Today’s Highlights:
* Christmas on the Rocks, with plays by John Cariani, Jeffrey Hatcher, Jenn Harris & Matthew Wilkas, Jacques, Lamarre, Theresa Rebeck, and Edwin Sanchez, conceived & directed by Rob Ruggiero, featuring Harry Bouvy, Jenn Harris, Randy Harrison, Matthew Wilkas, and Ted Lange, begins streaming at TheatreWorks Hartford.
* A Christmas Carol — An Audio Play, adapted by Jessica Thebus, Neena Arndt & Richard Woodbury, directed by Thebus, featuring Asher Alcantara (Boy Scrooge/Peter Cratchit), Justin Amolsch (Musician), Kareem Bandealy (Jacob Marley), Dee Dee Batteast (Frida), Ariana Burks (Martha Cratchit/Catherine), Thomas J. Cox (Bob Cratchit), Allen Gilmore (Abe), Cindy Gold (Mrs. Fezziwig), Greg Hirte (Dick Wilkins), Susaan Jamshidi (Mrs. Cratchit), Vikram Konkimalla (Tiny Tim), Jennifer Latimore (Belle), Aurora Real De Asua (Ghost of Christmas Past), Christopher Sheard (Young Scrooge), Paris Strickland (Emily Cratchit), Bethany Thomas (Ghost of Christmas Present), Penelope Walker (Mrs. Fezziwig), Andrew White (Narrator), and Larry Yando (Ebenezer Scrooge), begins FREE streaming at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.
* Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens virtual FREE benefit performance, in support of BC/EFA, featuring Danny Burstein, Judith Light, Billy Porter, Michael Urie, Brooks Ashmanskas, Laura Bell Bundy, Paul Castree, Richard Chamberlain, Charity Angél Dawson, Robin de Jesús, Fran Drescher, J. Harrison Ghee, Gideon Glick, Stephanie Gibson, Lana Gordon, Alan H. Green, Lena Hall, Jayne Houdyshell, Lisa Howard, James Monroe Iglehart, Famke Janssen, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Cherry Jones, Francis Jue, Joaquina Kalukango, Tari Kelly, Nathan Lane, Norm Lewis, Vicki Lewis, Telly Leung, Alyse Alan Louis, Andrea Macasaet, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Kevin McHale, Eric William Morris, Jessie Mueller, Michael Notardonato, Okieriete Onaodowan, Royina Patel, Anthony Rapp, Jeffery Roberson, Krysta Rodriguez, Seth Rudetsky, Kirsten Scott, Matthew Scott, Michael James Scott, JK Simmons, Robin Lord Taylor, Evan Todd, Mariand Torres, Alysha Umphress, Anna Uzele, Marisha Wallace, Cynthia Nixon, and Michael Xavier, streams at 5 PM ET here (and available through Dec 5).
* Time Stands Still benefit reading, by Donald Margulies, directed by Daniel Sullivan, starring the original Broadway cast — Eric Bogosian, Brian d’Arcy James, Laura Linney, and Alicia Silverstone — streams at 8 PM ET. 
Pay-what-you-can-tickets on the TodayTix app.
* The 20th annual The 24 Hour Plays Broadway Gala, written by Rachel Axler, David Lindsay-Abaire, J. Holtham, christopher oscar peña, Jonathan Marc Sherman, and Lauren Yee, directed by Carolyn Cantor, Gordon Greenberg, Victor Maog, Patricia McGregor, and Taylor Reynolds, featuring Bebe Neuwirth, Marcia Gay Harden, Hugh Dancy, Merle Dandridge, Rachel Dratch, Jesse Eisenberg, Noah Galvin, Solea Pfeiffer, Michael Zegen, and many more, streams at 8 PM ET here.
* Ball Change FREE reading, by Brittany K. Allen, directed by Margot Bordelon, streams at 2 PM ET (and available through Dec. 5), on Broadway On Demand.
* “Remember the Ribbon: A Tribute to World AIDS Day” tribute concert, featuring Javier Muñoz, Rema Webb, Tom Viola, and many more, streams at 8 PM ET on Playbill.
* “The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special” holiday movie-musical, starring BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon, released on demand here.
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Audelco’s 2020 VIV Awards winners:
Click here for the complete list of winners (scroll down)
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“Be a Broadway Star,” a board game for all ages, is now available here. In addition, a holiday-themed Expansion Pack is also available for FREE here.
This isn’t your typical board game. This is a Broadway board game starring YOU in the spotlight. Roll the dice, move through the board and pick cards that challenge them to sin, dance, or act our lines from their favorite Broadway shows. Start out in acting school and work your way up to the top, buying pictures and resumes, earning an Equity card, getting an agent and publicist, going to auditions, getting cast in show, and maybe even winning a Tony Award. The star who accumulates the most fans along the way to the Broadway Hall of Fame wins the games.
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TCG has announced the publication of Richard Maxwell’s “Evening Plays.” 
Order here.
