Holiday Stageshows

Here are some of the holiday-related performing arts events being offered in the area:

Through Dec. 30

Playhouse on the Square's "Annie": 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays on Dec. 23 and 30. Pay what you can nights are Dec. 20 and 28. 66 S. Cooper. Tickets: $35-$40 adults, $22 seniors and students, $15 children under 18. Call 901-726-4656 or go to playhouseonthesquare.org.

Circuit Playhouse's "Twas the Night Before Christmas": 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 51 South Cooper. Pay-what-you-can shows are Dec. 2 and 28. Tickets: $30 adults, $22 seniors and students, $10 children under 18. Call 901-726-4656.

Nov. 30

Franc D'Ambrosio's Christmas in New York: 8 p.m. at Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 3663 Appling Road. Tickets: $20. Call 901-385-6440.

Memphis Men's Chorale Holiday Concert: 7 p.m. at St. Peter Catholic Church, 190 Adams. Free. Go to memphismenschorale.org.

Nov. 30 - Dec. 16

Germantown Community Theatre's "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever": 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 3037 Forest Hill-Irene Road. Tickets: $21 adults, $15 seniors and students, $10 kids 12 and under. Call 901-937-3023 or gctcomeplay.org.

Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

Ballet Memphis' "Nutcracker": 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Orpheum theater, 203 South Main. Tickets: $10, $22, $43 and $72. Call 901-737-7322 or go to balletmemphis.org.

Nov. 30 - Dec. 23

Theatre Memphis' "A Christmas Carol": 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Added performances 7 p.m. Dec. 16, 18 and 19; 630 Perkins Ext. Tickets: $28 adults, $15 students, $10 children under 12. Call 901-682-8323 or visit theatrememphis.org.

Hattiloo Theatre's "If Scrooge Was a Brother": 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays at Hattiloo Theatre, 656 Marshall Ave. Tickets: 15-$25. Call 901-525-0009 or visit hattilootheatre.org.

Circuit Playhouse "The Santaland Diaries": 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays. Special late show is 10 p.m. Dec. 21; 51 South Cooper. Tickets: $30-$35. Call 901-726-4656.

Nov. 30 - Dec. 9

DeSoto Family Theatre's "Annie": 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at the Landers Center Theater, 4560 Venture Drive in Southaven, Miss. Call 662-470-2131 or visit dftonline.org.

Dec. 1

Balmoral Chamber Orchestra's Food for Memphis Concert: 7:30 p.m. at Balmoral Presbyterian Church, 6413 Quince. Donation requested. Call 901-767-7510.

Wolf River Singers Holiday Concert: 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 8151 Poplar. $12.50. Go to wolfriversingers.org.

Dec. 2

DeltaCappella annual Christmas Show with guests RSVP Chorus: 3:30 p.m. at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre, 1801 Exeter. Tickets: $20. Call 901-751-7500 or go to gpacweb.com.

Wolf River Singers Holiday Concert: 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 8151 Poplar. $12.50. Go to wolfriversingers.org.

Dec. 6 - 16

Tennessee Shakespeare Company's "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play": 7 p.m. Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 12-15, and 3 p.m. Dec. 9 and 16 at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 4339 Park Ave. Tickets: $25 advance, $30 day of show; children 17 and under are free. Call 901-759-0604 or tnshakespeare.org.

Dec. 7

Holiday DinnerStage with the Tony Thomas Trio and Marcela Pinilla: 7 p.m. at Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 3663 Appling. Tickets: $35 (dinner and show). Call 901-385-6440.

West TN Children's Chorus/West TN Youth Chorus 17th annual Candlelight Holiday Concert: 7 p.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 106 Walnut Street, Collierville. Free but donations are welcome. For reservations, call 901-753-3918.

Dec. 7 - 8

Voices of the South presents "Sister Myotis's Karaoke Smackdown": 7 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 at Theatre South, 1000 South Cooper. Tickets: $25. Call 901-726-0800 or voicesofthesouth.org.

Dec. 7 - 9

New Ballet Ensemble's "Nut Re-Mix": 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter. Tickets: $15, $25, $35. Call 901-751-7500 or gpacweb.com.

Dec. 7 - 12

Singing Christmas Tree — "Christmas on Miracle Street" at Bellevue Baptist Church: 7 p.m. Dec. 7; 2 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 8; 3 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9; no performance Dec. 10; 7 p.m. Dec. 11-12. Tickets $3, $6, $12, $18 depending on the section. 2000 Appling Road, Cordova. Call 901-347-5500; bellevue.org.

Dec. 8

Memphis Symphony Orchestra's "Home for the Holidays" Pops Concert: With Alexis Grace, U-Dig Dance Group and Memphis Symphony Chorus;2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Cannon Performing Arts Center, 255 N. Main. Tickets: $15 and up; student tickets $5. Call 901-537-2525 or go to memphissymphony.org.

Dec. 9

Advent Choral Evensong: Carols from Europe; 6 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 4055 Poplar. Free. Go to 2pc.org.

Dec. 10

Winter Concert by Luna Nova Music: With works by Purcell and Vaughan-Williams plus premiere of a work by 14-year-old Memphis composer Max Friedman; 7:30 p.m. at Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1720 Peabody Ave. Free. Go to lunanova.org.

Dec. 13

Live in the Galleries: BealeCanto, A Men's Chamber Chorus: 6:30 p.m. at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Overton Park. Included with museum admission; free for museum members. Call 901-544-6208.

Dec. 14

Memphis Symphony Orchestra's Memphis Messiah with the Rhodes MasterSingers Chorale: 7:30 p.m. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main. Tickets: $15-$25. Call 901-537-2525 or go to memphissymphony.org.

Simply Christmas with Adams Avenue Camerata Men's Ensemble: 7 p.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church, 706 S. Highland. Tickets: $10. Call 901-299-2601 or go to adamsavenuecamerata.org.

Dec. 15

Holiday Concert with the Germantown Symphony Orchestra and Germantown Chorus: 7 p.m. at Germantown Performing Arts Centre, 1801 Exeter. Tickets: $14; $12 for seniors/students. Call 901-751-7500 or go to gpacweb.com.

Dec. 16

Simply Christmas with Adams Avenue Camerata Men's Ensemble: 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, 700 Poplar. Tickets: $10. Call 901-299-2601 or go to adamsavenuecamerata.org.

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