The State Theatre in New Brunswick will present Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Dec. 12-13.
Dec. 5: “Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet” at Nash Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.
Dec. 5-6: “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” at Grand Theatre, Williamstown.
Dec. 5-6: “Holiday Spirits: Haunting Stories & Music from America’s Frosty Past,” presented by Thinkery & Verse at Assembly Hall of the Church of Saint John the Evangelist. Stortelling, music and poetry.
Dec. 5-7: “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” presented by American Theater Group at Sieminski Theater, Basking Ridge.
Dec. 5-7: “A Christmas Story: The Musical” at Gas Lamp Players, Glen Ridge.
Dec. 5-8: ” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas …,” presented by The Kelsey Players at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
Dec. 5-7 and 11-13: “A Christmas Caper” at Hackensack Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 5-7 and 10-14: “The Wizard of Oz” at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.
Dec. 5-7 and 12-14: “A Christmas Carol” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.
Dec. 5-7 and 12-14: “Scrooge: The Musical” at Gateway Playhouse, Somers Point.
Dec. 5-7 and 12-14: “The Sound of Music” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.
Dec. 5-7 and 12-14: “Frosted: A Frozen Fairytale Parody,” presented by Cranford Dramatic Club at CDC Theatre, Cranford.
Dec. 5-7, 9-14 and 16-20: “Christmas at the Playhouse” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.
Dec. 5-7, 10-14 and 17-21: “Ebeneezer Scrooge’s Big Jersey Christmas Show!,” presented by George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 5-7, 10-14 and 17-21: “Elf the Musical” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Dec. 5-7, 12-14 and 19-21: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at Growing Stage, Netcong.
Dec. 5-7, 12-14 and 19-21: “The 24 Days Before Christmas” at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.
Dec. 5-7, 9-14, 16-23 and 26-28: “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.
Dec. 5-7, 10-14, 17-21 and 26-28: “Let’s Catch Santa” at Cape May Stage.
Dec. 5-30 and Jan. 1-3: “Magic of Lights” at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Dec. 5-7, 10-14, 17-21, 23-24, 26-28 and 30 and Jan. 1-4 and 7-11: “Disney’s Frozen” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.
Dec. 6: “Jersey Nutcracker,” presented by Nimbus Dance at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
Dec. 6: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 6: “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Yates Musical Theater at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Dec. 6: Rebbie Rye, Milk and Cookies series at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.
Dec. 6: “Frosty the Snowman” at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
Dec. 6-7: “The Nutcracker,” presented by American Repertory Ballet at Two River Theater, Red Bank.
Dec. 6-7: “The Nutcracker,” presented by New Jersey Ballet at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Dec. 6-7 and 13-14: “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.
Dec. 6-7, 12-14 and 19-21: “Spin: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical,” presented by Bergen County Players at Little Firehouse Theatre, Oradell.
Dec. 7: “A Magical Cirque Christmas” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Dec. 9-10, 12-14, 16-21, 23-24 and 27-28: “A Christmas Carol” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Dec. 11-14: “A Christmas Carol” at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook.
Dec. 11-14: “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” presented by American Theater Group at Union Arts Center.
Dec. 12-13: Cirque Dreams Holidaze at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 12-13: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Nimbus Dance at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 12-13: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Dec. 12-14: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Company of Dance Arts at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 12-14, 19-21, 24 and 26-27: “The Nutcracker,” presented by New Jersey Ballet and New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Dec. 13: “Merry, Merry Mischief: Holiday Classics” at F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre at Drew University, Madison.
Dec. 13: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Grand Kyiv Ballet at Republic Bank Performing Arts Center, Sewell.
Dec. 13: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Ballet for Young Audiences at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Dec. 13: “A Christmas Carol” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 13-14: “It’s a Wonderful Life: Radio Play,” presented by Bergen County Players at Little Firehouse Theatre, Oradell.
Dec. 13-14: “The Nutcracker,” presented by BalletArts with The Adelphi Orchestra at River Dell High School, Oradell.
Dec. 14: “The Christmas Spider,” presented by New Jersey Opera Theater at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Dec. 14: “A Christmas Carol” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Dec. 14: Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Dec. 14: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet at Caesars, Atlantic City.
Dec. 16: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Grand Kyiv Ballet at Rosen Performing Arts Center, Wayne.
Dec. 16-20: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.
Dec. 18-21: “The Nutcracker,” presented by American Repertory Ballet at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 18-21: Young Performers Workshop: Winter Festival of Shows at Little Theatre at Centenary University, Hackettstown.
Dec. 19: New Jersey Symphony, “Holiday Singalong” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Sing-along of songs and carols with the Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director).
Dec. 19-20: “Elf Shelf Holiday Spectacular” at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
Dec. 19-21: “The Nutcracker,” presented by New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.
Dec. 19-21: “The Nutcracker,” presented by NJ Dance Connection at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
Dec. 19-21: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Tricia Sloan Dance Studio at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Dec. 20: Kwanzaa Family Festival at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 20: “Christmas in the Air” at Harrah’s, Atlantic City.
Dec. 21: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of Chappell Roan and More for Kids at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Dec. 23: Christmas Carolmania! at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 27-30: “Jurassic Quest” at New Jersey Convention & Expo Center, Red Bank.
Dec. 28: “Black Nativity” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
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