“Evening Plays” collects 3 new dramas that are a response to Richard Maxwell’s Divine Comedy, which centers around 3 archetypal barflies who together form an elegy of universal loss. Samara is a mythic tale of redemption that follows a messenger through a bleak frontier in his quest to collect a debt, though the human cost of the journey may be more than he bargained for. And Paradiso, which takes place in the not-too distant future, describes three great loves: family, country, and God.
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Dan Gillespie Sells & Tom MacRae’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will return to the Apollo Theatre from Dec. 12, 2020 – Mar. 21, 2021, directed by Jonathan Butterell, with capacity reduced to 50% to comply with COVID-19 Secure guidelines with socially distanced seats plus robust risk mitigation.
Noah Tomas (Jamie New), Meliss Jacques (Margaret), Sejal Keshwala (Ray), Hiba Elchikhe (Pritti Pasha), Gillian Ford (Miss Hedge), Phil Nicol (Hugo/Loco Chanelle), Alexander Archer (Mickey), Zion Battles (Levi), Marlon G. Day (Jamie’s Dad), James Gillan (Tray Sophisticay), Zahra Jones (Becca), Emily Kenwright (Vicki), Keenan Knight (Sayid), Jordan Laviniere (Cy), Garry Lee (Sandra Bollock), David O’Reilly (Laika Virgin), Harriet Payne (Bex), Jordan Ricketts (Dean Paxton), and Rachel Seiran (Fatimah), with Ebony Clarke, Brian James Leys, and Joe Wolstenholme).
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NYC’s 92 Y presents Jule Styne and His Many Lyricists: Distant Melody will stream Mon. Dec. 7 at 7 PM ET (and available through Dec. 31), hosted by Beth Malone.
Farah Alvin, Allison Blackwell, Nikki Renée Daniels, Jeff Kready, Julia Murney, Zachary Noah Piser, Zachary Prince, Pearl Sun, and Mariand Torres.
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An Evening with Kelli O’ Hara will livestream Sat. Dec. 5 at 8 PM ET here, followed by a Q&A with Kelli and director Rod Rock.
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Complete casting has been announced for the return of the Les Miserables: The Staged Concert, to run Dec. 5 – Feb. 28 at the Sondheim Theatre, co-directed by Laurence Connor & James Powell.
Michael Ball (Javert), Alfie Boe (Jean Valjean), Carrie Hope Fletcher (Fantine), Matt Lucas (Thénardier), John Owen-Jones (Jean Valjean at certain performances), Rob Houchen (Marius), Bradley Jaden (Enjolras), Katy Secombe (Madame Thénardier), Shan Ako (Éponine), and Amara Okereke (Cosette), with Kelly Agbowu, Joseph Anthony, Harry Apps, Charlie Burn, Gerard Carey, Earl Carpenter, Richard Carson, Danny Colligan, Rodney Earl Clarke, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Josefina Gabrielle, Nic Greenshields, Jessie Hart, Holly-Anne Hull, Ebony Jonelle, Connor Jones, Jessica Joslin, Luke McCall, Frances Mayli McCann, Leo Miles, Corrine Priest, Aaron Pryce-Lewis, Jon Robyns, Grainne Renihan, Samuel Wyn-Morris, Jon Robyns, Gerard Carey, Josefina Gabrielle, Dean Chisnall, and Nic Greenshields.
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Video: “Overtures of Overtures” featuring a medley of overtures from various musicals, with musicians from London’s West End.
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Broadway Close Up: Stephen Schwartz will take place Mon. Dec. 7 at 7 PM ET here.
Sean Harley, Nikki Renee Daniels, and Gabrielle Stravelli.
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“The MisMatch Game Show” will stream Dec. 5, 12 & 19, all at 8 PM PT, at LA’s LGBT Center.
Dec. 5 Special Guests: Danny Casillas (Reba Areba), Tom Lenk (Tilda Swinton), Jackie Clarke (Elizabeth Taylor), Drew Droege (Donald Sutherland), Chris Pudlo (Peewee Herman), and Daniele Gaither (Wendy Williams).
Dec. 12 Special Guests: Julie Brown (Melania Trump), Marc Samuel (Morgan Freeman), Felix Pire (Ricardo Montalbán), Tom Lenk (Tilda Swinton), Drew Droege (Donald Sutherland) and Danny Casillas (Reba Areba).
Dec. 19 Special Guests: Jackie Beat (Bea Arthur), Danté (Jack Nicholson), Maile Flanagan (Danny Bonaduce), Nadya Ginsburg (Cher), Rebekah Kochan (Pamela Anderson), and Oscar Quintero (Kay Sedia).
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LA’s Fountain Theatre (link TBA) presents its Old Hollywood-themed Holiday Party on Sat. Dec. 19 at 5 PM PT, which will include:
* Reading of Laura Maria Censabella’s Interviewing Miss Davis, featuring Karen Kondazian, Wonjung Kim, and Aleisha Force. The one-act is set in 1985 as Bette Davis interviews a new personal assistant upon learning that her current, beloved assistant (and nurse) Jacqueline is leaving.
* Party games, and a celebration of friends.
Judy Collins: A Return to Her Legendary 1964 Concert will stream Fri. Feb. 12 at 8 PM ET at NYC’s Town Hall.