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Friday, December 13
A Musical Christmas Carol, by David H. Bell, directed by Scott Evans, featuring Charles Shaughnessy (Ebenezer Scrooge), Theo Allyn (Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig), Christian Clausnitzer (Did Wilkins/Peter Cratchit), Allison Dorser, Justin Fortunato (Fred), Aaron Galligan-Stierle (Bob Cratchit), Lisa Ann Goldsmith (Mrs. Cratchit), Kat Harkins (Belle/A.lice), Daniel Krell (Marly’s Ghost), Aubree Liscotti (Tiny Tim), Saige Smith (Ghost of Christmas Past), Saige Smith (Ghost of Christmas Past), Aria Meinert (Melinda), and Leah Piccolino) Belinda), with Allison Dorsey, Kylie Edwards, Ted Guzman, Tim Hartman, Alex Manalo, J. Alex Noble, Brady D. Patsy, Benjamin Kent Pimental, Alexander Podolinski, Jason Shavers, Andrea Weinzierl, James Hopkins Coogan, Ramirra Jackson, and Emmett Kent, opens at Pittsburgh CLO.
Souvenir, by Stephen Temperley, directed by Wes Grantom, featuring Linda Mugleston (Florence Foster Jenkins), and Bob Walton (Cosmé McMoon), opens at Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Theater Company.
Harlem Holidays benefit concert, hosted by Kara Young, featuring Brandon Victor Dixon, at 8 PM at NYC’s Red Rooster Harlem.
Saturday, December 14
Breakin’ NYC: a Dance Experience From Deep In The Heart of the City, directed & choreographed by Angel Kaba, featuring Jihad Aly, Jonathan Amable, Maati Angaza, AAliyah Berry, Marion Burton, Nadara Coplin, Alex Gossen, Kay Muchotrigo, Cassandra Tousssaint, Kayla Muchotrigo, Cassandra Toussaint, Dalvin vilsaint, and Shannon Yu, opens at Off-Broadway’s Theatre 555.
The Long Beach Nutcracker Ballet, with choreography by David Wilcox, opens at CA’s Long Beach Convention Center.
Kristin Chenoweth Holiday Concert, with music direction by Mary Mitchell-Campbell, at 7:30 PM at LA’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Holiday Sing-Along concert, at 11:30 AM at the LA Philharmonic.
Judy Carmichael – Swinger concert, at 8 PM at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theatre.
Waiting for Godot, directed by James Macdonald, featuring Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw, closes at Theatre Royal Haymarket.
The Happiest Man on Earth, by Mark St. Germain, directed by Ron Lagomarsino, starring Kenneth Tigar (Eddie Jaku), closes at at the UK’s Southwark Playhouse.
Waiting for Godot, directed by James Macdonald, featuring Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw, closes at the UK’s Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Sunday, December 15
Lea Salonga at Christmas Concert, at 2 & 7 PM at Northridge,CA’s Soraya.
A Christmas Symphony: Sarah Brightman concert, at 8 PM Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
Storm Large: Holiday Ordeal concert at 7:30 PM at LA’s Broadwater Stage.
“The Premiere” screening, by Sam Pezzullo & Christopher Bouckom, directed by Jon Silver, featuring Sam Pezzullo, Alan Ceppos, Kristen Curcie, Mohna Hoppe, Ruby Jackson, Andrea Harum-Schiavoni, Catherine Schiavoini Bromberg, Scott Baker, Lorenzo Rodriquez, Christina Brown, and more…, at 3 PM at Long Island’s Bay Street Theatre.
The Roomate, by Jen Silverman, directed by Jack O’Brien, starring Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow, closes at Broadway’s Booth Theatre.
300 Paintings, written by & starring Sam Kissajukian, closes at Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre.
King Lear, directed by Kenneth Branagh, featuring Branagh (King Lear), Mara Allen (Curan), Deborah Alli (Goneril), Raymond Anum (Burgundy), Melanie‐Joyce Bermudez (Regan), Doug Colling (Edgar), Dylan Corbett‐Bader (France), Eleanor De Rohan (Kent), Chloe Fenwick‐Brown (Oswald), Joseph Kloska (Gloucester), Corey Mylchreest (Edmund), Hughie O’Donnell (Cornwall), Caleb Obediah (Albany), and Jessica Revell (Cordelia/The Fool), closes at Off-Broadway’s The Shed.
