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The Season of Holiday Shows
Scrooge in Rouge
Diversionary Theatre: Now - December 21st
Diversionary Theatre presents the new holiday show Scrooge in Rouge –
A British Music Hall Christmas Carol, a quick-change, cross-dressing version
of the Dickens classic, set in a Victorian music hall where three actors play
23 roles! Diversionary will present the West Coast premiere of the show,
which was created last holiday season in New Orleans. Directed by Rayme
Sciaroni, with costumes by Jennifer Brawn Gittings, the cast features Eric
Vest, Kim Srassburger, Tony Houck and Rick Shaffer at the piano.
For tickets contact Diversionary Theatre box office at 619.220.0097.
The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea!
San Diego Repertory Theatre: Now – December 21st
A Christmas Carol
The world premiere of San Diego REPertory Theatre’s soulful musical
Cygnet Theatre Company at the Old Town Theatre: Now – December 28th
comedy, The Princess and the Black-Eyes Pea! Inspired by Hans Christian
Adapted and Directed by Sean Murray, this presentation of Charles Dickens’
Anderson’s cherished fairy tale, this heartwarming musical is set in the heart
classic story will be the inaugural performance at the newly renovated Old Town
of two African kingdoms and tells the story of a plucky young princess and
Theatre. Murray promises a Victorian, ghostly adaptation of the classic. Low-
her search for true love. Combining gospel, funky rhythm and blues, tropical
priced previews Nov 28th - Dec 5th.
African world beat and soaring pop ballads, this enchanting musical will be
For tickets contact the Cygnet Theatre box office at 619.337.1525.
the largest scale production the REP has ever presented.
For tickets contact the REP box office at 619.544.1000.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Old Globe Theatre: Now – December 28th
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch! This Dr. Seuss tale is now, now in its 11th year
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
at the OId Globe has become a San Diego tradition. This year’s show will feature
Cygnet Theatre Company at the Roland Theatre: Now – December 28th
three new songs, as well as the delightful carol, “Fah Who Doraze,” from the popu-
Adapted for the stage by Joe Landry and Directed by Marybeth Bielawski-
lar animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (which featured the voice
DeLeo, the classic It’s a Wonderful Life based on the film starring Jimmy Stewart
of Boris Karloff). For tickets contact the Old Globe box office at 619. 234.5623.
returns to Cygnet. What is “A Live Radio Play”? According to Landry in a Septem-
ber 2008 interview with Mark Smith, artistic director of the Legacy Theatre: “What
uniquely separates a “radio play” from a “regular” play is the style of theatrical
storytelling. In the “radio plays” I’ve written thus far, (It’s a Wonderful Life and
The Nutcracker
Vintage Hitchcock) the audience is invited to experience the magic of a live 1940s
City Ballet of San Diego at the Spreck-
radio broadcast. The golden age of old time radio is recreated using a handful of
els Theatre: December 5 – 14th
actors who play the dozens of characters in the stories and create sound effects
Tradition abounds in Tchaikovsky’s
and musical accompaniment to assist in engaging the imagination.”
ballet about a young girl, Clara, who is
For tickets contact the Cygnet Theatre box office at 619.337.1525.
given a Nutcracker for Christmas by her
godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. But this
is no ordinary Nutcracker as Clara learns
Festival of Christmas: Angel’s Arms that very night. After a great battle with
Lambs Players Theatre in Coronado: Now – December 28th the Mouse King, the Nutcracker turns
Each December Lambs Players Theatre produces a different original Christmas into a Prince. He takes Clara on a magic
play as part of their Festival of Christmas series, penned by resident playwright journey through the Land of the Snow
Kerry Meads. This year’s Festival, Angel’s Arms, is filled with the music of the sea- to the Kingdom of the Sweets, where
son. The back-story: Jeffrey Scott is a novelist suffering from a bad case of writer’s the Sugar Plum Fairy honors the couple
block. A picturesque, deserted inn called “The Angel’s Arms” may be just the thing with entertainment from around
to revive his inspiration. But there’s more to this odd old hotel and its eccentric the world.
caretaker than meets the eye. For tickets contact City Ballet of San
For tickets contact the Lambs Players Theatre box office at 619.437.0600. Diego box office at 858.272.8663.
18 RAGE monthly | DECEMBER 2008
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