to 11th.

Back by popular demand, Tacoma Little Theatre presents A Christmas Story, adapted for the stage by Philip Grecian. This holiday classic will be directed by Jennifer York.

Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the November prompt for their monthly play writing contest, Go Try PlayWrite.