Shit. Meet. Fan., written & directed by Robert O’Hara, featuring Garret Dillahunt, Genevieve Hannelius, Billy Magnussen, Debra Messing, Tramell Tillman, and Constance Wu, closes at Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater.
La Cage Aux Folles, directed by Sam Pinkleton, featuring Cheyenne Jackson (Georges), Kevin Cahoon (Albin), Ryan J. Haddad ((Jean-Michel), Shannon Purser (Anne), George Salazar (Jacob), Michael McDonald (Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud, Nicole Parker (Marie Dindon/Mme). Renaud, El Beh (Francis), and Shea Diamond (Jacqueline), with Kay Bebe Queue, Cody Brunelle-Potter, Salina EsTitties, Rhoyle Ivy King, Ellen Soraya Nikbakht, Suni Jade Reid, and Paul Vogt as Les Cagelles, closes at Pasadena Playhouse.
Waiting for Godot, directed by directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett, featuring Lincoln Bonilla (Boy), Conor Lovett (Pozzo), Aasif Mandvi (Estragon), Jack McSherry (Boy), Adam Stein (Lucky) and Rainn Wilson (Vladimir, closes at LA’s Geffen Playhouse.
The School for Scandal, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by Mikey Mulhearn, featuring Libby Wahlmeir (Lady Sneerwell), Shannon Woo (Lady Teazle), Michael Kachingwe (Sir Peter Teazle), Nick Molari (Joseph Surface), Mac Rogers (Rowley), Linden Waddell (Mrs. Candour), Gavin Michael Harris (Backbite), Daria Good (Maria), Sarah Hinchcliff (Crabtree), Daria Good (Maria), Ben Raanan (Snake), and Mickey Mulhearn (Charles Surface), closes at Hollywood’s Actors Co-op.
The Goddam Couple Down the Hall (Oh… and Merry Christmas), by Mark Wilding, directed by Charlie Mount, featuring Cecil Jennings, Presciliana Esparolini, Sam Gregory, Dave Kumar, John Combs, Steve Nevil, Jill Remez, and Liv Denevi, closes at LA’s Theatre West.
Monday, December 16
Manhattan Theatre Club‘s Eureka Day, by Jonathan Spector, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, featuring Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht, and Bill Irwin, opens at Broadway’s Friedman Theatre.
The Platters: Very Merry Christmas Show, featuring featuring Lance Bernard Bryant, Omar Ross, Jovian K. Ford, and Brittney Bellamy, opens at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre.
Red Bull Theater‘s Two Gentlemen of Verona – The Rock Musical benefit concert, by John Guare, Mel Shapiro & Galt MacDermot, directed by Zi Alikhan, featuring Jordan Donica, Jin Ha, Chuck Cooper, Coby Getzug, Taylor Iman Jones, Kelvin Moon Loh, John-Michael Lyles, Alisa Melendez, Sam Simahk, and Alysha Umphress, with Delphi Borich, Ben Jones, Nasia Thomas, Mikayla Renfrow, and DeMarius Copes …. and a special appearance by André De Shields & Jay O. Sanders, at 7:30 PM Off-Broadway’s Symphony Space.
Robin Fierce – FOREVER FESTIVE: A Holliday Special concert at 7:30 PM at CT’s TheaterWorks Hartford.
Emily Goglia Presents The Limelight Club concert, with special guests Eric Peterson, Geneviève Flati, Ryne Strom, Devon Davidson, and Juliette Goglia, at at 8 PM at LA’s The Moon Room on Melrose.
