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Olney Theatre Center revives ‘Cinderella’

Family Fun Pack season has arrived at the theater, which explains the Rodgers and Hammerstein “Cinderella” at the Olney Theatre Center that looks like a 1960s Rankin-Bass TV kids’ special or vintage...

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Do you hear what I hear?

Not everybody has the same tastes when it comes to holiday entertainment. Some love Jimmy Stewart’s tender “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Others dig Chevy Chase’s tasteless “Christmas Vacation.” Local...

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Tony winner Mark Rylance goes back to the Bard in scintillating Shakespeare...

LONDON — In his last stage role, Mark Rylance thrilled audiences as a bawdy bard for modern Britain. Now he’s going back to an earlier Bard in a vibrant William Shakespeare double bill. Rylance’s star...

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Spare Times for Children for Nov. 30-Dec. 6

‘THE GRINCH’S Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesarts for arts and entertainment news. Arts Twitter List: Critics, Reporters and Editors A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the...

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A Christmas Story, The Musical: Theater Review

share The Bottom Line No coal in the Christmas stocking for this entertaining family show, which sticks close to its source material while establishing an engaging personality of its own. Venue...

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A von Trapp is bringing sound of Christmas

The Kuss Auditorium halls will be alive with the sound of holiday music when the Springfield Arts Council presents Empire Brass’ The Sounds of Christmas starring Elisabeth von Trapp at 8 p.m. Dec. 8...

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TODAY:

BE DAZZLED BY THE LIGHTS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON Once you’ve enjoyed your Thanksgiving feast, get in the holiday spirit by taking in Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park, Military Road and Pacific Avenue,...

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FRIDAY–DEC. 31:

FAMILY THEATER FOR THE HOLIDAYS AT 5TH AVENUE THEATER Immerse yourself in the fantasy...

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Performance and classical music listings

Posted: Friday, November 30, 2012, 3:01 AM Theater Professional/semi-professional A Christmas Carol Dickens' holiday tale. Closes 12/28. Princeton University - McCarter Theatre, 91 University Pl.,...

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Spare Times for Children, for Nov. 23-29

‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ Breaking news about the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia and more. Go to Arts Beat » A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the New York...

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Arts Notes: The 2012 Art & Antique show runs from Thursday through next Sunday

The 2012 Art & Antiques Show, which benefits Wolfson Children’s Hospital, will begin Thursday with a black tie opening night party, Highland Fling, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. Then,...

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Arts Notes: 2012 Art & Antique show runs from Thursday through next Sunday

The 2012 Art & Antiques Show, which benefits Wolfson Children’s Hospital, will begin Thursday with a black tie opening night party, Highland Fling, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. Then,...

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GTT ★

Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week. Enlarge This Image Bob "Daddy-O' Wade Daddy-O Wade’s “Let ’Er Rip” is part of an exhibition that closes...

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New Jersey community theater schedule for tonight and beyond

Related topics The BarnCircle PlayersThe Theater Project Advertisement Here is a selected list of community theater plays for this week: HACKENSACK "A Christmas Carol," performance by Gerald Charles...

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Wayne Coyne teams with KCRW, McSweeney's to produce radio play

Radio theater is a medium that, while no longer practiced as it was during the golden age of radio, remains rich with potential. Like books, drama over the airwaves requires an active mind’s eye for...

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'It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' at Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken

Advertisement Good news: Hurricane Sandy's destruction in Hoboken has not kept the Mile Square Theatre–Hudson County’s leading professional Equity company- from celebrating their 10th Season with a...

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Swinging time in store for Boston musicians

Rock ’n’ roll isn’t classy. It’s a splatter of sweat, feedback and cheap, stale beer. But WZLX DJ Anngelle Wood thinks the music can be cleaned up, stuffed in a tuxedo and taught to swing — if just...

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Theater review: 'Tea, With Music' a weak brew at East West Players

Dorothy isn’t the only one who got lost in Kansas. After World War II, more than 100,000 Japanese women married American GIs and resettled across the United States. We meet five of those brides,...

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Concerts for the holiday season throughout Hampton Roads

Ongoing Virginia Stage Company presents "A Christmas Carol." Performances Dec. 7-23. Times vary. Wells Theatre, Tazewell Street and Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. $30-$65. 757-627-1234....

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It's looking like the holidays on stages all over

CAPITAL AREA THEATERS NOW PLAYING The Gift of the Magi Della and James each give up a prized possession in order to get the other a gift. Presented by B Street Theatre. Continues at 1 and 4 p.m....

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Paper Mill Playhouse performs "The Sound of Music"

Rating for The Sound of Music 4 Advertisement This holiday season why not take an Austrian holiday at nearby Millburn New Jersey to see an outstandiung production of "The Sound of Music" at The...

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Nothing To Hide: Theater Review

share The Bottom Line Fresh enough reimagining of vintage card and mentalist tricks for contempo sensibilities Venue The Geffen Playhouse (through Jan. 6) Cast Derek DelGaudio, Helder Guimarães...

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Yule classics warm heartsas festive season begins

Movie Blog Director Tony Pemberton's Are We Not Men? was in development for three years before a Kickstarter campaign finally attracted the money needed to finish the production....

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Stages set to stir up nostalgia with holiday favorites

Nebraska Theatre Caravan The Cratchit family in a scene from A Christmas Carol CATCO Left: Ginna Hoben in the one-woman show The Twelve Dates of Christmas...

