2014 Holiday Theater Guide

<p><span>What do you get when you mix up a marketing genius that does video, a studio engineer that writes music, a pianist that had a successful solo career, and a cellist that does pretty much everything? The Piano Guys: a miraculous meeting of &ldquo;guys&rdquo; with the same intrinsic purpose &ndash; to make a positive impact in the lives of people all over the world through music videos.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The New Phoenix offers an alternative production to the traditional holiday fare with&nbsp;</span><span style="color:rgb(153, 0, 0)"><strong>THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">. Chris Kelly directs this imaginative, physical, and inventive piece that will offer a transportive experience for the whole family this holiday season.</span></p>

<p>Buffalo United Artists (BUA) presents at Alleyway Theatre&#39;s Main Street Cabaret, Santa Claus Is Coming Out. The theatrical mock-u-mentary, is about the worldwide scandal surrounding the outing of Santa Claus. Writen by Jeffrey Solomon, directed by Christopher Standart, starring Timothy Patrick Finnegan it traces the intensely personal struggle of the great holiday icon.</p>

<p>Our delightfully faithful adaptation will shift your spirit into high gear as Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the Alleyway Carolers warm the cockles of your holiday heart for another joyous season!&nbsp;<br />
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<p><span style="color:rgb(65, 60, 43)">Three actors from a theater troupe are fed up with performing another boring version of&nbsp;</span><em>A Christmas Carol</em><span style="color:rgb(65, 60, 43)">, so they spice things up by performing&hellip;EVERY Christmas story ever told. They mix in Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop culture, and every carol ever sung. It&rsquo;s a fast and furious, madcap romp through the holiday season.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:rgb(86, 86, 86)">Who needs Ebenezer Scrooge when you&rsquo;ve got a lippy manchild in green tights and bells? RLTP launches a new Yuletide tradition with this limited engagement of author David Sedaris&rsquo; modern holiday classic&nbsp;</span><em><strong>Santaland Diaries.&nbsp;</strong></em><span style="color:rgb(86, 86, 86)">Infamous from its annual rotation on National Public Radio&rsquo;s &ldquo;This American Life,&rdquo; this expanded theatrical monologue tracks David&rsquo;s epic journey from an aimless existence as a snarky New York layabout (&ldquo;twenty dollars away from walking dogs&rdquo;) to a promising and only semi-humiliating seasonal career as a Macy&rsquo;s department store elf.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:rgb(85, 85, 85)">his year, Jim Brickman will bring together the sounds of the season with On A Winter&rsquo;s Night. Hailed by the&nbsp;</span><em>Boston Herald</em><span style="color:rgb(85, 85, 85)">&nbsp;as a &quot;crowd-pleaser,&quot; Jim celebrates this in a one-of-a-kind concert event filled with lush instrumentals and soaring vocals.</span></p>

<p><span style="color:rgb(85, 85, 85)">The Tenors are here to perform a holiday special, featuring popular songs such as &ldquo;Ave Maria,&rdquo; &ldquo;What Child Is This&rdquo; and&nbsp;</span><span style="color:rgb(85, 85, 85)">&ldquo;O Holy Night.&rdquo; Clifton Murray, Victor Micallef, Remigio Pereira and Fraser Walters thrill audiences worldwide with their powerful voices and memorable melodies. Blending classical music and contemporary pop, the vocal super group has achieved success by showcasing their charm and diverse vocal styles. They have performed on&nbsp;</span><em>The Oprah Winfrey Show</em><span style="color:rgb(85, 85, 85)">, for presidents and prime ministers, and have shared the stage with Neil Young, Paul Anka, Justin Bieber, Paul McCartney and Natalie Cole, among many others.</span></p>

<p>Set in 1941 London; a boy, his friends, and a surprise visitor must band together to rescue Father Christmas from the clutches of the dubious Jack Frost.&nbsp;This marvelous adventure ends well, much like the timeless poem, when Father Christmas flies off into the night exclaiming, &quot;Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!&quot;</p>

<p><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Heating up the dance floor for 19 seasons, Dancing with the Stars is a live performance for all ages. See the pros and your favorite celebrity cast members from this multi-award-winning hit TV series as they sizzle on stage with classic ballroom routines ranging from the rhumba to the tango to the samba. It&rsquo;s a perfectly choreographed performance that earns a perfect 10 from audiences across the country. Don&rsquo;t miss this star-studded cast as they take to the stage for a performance that&rsquo;s sure to please.</span></p>