Tuesday, December 17
A Sherlock Carol, a family-friendly holiday show, written & directed by Mark Shanahan, featuring Drew McVety (Sherlock Holmes), Byron St. Cyr (Ebenezer Scrooge), Dan Domingues (Dr. Timothy Cratchit, /Mr. Topper/ Ralph Fezziwig/ Constable Hopkins), Isabel Keating (The Countess of Morcar/ Martha Cratchit/ Mary Morstan/ Abigail Fezziwig/ Caroler/ Woman in Restaurant), and Sharone Sayegh (Emma Wiggins /Fan Gardner/ Inspector Lestrade / Mrs. Windgate), opens at CT’s Goodspeed.
Chanticleer Deck the Hall Holliday Concert, at 8 PM at the LA Philharmonic.
Christmas is … Not your average Holiday Show concert, hosted by Dianne Fraser & Robyn Spangler, with special guests Kevin Fisher, Jane A. Johnston and Shawn Ryan, at 8:30 PM at Hollywood’s Catalina Jazz Club.
The Platters: Very Merry Christmas Show, featuring Lance Bernard Bryant, Omar Ross, Jovian K. Ford, and Brittney Bellamy, closes at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre.
Wednesday, December 18
Diary of a Tap Dancer, written & choreographed by Ayodele Casel, and directed by Torya Beard, featuring Ayodele Casel, Naomi Funaki, Afra Hines, Quynn L. Johnson, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles, Annaliese Wilbur, and Ki’Leigh Williams, opens at Cambridges A.R.T.
Jennifer Hudson: The Gift of Love concert at 8:30 PM at LA’s Philharmonic.
Thursday, December 19
Gypsy, directed by George C. Wolfe, featuring Audra McDonald (Rose), Danny Burstein (Herbie), Joy Woods (Louise), Jordan Tyson(Dainty June), Lesli Margherita (Tessie Tura), Lili Thomas (Miss Mazeppa), Mylinda Hull (Miss Electra), Jacob Ming-Trent (Uncle Jocko), Kyleigh Denae Vickers (Baby Louise), Marley Lianne Gomes & Jade Smith (Baby June), and Kevin Csolak (Tulsa), with Shanel Bailey, Jace Bently, Brandon Burks, Hunter Capellán, Tony d’Alelio, Summer Rae Daney, Kellie Jean Hoagland, Aliah James, Brittney Johnson, Zachary Daniel Jones, Ethan Joseph, Andrew Kober, Krystal Mackie, James McMenamin, Cole Newburg, Majo Rivero, Sally Shaw, Brendan Sheehan, Thomas Silcott, Jayden Theophile, Jordan Wynn. and more, opens at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre.
The Tempest, directed by Jamie Lloyd, featuring Sigourney Weaver (Prospero), Jude Akuwudike (Alonso), Jason Barnett (Stephano), Selina Cadell (Gonzalo), Mathew Horne (Trinculo), Mara Huf (Miranda), Forbes Masson (Caliban), Mason Alexander Park (Ariel), James Phoon (Ferdinand), Oliver Ryan (Sebastian), and Tim Steed (Antonio, opens at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Friday, December 20
Saturday, December 21
Slay Belles: A Holiday Celebration concert, directed by Kirsten Chandler, featuring Edyie Alyson, Eileen Barnett, Jenifer Bennet, July Garnyé, Barbara Carlton Heart, Maura Knowles, Susan Edwards Martin, Dana Meller, Lisa Picotte, Leslie Stevens, and Mary Van Arsdel, at 9 PM at LA’s Young Actors Workspace (5571 West Pico Blvd.)
Gwyneth Goes Skiing, by Awkward Productions, directed by Linus Karp & Joseph Martin, featuring Linus Karp (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Joseph Martin (Terry Sanderson), closes at London’s Pleasance Theatre.
Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now, with music direction by Andrew Byrne, featuring Laura Bell Bundy, Kerry Butler, and Marissa Jaret Winokur, closes at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages.
Waiting for Godot, directed by by Judy Hegarty Lovett, featuring Lincoln Bonilla (Boy), Conor Lovett (Pozzo), Aasif Mandvi (Estragon), Jack McSherry (Boy), Adam Stein (Lucky) and Rainn Wilson (Vladimir, closes at LA’s Geffen Playhouse.