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Flurry of holiday events coming to area

Tree lightings are just some of the nearly two dozen holiday-related events on tap over the next several weeks. Highlights include The Legendary Lights at Clifton Mill, Woodland Lights and At the...

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Review: Paper Mill's fabulous 'Sound of Music' a 'must see' event

Rating for Sound of Music live play 5 Any list of the greatest American musicals includes Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's last collaboration "The Sound of Music" (1959 Broadway premiere with...

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This week in the arts

Theater Blog Who was Susan Sontag and why should we care? That perhaps-impudent question is only answered obliquely in SONTAG: REBORN, but New York’s avant-garde troupe The Builders Association stages...

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'The Sound of Music' is a delightful holiday treat

Yes, "The Sound of Music" passed the half-century milestone a few years ago, so that makes it a timeless classic to some and a geriatric relic from the golden age of musical comedy to others. After...

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Get in the holiday mood with 3 local theater productions

Local theater is back in swing. Here are three you might want to plan on seeing. “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” by Joe Landry, is inspired by the classic...

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Golden Age: Theater Review

share Boneau/Bryan-Brown The Bottom Line Despite a stellar cast, Terrence McNally's latest opera-themed play lacks the pizzazz of such previous efforts as "The Lisbon Traviata" and "Master Class."...

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'The Sound of Music' provides good family entertainment this season

With the holiday season upon us, good wholesome family entertainment plays well for live theater. The Paper Mill Playhouse has gone all out this year to provide this in a big way as they present “The...

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Robin Hood recycled, but cleverly

Heroes our culture can’t stop recycling: James Bonds. Batmen. And, though you may not have thought about this one unless you’ve visited Bethesda’s Round House Theatre for a new origin story of another...

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Theater Review | The Story of my Life: Musical honors trials of friendship

Theater Blog Although the Broadway musical The Story of My Life isn’t explicitly a holiday show, its interweaving of references to Frank Capra’s classic film It’s a Wonderful Life make the musical...

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Emotions get top billing in high-flying show

Quidam CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, NATIONWIDE ARENA, 200 W. NATIONWIDE BLVD. (1-866-553-2457, ) SHOWTIMES » 7:30 tonight and Friday night, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday TICKETS » $35 to...

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‘Night,’ ‘Life’ offer two takes on Christmas: Cynical and optimistic

Snapshots of families you barely know tumble out of the red and green envelopes in your mail. Hackneyed carols cloy the air in supermarkets. The average Starbucks smells like a nutmeg emporium. If,...

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Julie Andrews is rediscovering a new voice in writing and directing after...

NEW YORK — It may take a big spoonful of sugar to make this go down: Julie Andrews says that her four-octave voice is not coming back. The Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress said in a recent...

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Otterbein University: Dancers in step with technology

Theater Blog Although the Broadway musical The Story of My Life isn’t explicitly a holiday show, its interweaving of references to Frank Capra’s classic film It’s a Wonderful Life make the musical...

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Holiday fun for everyone

Search Events Restaurants Movies Music Add an Event Performing Arts Venues Photos & Videos 2012 Woods Humane Society holiday open... McClatchy cartoons for the week of 12... Scenes of SLO County:...

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Local companies produce 5 versions of 'The Nutcracker'

So many “Nutcracker” productions, so little time. “The Nutcracker” isn’t just a holiday staple for folks wanting their annual dose of sugarplum fairies and delicately twirling human snowflakes. It...

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The Arts

Not all shows on Seattle stages are wrapped in holiday tinsel. Here are our dispatches on a solo play about a great filmmaker, a rumination on B-movie paranoia, and, yes, a holiday girl-group...

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Spare Times for Children for Dec. 7-13

‘HARRY POTTER: Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesarts for arts and entertainment news. Arts Twitter List: Critics, Reporters and Editors A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the...

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Staging Christmas

Friday Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesarts for arts and entertainment news. Arts Twitter List: Critics, Reporters and Editors A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the New...

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On stage now

New this week The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut, & The Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, North College Hill City Center,...

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Top ten in theater, 2012 edition

The top 10 productions, trends and events in the full and hectic life of Washington theater in 2012: 1. “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play”, Loading... Comments Weigh In Corrections? Recommend Personal...

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Theater Listings for Dec. 7-13

Theater Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @NYTimestheater for theater news and reviews from Broadway and beyond. Approximate running times are in parentheses. Theaters are in Manhattan unless...

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Broadway's Janet Dacal radiant in Actors' Playhouse production Last Five Years

Rating for The Last Five Years Produced by Actors' Playhouse at The MIracle Theatre 4 South Florida - Actors' Playhouse present Broadway actress/singer Janet Dacal and fan-favorite Christopher A....

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Dayton Holiday Festival tops flurry of holiday events

For many people, the day after Thanksgiving is Black Friday, the single biggest shopping day of the year. However, for generations of Daytonians that day has also marked the official kickoff to the...

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ABC SUNDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK: THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Disney-ABC Television Group)

"THE SOUND OF MUSIC," THE CLASSIC MUSICAL STARRING JULIE ANDREWS,  BRIGHTENS THE HOLIDAY SEASON WHEN IT AIRS IN HDTV AS THE  "ABC SUNDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK," DECEMBER 23 Winner of Five Oscars -...

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Area birders join nationwide holiday count

Birders across the South Sound will be heading out starting this week to take part in the 113th Christmas Bird Count. The event, running from Friday through Jan. 5, involves more than 63,000...

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