Christmas On The Lehigh Valley Stages
Christmas-themed plays and musicals on theater stages in the Lehigh Valley for the 2015 holiday season include:
“A Christmas Carol,” Civic Theatre of Allentown, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19; 2 p.m. Dec. 6, 12, 13, 19, Nineteenth Street Theatre, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown. Tickets: civictheatre.com, 610-432-8943
“A Christmas Carol,” One-man show: Gerald Charles Dickens, great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, 1, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13, Foy Concert Hall, Moravian College, Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus, Main and church streets, Bethlehem. Tickets: moravianbookshop.com, 610-866-5482
“A Christmas Carol,” Players of the Stage, 7 p.m. Dec. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12; 2 p.m. Dec. 5, 12, Living Hope Presbyterian Church Building, 330 Schantz Road, Allentown. Benefit for Allentown Rescue Mission. In lieu of ticket price, an offering is accepted. Tickets: potstickets@gmail.com, 610-984-5195
“A Christmas Carol: The Musical,” Pennsylvania Youth Theatre, 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 11; 1, 5 p.m. Dec. 5, 12; 2 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, Charles A. Brown Ice House, 57 River St., Sand Island, Bethlehem. Tickets: 123pyt.org, 610-332-1400
“A Little Princess,” Sing For America, Inc., 10 a.m., 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29, 30; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 1; 2 , 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2; 2 p.m. Jan. 3, Charles A. Brown Ice House, 57 River St., Sand Island, Bethlehem. Helps raise funds for families of area servicemen. Tickets: SingforAmerica.com, 610-417-2189
“Babes in Toyland,” Star of the Day Productions, LLC., 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 5, 11,12; 2 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, McCoole’s Arts & Events Place, 10 S. Main St., Quakertown. Tickets: staroftheday.org, 484-809-9228
“Christmas City Follies XVI,” Touchstone Theatre, 8 p.m. Dec. 3 - 5, 10 - 12, 17 - 19; 2 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, 19, 20, Touchstone Theatre, 321 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem. Tickets: touchstone.org, 610-867-1689. On Thursdays, Touchstone offers a pay-what-you-will ticket option at the door.
“Christmas At the Pines,” Pines Dinner Theatre, weekends through Dec. 27, Pines Dinner Theatre, 448 N. 17th St, Allentown. Tickets: pinesdinnertheatre.com, 610-433-2333
“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” Pennsylvania Playhouse, 8 p.m. Dec. 4, 5; 11, 12, 18, 19; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 17; 3 p.m. Dec. 12, 13, 20, Pennsylvania Playhouse, 390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem. Tickets: paplayhouse.org, 610-865-6665
“It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” Bucks County Playhouse, Dec. 11 - 27, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2, 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16, no evening performance Christmas Eve, no performances Christmas Day. Tickets: buckscountyplayhouse.org, 215-862-2121
“Merry Christmas, George Bailey!,” Act 1 DeSales University Performing Arts, Dec. 2 - 13, Main Stage, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, Center Valley. 8 p.m. Wednesdays - Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, 9:45 a.m. Dec. 8 performance followed by talk-back with director and cast, talk-back after 2 p.m. Dec. 6 performance, “Dinner with Dennis and Deb,” with “Merry Christmas, George Bailey!” director Dennis Razze and Act 1 development director Debra Walter, DeSales University Center, includes full bar, appetizers, buffet dinner and desserts and discussion after 2 p.m. Dec. 6 performance. Tickets: desales.edu/act1, 610-282-3192