Souvenir, by Stephen Temperley, directed by Wes Grantom, featuring Linda Mugleston (Florence Foster Jenkins), and Bob Walton (Cosmé McMoon), closes at Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Theater Company.
Sunday, December 22
The Hills of California, by Jez Butterworth, directed by Sam Mendes, featuring Erin Rose Doyle, Sadie Veach, Liz Pearce, Jessica Baglow, Liam Bixby, and Q. Smith, closes at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre.
Hold On to Me Darling, by Kenneth Lonergan, directed by Neil Pepe, featuring Adam Driver (Strings mcCrane), Heather Burns (Nancy), Adelaide Clemens (Essie), Keith Nobbs (Jimmy), CJ Wilson (Duke), and Frank Wood (Mitch), closes at Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey, world premiere adapted & directed by Kara Feely, featuring Maggie Hoffman (Madeline Harvey), Daniel Allen Nelson (Roger Vincent), Catrin Lloyd-Bollard (Rita), Avi Glickstein (Stephen), Nicolas Noreña (Bertrand), Timothy Scott (René), Yuki Kawahisa (Louise), and Alessandro Magania (Charles), with voiceovers by Richard Foreman, closes at Off-Broadway’s La Mama.
A Sherlock Carol, a family-friendly holiday show, written & directed by Mark Shanahan, featuring Drew McVety (Sherlock Holmes), Byron St. Cyr (Ebenezer Scrooge), Dan Domingues (Dr. Timothy Cratchit, /Mr. Topper/ Ralph Fezziwig/ Constable Hopkins), Isabel Keating (The Countess of Morcar/ Martha Cratchit/ Mary Morstan/ Abigail Fezziwig/ Caroler/ Woman in Restaurant), and Sharone Sayegh (Emma Wiggins /Fan Gardner/ Inspector Lestrade / Mrs. Windgate), closes at CT’s Westsport Country Playhouse.
Who’s Holiday, by Matthew Lombardo, directed by Trey Compton, featuring Lara Hayhurst and Lu Zielinski, closes at Pittsburgh CLO.
A Musical Christmas Carol, by David H. Bell, directed by Scott Evans, featuring Charles Shaughnessy (Ebenezer Scrooge), Theo Allyn (Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig), Christian Clausnitzer (Did Wilkins/Peter Cratchit), Allison Dorser, Justin Fortunato (Fred), Aaron Galligan-Stierle (Bob Cratchit), Lisa Ann Goldsmith (Mrs. Cratchit), Kat Harkins (Belle/A.lice), Daniel Krell (Marly’s Ghost), Aubree Liscotti (Tiny Tim), Saige Smith (Ghost of Christmas Past), Saige Smith (Ghost of Christmas Past), Aria Meinert (Melinda), and Leah Piccolino) Belinda), with Allison Dorsey, Kylie Edwards, Ted Guzman, Tim Hartman, Alex Manalo, J. Alex Noble, Brady D. Patsy, Benjamin Kent Pimental, Alexander Podolinski, Jason Shavers, Andrea Weinzierl, James Hopkins Coogan, Ramirra Jackson, and Emmett Kent, closes at Pittsburgh CLO.
Christmas on the Rocks, by Judy Gold, Jenn Harris, Jeffrey Hatcher, Jacques Lamarre, Edwin Sánchez & Matthew Wilkas, directed by Rob Ruggiero, featuring Harry Bouvy, Jen Cody, and Richard Kline, closes at CT’s TheaterWorks Hartford.
OY! To the World ~ Christmas With a Twist!, by Gregory Thirloway & Maurice Godin, directed by Godin, with choreography by Jeffrey Polk, featuring Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jay Brian Winnick, Cameron J. Armstrong and Maya Sofia Enciso, and Gerald Sternbach (as Chris), closes at North Hollywood’s El Portal Theatre.
