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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

For the Holidays


One night only Santa's Babies - A Holiday Burlesque Friday, December 2 at Curtain Call, Inc. in The Dressing Room Theatre, For mature audiences only; 18+

The Theatre Artist Workshop presents Cheer Up! A Holiday Revue  this weekend only December 2, 3 & 4
This Holiday Benefit, is a collection of favorite songs and original scenes, to remind you of what the holidays are all about — griping and complaining and still finding the holiday spirit in all of us. We’ll get December off to a funny and touching start.

At Hartford Stage is A Christmas Carol     Opens November 25 – December 30!
Hartford Stage brings the magic of Dickens’ heart-warming classic to life in this Connecticut holiday tradition! The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the heartless miser who discovers the true meaning of the holiday season after a Christmas Eve haunting, features all of Charles Dickens’ beloved characters: Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Ghosts take flight and soar across the stage, carols are sung and snow falls capturing the spirit of a Victorian Christmas forever warming the hearts of adults and children alike.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol performs at The Shubert New Haven December 2 through 4.
This staging of the Dickens' tale evokes both the chilling poverty and luxurious wealth of 19th Century London as a thrilling backdrop to the spellbinding tale. Every memorable detail of Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol” springs to life in this colorful production–from a snowy set that faithfully re-creates the Victorian period of London in the 1800s, to spine-chilling ghosts and several special effects, most notably Scrooge's Bed, which literally takes flight!


At the Ivoryton Playhouse, take an unexpected blizzard, add a sprinkling of the Nutcracker, a pinch of Dickens’ Christmas Carol, stir in a little romance and festive song, top it all off with holiday magic and you get a new family tradition called Home for the Holidays premiering, December 8th through the 18th

Jib Productions performs Seasons Readings.
Capture the holiday spirit with short plays, stories and surprises! At the Greenwich Arts Council on December 8 and the Westport Woman’s Club on December 15
In this lineup of heartfelt holiday humor, outlandish playwright Frederick Stroppel offers The Land of Sweets; Ann Patchett recounts a memory of her father in How to Read a Christmas Story; David Sedaris tells a torturous tale of working as an elf in Santaland; Wolcott Gibbs, in the riotous Ring Our Wild Bells, gives a new meaning to the expression ‘with bells on;’ and Matt Hoverman explores the pull between past disasters and present possibilities in his play, Going Home.

Close to home
One performance of Santa's Babies A Holiday Burlesque Show will be at The Palace Danbury on December 10.

At Western Connecticut State University, the Opera Ensemble presents in the Ives Concert Hall Amahl and the Night Visitors, December 9 at 8 p.m. and December 10 at 2:00 p.m.

Also at Western Connecticut State University, the Department of Theater Arts presents A Christmas Carol, December 10 at 4 p.m. and December 11 at 3 p.m. in Berkshire Hall.

The Ridgefield Playhouse presents A Christmas Carol & Holiday Feast on Sun, December 11 at 5:30pm
Partially Underwritten by Bissell House, come and join the Playhouse and Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival for an exclusive Holiday Party with the Fezziwigs! A reading of the hilarious Fezziwig Christmas Party excerpted from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol paired with new excerpted scenes from Christmas Present! A holiday feast with the cast complete with drinks and dessert provided by Bissell House Restaurant will follow the performance in the Playhouse lobby!  Performance begins at 5:30pm with Feast following at 7:00pm

The Westport Country Playhouse presents A Season of Miracles on Sunday, December 11, at 1pm and 4pm
A Season of Miracles by Pushcart Players is a sparkling collection of holiday tales from different cultures including Christmas (The Gift of the Magi and The Nutcracker), Kwanzaa (The Kwanzaa Kite, set in Nigeria), and Chanukah (A Chanukah Miracle, a Chelm story).  Set to music and filled with beauty and magic, laughter and love, A Season of Miracles is the perfect gift of theater to celebrate the winter holidays!

Shakesperience Productions performs A Christmas CarolI A Celebration of Our Blessings & Your Generosity at Shakesperience Studio Thursday-Sunday, December 15-18

The Quick Center at Fairfield University presents Babes in Toyland performed by American Family Theater, Inc. with two performances on December 18

And back home again
At The Palace Danbury is A Christmas Carol with two shows on Saturday, December 17th
The classic Dickens tale, reborn by this Pied Piper Youth Theater production. In this rare departure for a Pied Piper production, adults are playing most major roles.

On Friday, December 31st it is First Night Danbury!, Beginning at 4:00 all over Downtown!

For details on these performances, check the links.
This is your Stage Gram, for the Holidays. Break a Leg.

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