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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
Lost holiday shows hit L.A. arts groups hard. Here’s how [Los Angeles Times]
“Bah, humbug!” It’s not a cliche; it’s a lifeline.
The line from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is worth its weight in counting-house gold to local theater companies this time of year. As is the graceful familiarity of “The Nutcracker.” The uplifting notes of Handel’s “Messiah” too.
These holiday touchstones aren’t lost just to audiences this year. They’re lost to small arts groups that rely on the bountiful revenue to refill depleted end-of-the-year coffers. But more than that, leaders said, these shows deliver so many intangibles sowing company camaraderie, strengthening ties to core audiences and attracting new fans for the coming year.