Noises Off, directed by Ilyse Robbins, featuring Amy Barker (Dotty Otley), Grace Experience (Brooke Ashton), Dan Garcia (Tim Allgood), Eliza Fichter (Poppy Norton-Taylor), Michael Jennings Mahoney (Frederick Rellows), Joseph Marrella (Garry Lejeune), Chip Phillips (Selsdon Mowbray), Samantha Rachert (Belinda Blair), Lewis D, and Wheeler (Lloyd Dallas), closes at Boston’s Lyric Stage.
The Long Beach Nutcracker ballet, with choreography by David Wilcox, closes at CA’s Long Beach Convention Center.
A Cowboy Lullaby, world premiere written & directed by James O’Neil, featuring Sylvie Davidson and Trevor Wheetman, with Bill Flores, Dave Jackson, and Dan Wheetman, closes at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre.
Ensemble Theatre Company‘s Million Dollar Quartet, directed by Brian McDonald, featuring Blake Burgess (Johnny Cash, Nick Voss (Elvis Presley), Will Riddle (Carl Perkins), Ian Fairlee (Jerry Lee Lewis), Janaya Mahealani Jones (Dyanne), Andy Hoff (Sam Phillips,) Jordan Lamoureux (Brother Jay), and Gus Graham (Fluke), closes at Santa Barbara’s New Vic.
A Very Streaming Christmas, written & directed by Gregg Ostrin, featuring Meredith Riley Stewart, David Clayberg, Katy Downing, Sarah Brooke, Michael Rothhaar, Taubert Nadalini, and Fern Lim, closes at Venice, CA’s Pacific Resident Theatre.
Mrs. Dilber’s Christmas Carol, by Arthur M. Jolly, directed by Michael Houston, featuring Bita Arefnia, Thomas Ashworth, Lara Blanco, Cassandra Carmona, Jennifer DeRosa, Raymond Donehey, Kyle Elzey, Julieta Gerlein, Carlos Gomez, Jr., Barbara Ann Howard, Robert Jolly, Brieyonna Monét, Sarah Nilsen, Bree Pavey, Rosie Ryden, Matthew Scheel, and Christopher Leon Simms, closes at North Hollywood’s Loft Ensemble.
The 39 Steps, by John Buchan, directed by Jamie Torcellini, featuring Louis Lotorto (Clown 1), Matthew Floyd Miller (Richard Hannay), Ashley Morton (Annabella (Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret), and Christopher Shaw (Clown 2), closes at CA’s Coachella Valley Rep.
Monday, December 23
A Guide for the Homesick, by Ken Urban, directed by Shira Milikowsky, featuring McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger, opens at Off-Broadway’s DR2 Theatre.
A Merry Little Christmas Carol, by Mark Shanahan, directed & choreographed by Jordan Setzer, featuring Adalee Alt (Ghostly Chils), Beatty Barnes (Ebenezer Scrooge),Ella Beshears, Patrick Halley, Dave Hobbs, Sarah Manton, Steve Pacek, Miri Quaintance, Greta Scott, Wyllow Smith, Anna Sosa, Refiye Tappan, Russel Teagle, Stormie Treveiño, and Margo Von Buseck, closes at Virginia Stage.
Tuesday, December 24
A Christmas Carol, directed by Mark Clements, featuring Matt Daniels (Evenezer Scrooge), Aja Alcaraz (Belle), Jordan Anthony Arredondo (Fred), Mark Corkins (Ghost of Marley), Todd Denning (Ghost of Chreistmas Present, Kevin Kantor (Ghoset of Christmas Past), George Lorimer (Young Scrooge), Reese Hadigan (Bob Cratchit), Nicole Powell (Brs. Cratchit), James Pickering (Bob Cratchit), Nicole Powel (Mrs. Cratchit), James Pickering (Mr. Fezziwig), Tami Workentin(Mrs. Fezziwig), Savanah Carlson (Emily Cratchit), Quincey Christenson (Turkey Kid), Luke Drope (Tiny Tim), Hannah Finley (Belinda Cratchit), Finnegan Fondow (Matthew Cratchit) Averu Lauren (Want), Scarlet Hirano (Sniffer/Ignorance), Connor Keigher (Thomas), Lil Landis (Teen Scrooge), Rocco Onorato (Peter Cratchit), Quin Sison (Martha Cratchit), and Lainey Techtmann (Boy Scrooge), and more, closes at Milwaukee Rep.
