A NOT-SO-STANDARD CHRISTMAS What better way to celebrate getting drunk with your family (or because of your family) this holiday season than to accompany it with the joyous sounds of a good Christmas tune? However, not every Christmas song is worth blasting over your Bose on Christmas Eve as you watch your aunts and uncles bicker over who’s getting Grandma’s china collection when she dies. Check out this list of six unique holiday tunes to add to your iTunes playlist this Christmas Eve. MARAH – “SILVER BELLS” Brooklyn-based roots-rock band Marah took an interesting approach ...
Under the artistic direction of Cassandra Crowley Canton Ballet will present its sparkling holiday showpiece The Nutcracker in four performances on December 9, 10 and 11 at Canton’s Palace Theatre. Performance times are Friday, 7:30 pm; Saturday, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm; and Sunday, 2:00 pm. Canton Ballet has offered its beloved audience favorite since its first public performance in 1968. The tale of The Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, composers and audiences for almost 200 years. Its first presentation as a classic ballet took place at ...
If the thought of venturing out into the malls and fighting your way through crowds to find that special holiday gift has you in a “bah, humbug” mood, the Ohio Theatre in Playhouse Square could be the place for you to exorcise those ghosts of Christmases past. Yes, the Great Lakes Theatre (GTL) will be staging its annual time-honored production of Charles Dickens classic tale, “A Christmas Carol,” running December 2 through 23. The most popular winter holiday play of all time, performed around the globe on the big screen, television and stage as a play and a musical, has always h...
Winter in Ohio is cold, wet and often miserable. This is unfortunate for the theater community, since theaters tend to be large, open buildings that require a small fortune to keep warm and patrons often prefer to huddle in their homes in front of space heaters instead of braving the weather to see a show. As such, many theaters close down in the winter months because heating the building costs much more than the small amount of revenue the trickle of an audience provides. Since many theaters operate on a shoestring budget, this downtime can be dangerous. That’s why The Oakland Center for...
The Youngstown Playhouse is presenting Winter Wonderland November 26th and December 3rd at 11:30 a.m. at The Playhouse. This year's interactive theatre event will feature Santa's elves, Mrs. Clause, Rudolph, Snow People, Talking Christmas Trees and Presents and of course Santa IF he can be found. Santa is lost and no one knows where he is. Will he be found in time to deliver presents on Christmas Eve? That's what the children will be helping our North Pole friends to do. This promises to be a great time for everyone. A children's lunch will be served while all of our favorite holiday characte...
