Seattle’s
reputation as a thriving theater town is well deserved as resident productions of holiday classics hit stages all over the city.
At
the 5th Avenue Theatre, A Christmas Story: The
Musical!, based on the classic
holiday film, takes the audience into the Indiana home of Ralphie Parker, a nine-year-old
kid who is desperate for the ultimate Christmas present: an official Red Ryder
BB gun. A Christmas Story: The Musical!
is on stage throughDec. 30. Visit www.5thavenue.org
for tickets and more information.
Celebrating its 35th anniversary of the
production, A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) presents the classical Charles Dickens’
A Christmas Carol, through Dec. 26. Visit
www.acttheatre.org for tickets and more information.
The award-winning Intiman Theatre
presents Black Nativity, a holiday gospel
celebration based on the works of Langston Hughes and accompanied by dance, Dec.
10-26 at the historic Moore Theatre. Visit www.intiman.org
for tickets and more information.
 photo by Ben VanHouten |
Downtown Seattle’s Benaroya Hall hosts holiday-themed At the Seattle Center, Seattle Children’s Theatre presents Lyle the Crocodile, Nov. 19, 2010-Jan. 9, 2011, based on the book |
Through Jan. 23, 2011, Teatro ZinZanni, located across from the Seattle Center,
presents Hearts on Fire, a combination
of cirque, comedy and cabaret with a full-course dinner. Visit www.dreams.zinzanni.org for more information.
Few holiday show traditions boast the generational
appeal of The Nutcracker. Pacific Northwest
Ballet’s rendition dates to 1983 and features the now-famous collaboration
between the ballet’s founding artistic director and choreographer Kent Stowell
and renowned children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. The Nutcracker runs now through Dec. 30 at Marion Oliver McCaw
Hall on the Seattle Center campus. Visit www.pnb.org
for ticket and schedule information.
For more performing arts events during the holiday season, visit www.downtownholidays.com.