Wednesday, December 25
Thursday, December 26
Friday, December 27
Saturday, December 28
The Merchant of Venice 1936, directed by Brigid Larmour, featuring Tracy-Ann Oberman (Shylock.) and Joseph Millson (Antonio), Georgie Fellows (Portia), Evie Hargreaves (Mary / Nerissa), Mikhail Sen Lorenzo / Maharajah) and Elly Roberts (Stefania / Blackshirt), Gavin Fowler (Bassanio), Grainne Dromgoole (Jessica), Xavier Starr (Gratiano), and Alex Zur (Yuval / The Duke / Blackshirt), opens at London’s Trafalgar Theatre.
Sunday, December 29
Swept Away, by John Logan & The Avett Brothers, directed by Michael Mayer, featuring John Gallagher Jr. (Mate), Stark Sands (Big Brother), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother), and Wayne Duvall (Captin), with Hunter Brown, Matt DeAngelis, Cameron Johnson, Brandon Kalm, Michael J. Mainwaring, Orville Mendoza, Tyrone L. Robinson, John Sygar,Josh Breckenridge, Rico LeBron, John Michael Finley, Chase Peacock, Robert Pendilla, and David Rowen, closes at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.
York Theatre Company‘s Welcome to the Big Dipper, by Jimmy Roberts, Catherine Filloux & John Daggett, directed by & choreographed by DeMone Seraphin, featuring Jennifer Byrne (Bonnie Haskings), Robert Cuccioli (Amos King), Christian Magby (Dez), Mia Pinero (Rebeca King), Jayae Riley, Jr. (Carly), Demone Seraphin (Mr. Sapper), Pablo Torres (Eli Stotlzfus), Debra Walton (Joan Wilkes), and Michael Yeshion (Jacky Barnes), with Darius Harper, Jillian Louis, and Ella Olesen, closes at Off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Jeans.
Death on the Nile, adapted by Ken Ludwig, directed by Hana S. Sharif, featuring Felicia Curry (Annabelle Pennington), Eric Hissom (Sir Septimus Troy), Nancy Robinette (Salomé Otterbourne), and Sumié Yotsukura (Rosalie Otterbourne), Olivia Cygan (Linnet Ridgeway), Armando Durán (Hercule Poirot), Katie Kleiger (Jacqueline de Bellefort), Jamil A.C. Mangan (Colonel Race), Ryan Michael Neely (Ramses Praed), Robert Santon (Atticus Praed), and Travis Van Winkle (Simon Doyle), closes at DC’s Arena Stage.
A Christmas Story the Musical, by Joseph Robinette, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, directed by Hunter Foster, featuring John Scherer (Jean Shepard), Christopher Riley (Ralphie), Jim Stanek (The Old Man), Jenn Gambatese (Mother), Camilo Velasquez Escamilla (Randy), and Rashidra Scott (Miss Shields), with Jenniellen Beattie, Kyle Caress, Jack Casey, Sy Chounchaisit, Marjorie Failoni, Thomas Goldbach V, Laura Guley, Treston J. Henderson, Gavin Holwitt, Addie Jaymes, Ian Knauer, Gabriel Lafazan, Oliver Logue, Izzy Pike, Jesse Swimm, Tommy Betz, and Paris Martino, closes at CT’s Goodspeed.
Frozen, directed & choreographed by Dan Knechtge, featuring Jenna Lee Rosen (Elsa), Cailen Fu (Anna), Fergie Philippe (Kristoff), Mark Ivy (Olaf), Manuel Start Santos (Hans), Ben Lurye (Weleston), Tyler Ray Lewis ( Pabbie), and Sarah Sachi (Bulda), with Mike Baerga, Ben Chavez, Evin Johnson, Kelly Lomonte, Courtney Markowitz, Miles Marmolejo, Alex Quirreh, Rebecca Russell, Yasmine Sumiyoshi, Braden Tanner, Cassandra Zepeda, Teresa Zimmerman, Amelia Butterfras, Aria Carr, Mollie Diaz, Haley Griffin, Nicole Hiemstra, Julian Lammey, Asher Phelps, Abby Yadan, Riley Korfhage, Gavin Cabote, Will Merkle, Tessa Garcia, Zoe White, Jake Hurst, Khalid Trent, Matthew Call, and Kaavya Rajarathnam, closes at Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars.
