On December 3rd, The Center For Fiction’s Annual Awards Benefit is honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to fiction this year. This year’s benefit will be free for anyone who wishes to attend. This year’s benefit be hosted by actress, comedian and author Yvonne Orji, and will feature a performance by Laura Benanti.

Kansas City Actors Theatre will present an original online play, “Get Us Out of These Boxes: A Zoom Christmas Carol,” written by KCAT company member Darren Sextro. This is a one-time-only event in support of Kansas City Actors Theatre and the recently-launched Kansas City Actors Radio Theatre.

Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble's cherished holiday tradition continues! Recorded in both indoor and outdoor settings, ranging from cathedral splendor to shady glen to cozy living room, they will bring you the essence of Wintersong in a virtual format. 

NEXT WEEK, Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, the 2020 ADG Virtual Festival will stream WEEK EIGHT, a tribute to Garth Fagan, Martha Myers and the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers/Louis Mofsie, honorees at American Dance Guild Festival 2017 - 'Celebrating Diversity.' 

The NorShor Theatre presents Songs of the Season, a brand-new holiday revue featuring inspirational stories and classic songs like Silent Night and All I Want For Christmas Is You,  among others, and will be performed by local professional artists Carolyn LePine, Gabriel Mayfield, Shad Olsen, and Christina Stroup.

Ballet Hispánico is inviting audiences to the Ballet Hispánico Holiday Celebration of Club Havana on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at 7:30pm. Ballet Hispánico's signature work Club Havana is a celebration of Cuban music and dance with the Afro-Cuban legacies of the conga, rumba, mambo, and cha cha rhythms.

OffWestEnd has announced its 100th OnComm award to the production The Poltergeist by Philip Ridley, starring Joseph Potter and directed by Wiebke Green. Presented by Tramp and streamed live from Southwark Playhouse in November, The Poltergeist is a darkly comic new play about art, family, memory, and being haunted by the life we never lived.

Vineyard Theatre has announced a series of original cast benefit readings, including Gloria, the Pulitzer Prize finalist play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Evan Cabnet, which will air on January 19 and be available for viewing through January 22;  Brutal Imagination by Cornelius Eady and directed by Joe Morton, and more.

In celebration of the holiday season, Sarah Brightman will host her first-ever livestream event!  Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony will be broadcast on Sunday, December 20, 2020 from the Christ Church Spitalfields in London.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced that it will be presenting a filmed live performance of their forthcoming Christmas production - The Magic of Christmas, in partnership with the Macrobert Arts Centre.

Theatre Rhinoceros will present a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of GAY PILGRIM, conceived and Performed by John Fisher on November 25, 2020 at 8pm for free. 

The Phoenix Theatre is ready to warm your holiday season. The local theatre company continues its all virtual season with Fire and Light: A Phoenix Holiday, a magical fundraiser, one-night only event Thursday, December 10 at 7 p.m.

Raleigh Little Theatre will present “This Wonderful Life” by Steve Murray as this year’s holiday production. “This Wonderful Life,” a one-actor show, will be performed live and in-person from Dec. 10-20, with an option to stream a pre-recorded performance from home Dec. 17-25. The production is directed by RLT’s artistic director, Patrick Torres. 

Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV), the Tony Award-winning choir founded and directed by Michael McElroy, is thrilled to announce its 2020 holiday concert, “A Season of Hope & Inspiration,” will stream for free to a global audience on Sunday, Dec. 13 starting at 7pm (ET). The concert will feature an incredible lineup of special guests, including the Broadway luminaries Patti LuPone, Billy Porter, Leslie Odom Jr., Crystal Monee Hall, Daniel J. Watts, and Shoshana Bean. The event will stream online, and tickets (FREE and donate-what-you-can) can be reserved at BIVvoices.org starting Nov. 30.

Ars Lyrica Houston will present a holiday program of small-scale delights that are often overlooked during a season usually marked by Handel's massive Messiah. On Friday, December 18 and 7:30 p.m., the program Comfort and Joy airs alongside complimentary social and educational programming in a complete artistic package.

The beloved and long-running musical stage show King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running: Songs & Stories of the Carolina Coast will celebrate its 35th anniversary this December. The original cast, dubbed The Coastal Cohorts and featuring Tybee local Jim Wann, Bland Simpson, and Don Dixon, will commemorate this anniversary with a streaming event.

Yes, Virginia - the new holiday comedy by Stan Zimmerman ('The Golden Girls,' 'Gilmore Girls') and Christian McLaughlin ('Desperate Housewives,' 'Married...With Children') - will be presented as a streaming benefit for Judson Theatre Company and Laguna Playhouse on Thursday, December 17 at 7:00 PM Eastern.

Submissions Only is a grassroots web sitcom that shows viewers what really goes on off-stage. The show follows the friendship of two theater professionals, an actress (Wetherhead as Penny Reilly) and a casting director (Colin Hanlon as Tim Trull), as they try to build careers in the notoriously tricky and often absurd world of Broadway theatrics.

Servant Stage is offering three original Christmas shows in a virtual setting this December, featuring stunning musical arrangements of classic Christmas songs and performances from more than 100 local Lancaster performers.

Pasadena Playhouse has announced Holiday programming on PlayhouseLive with an exclusive streaming of Bob Baker Marionette Theater's Holiday on Strings! brought directly into homes for the first time.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Theatre & Dance program will offer two virtual performances in December. The first, a world premiere of an original drama entitled: Faithfall will premiere on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. Pre-show interviews and a post-show discussion on the play's themes will provide additional insights.

Sugar plum fairies may only be dancing in our heads this holiday season, but you can still embrace those good wintery feelings with Theatre Three's short virtual production of Twas the Night at Theatre Three, available December 21-24.

The Oratorio Society of New York, led by Music Director Kent Tritle, will continue its tradition of presenting an annual performance of Handel's Messiah-a yearly occurrence since 1874-with a special, reimagined digital offering.

SANTA'S HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA is a special celebration of pre-recorded songs, stories and traditions observed during the Winter Season. You'll hear some of your favorite holiday tunes (including a 7-minute version of The Nutcracker) and make some new friends from North Pole.