The ultimate holiday shows list: 81 ‘Christmas Carols,’ ‘Nutcrackers’ and more [Los Angeles Times]
Our gift to you: a stocking stuffed full of star-studded virtual shows this holiday season, including “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Andrew Lincoln of “The Walking Dead” fame in “A Christmas Carol,” an intimate concert with chanteuse Lila Downs and a pandemic edition of “Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce.” Here are more than 80 shows, including the big-name extravaganzas, globe-hopping affairs and hometown entertainment for those looking to support local talent all listed largely in chronological order. All times are Pacific.
“Nutcracker Rouge at Home”
Company XIV, a Brooklyn-based purveyor of burlesque, reimagines its saucy take on the holiday favorite as a virtual series of eight newly recorded performances, with a new film dropping weekly. Available through Dec. 31. $150 and up. companyxiv.com
“The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk”
Bristol Old Vic, Kneehigh and Wise Children theater companies present this multimedia-enhanced romantic fable about painter Marc Chagall and his wife, Bella. Available on demand from 8 p.m. Dec. 11 through 18. 16 pounds (about $21). thewallis.org
“George Balanchine’s the Nutcracker”
New York City Ballet performs the choreographer’s take on Tchaikovsky’s family-friendly holiday fable. Through Jan. 3. $25. marquee.tv
Not So Silent Night is tonight downtown
It’s time for sleigh bells and cash registers to ring.
The annual A Not So Silent Night will unfold from 4 to 8 p.m. today with a twist with social distancing and masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Downtown Columbus merchants and other outlets will be open later hours with a range of specials to encourage people to shop locally for the holidays.
Plus, there will be a 21-elf scavenger hunt (and a grand prize package) hosted by the Columbus Area Visitors Center, cookies and cocoa from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Crump Theatre, candy canes at the Bartholomew County Historical Society from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and more, according to Diane Robbins, coordinating the effort.