Rapunzel and Her Holiday Wish, world premiere by Kris Lythgoe, directed by Becky Lythgoe, featuring Sally Struthers (Madame Gothel), Darcy Rose Byrnes, L.J. Benet, Ralph Cole Jr., Douglas Ladnier, and Larry Saperstein, closes at Laguna Playhouse.
A Sherlock Carol, by Mark Shanahan, directed by Steve Pacek, featuring Scott Wichmann (Sherlock Holmes), Beatty Barnes (Ebenezer Scrooge), Patrick Halley, Sarah Manton, Seth Robert Patterson, and Rachel Fobb, closes at Virginia Stage.
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, a solo adaptation, featuring Michael Russotto, closes at MD’s Olney Theatre.
Peter Pan and Tinker Bell: A Pirate’s Christmas Panto, directed by Bonnie Lythgoe, featuring John O’Hurley (Captain Hook), Alkaio Thiele (Peter Pan), Julia Roome (Wendy), Nayah Danasen (Tinker Bell), and Ben Giroux (Smee), with Camryn Eakes (Tiger Lily), Raquel Glasser, Kevin Ivins, Camal Pugh, and Davon Rashawn, closes at CA’s Thousand Oaks’ Bank of America Theatre.
Monday, December 30
Breakin’ NYC: a Dance Experience From Deep In The Heart of the City, directed & choreographed by Angel Kaba, featuring Jihad Aly, Jonathan Amable, Maati Angaza, AAliyah Berry, Marion Burton, Nadara Coplin, Alex Gossen, Kay Muchotrigo, Cassandra Tousssaint, Kayla Muchotrigo, Cassandra Toussaint, Dalvin vilsaint, and Shannon Yu, opens at Off-Broadway’s Theatre 555.
Tuesday, December 31
Wednesday, January 1
Thursday, January 2
Friday, January 3
Roundabout Theatre‘s English, by Sanaz Toosi, directed by Knud Adams, featuring Tala Ashe (Elham), Ava Lalezarzadeh (Goli), Pooya Mohseni ((Roya), Marjan Neshat (Marjan), and Hadi Tabbal (Omid, begin previews at Broadway’s Todd Haims’ Theatre.
Saturday, January 4
Guys and Dolls, directed by Nicholas Hytner, featuring Owain Arthur (Nathan Detroit), Timmika Ramsay (Miss Adelaide), George Ioannides (Sky Masterson), Celinde Schoenmaker (Sarah Brown), Jonathan Andrew Hume (Nicely-Nicely Johnson), Ryan Pidgen (Benny Ssouthstreet), Tori Scott (General Cartwright), Niall Bugge (Arvide Abernathy), TJ Lloyd (Rusty Charlie), Cornelius Clarke (Lieutenant Brannigan), Cameron Johnson (Big Jule), and Dashaun Begas (Harr the Horse, with Katie Bradley, Tanisha-Mae Brown, Filippo Coffano, Eamonn Cox, Kamilla Fernandes, Alex Given, Lucie Horsfall, Hollie Jane Stephens, Dominic Lamb, Siân Nathaniel-James, Sophie Pourret, Nathan Rigg, Pierce Rogan, Samuel Routley, and Saffi Needham, and swings Iroy Abesamis, James Revell, Charlotte Scott, and Dale White, closes at London’s Bridge Theatre.
Oedipus, adapted & directed by Robert Icke, featuring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, closes at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
Diary of a Tap Dancer, written & choreographed by Ayodele Casel, and directed by Torya Beard, featuring Ayodele Casel, Naomi Funaki, Afra Hines, Quynn L. Johnson, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles, Annaliese Wilbur, and Ki’Leigh Williams, closes at Cambridges A.R.T.
Sunday, January 5
Back to the Future, directed by John Rando, featuring Roger Bart (Doc Brown), Casey Likes (Marty McFly), Evan Alexander Smith (George McFly), Liana Hunt (Lorraine Baines), Jelani Remy (Goldie Wilson/Marvin Berry), and Nathaniel Hackmann (Biff Tannen), with David Josefsberg (Strickland), Mikaela Secada (Jennifer Parker), Aaron Alcaraz, Gregory Carl Banks Jr., Susie Carroll, Brendan Chan, Kevin Curtis, Samuel Gerber, Marc Heitzman, Kimberly Immanuel, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Jamary Kendricks, Katie LaDuca, Lizzy Marie Legregin, JJ Niemann, Jessie Peltier, Becca Petersen, Jonalyn Saxer, Blakely Slaybaugh, Gabi Stapula, and Davis Wayne, closes at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, after 500+ performances.
The annual Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes closes at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall.
The Merchant of Venice 1936, directed by Brigid Larmour, featuring Tracy-Ann Oberman (Shylock.) and Joseph Millson (Antonio), Georgie Fellows (Portia), Evie Hargreaves (Mary / Nerissa), Mikhail Sen Lorenzo / Maharajah) and Elly Roberts (Stefania / Blackshirt), Gavin Fowler (Bassanio), Grainne Dromgoole (Jessica), Xavier Starr (Gratiano), and Alex Zur (Yuval / The Duke / Blackshirt), closes at London’s Trafalgar Theatre.
The Dead, 1904, adapted by Paul Muldoon & Jean Hanff Korelitz, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly, featuring Kate Baldwin (Gretta Conroy), and Christopher Innvar (Gabriel Conry), with Úna Clancy (Aunt Kate), Mary Beth Peil (Aunt Julia), with Heather Bixler, Terry Donnelly, Karen Killeen, Michael Kuhn, Aedín Moloney, Michael Mellamphy, Jodie Sweeney, Gary Troy, Úna Clancy, closes at NYC’s The American Irish Rep Historical Society.
Once Upon a Mattress (recent Broadway production, directed by Lear deBessonet, featuring Sutton Foster (Winnifred), Michael Urie (Prince Dauntless), Ana Gasteyer (Queen Aggravain), Brooks Ashmanskas (The Wizard), Daniel Breaker (The Jester), Will Chase (Sir Harry), Nikki Renée Daniels (Lady Larken), David Patrick Kelly (King Sextimus) Ana Gasteyer (Queen Aggravain), and Kara Lindsay (Winnifred standby), with Daniel Beeman, Wendi Bergamini, Cicily Daniels, Taylor Marie Daniel, Ben Davis, Sheldon Henry, Oyoyo Joi, Amanda Lamotte, Sarah Michele Lindsey, Michael Olaribigbe, Adam Roberts, Jeffrey Schecter, Darius Wright and Richard Riaz Yoder, closes at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre.
Only Fools and Horses, by Paul Whitehouse & John Sullivan, directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, featuring Vinnie Jones (Danny Driscoll0, Paul Whitehouse (Grandad), Sam Lupton (Del Boy), Tom Major (Rodney), Georgina Hagen (Raquel), Craig Berry (Boycie), Nicola Munns (Marlene/Cassandra), Lee VG (Trigger), Bradley John (Denzil), Darryl Paul (Tony Driscoll /Mike the Barman), Peter Watts (Mickey Pearce), Richard J Hunt (Dating Agent), Gloria Acquaah-Harrison (Mrs Obooko), Philip Childs (Alternate Grandad / Phil), Andrew Bryant (Jumbo Mills),Amanda Coutts (Tina), Christopher Arkeston (Monkey Harris), Rhys Owen (Em), Kieran Andrew (Skinner), Katie Paine (Sharon) and Oscar Dobbins (Roy Taylor), closes at London’s Apollo Theatre.