Kick Off This Holiday Weekend with These Theatre Options!

This week marks the start of the holiday season in a big way, and once you've finished dining with family, and shopping, take a break with some theatre options to help you start the season in spirit!

A Christmas Carol- starts this weekend!

Cygnet Theatre

Once again, and coming to you "Live" from the WCYG Playhouse, is the presentation of the live radio adaption of Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol." Set 1944 on Christmas Eve and you are part of the live studio audience as the WCYG Playhouse of the Air players bring the story of Ebenezer Scrooge to life. This play is a holiday treat for the entire family and includes music, live sound effects, and of course like any real radio program, commercials. Cygnet Theatre www.CygnetTheatre.com

San Diego Jazz Festival - Nov. 27-Dec. 1.

This is the 34th annual San Diego Jazz festival, which bringsperformances by International Artists representing types of jazz including traditional jazz, Dixieland, ragtime, swing and rockabilly styles. From blues, to swing, to gospel music, this event is a fun and energetic way to kick off the holiday season. Town & Country Hotel,.sdjazzfest.org

Million Dollar Quartet- Dec. 3-8.

Technically this starts after the weekend, but this is something you definitely should discuss seeing with your family when you are all sitting around the table! This Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is inspired by the true story of the famed recording session thatsounds like it is too good to be true. One one unforgettable night Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll" brought together icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins got together to make the music that still gets people to get out of their seats ans dance.. San Diego Civic Theatre,. sandiegotheatres.org

Venus in Fur
San Diego Repertory Theatre
This Broadway smash and Tony Award® Best Play nominee asks you to take a hard look at the idea of love, power, sex, and gender roles in this show that follows the audition of an actress for the demanding playwright/director. This test of will makes you wonder what is control actually is, who has the power, and what is the fine line difference between fantasy and reality. San Diego Repertory Theatre www.sdrep.org

Side Show
La Jolla Playhouse
This is a reimagined version of the musical based on the true story of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. Presented as in association with the La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center, this shows focuses on these beautiful, talented, and different sisters who are on their path to stardom. Yet they find that the journey from circus novelties to famed stage stars, tests their relationships as sisters as the spotlight is not everything that they had hoped for it to be. Mandell Weiss Theatre at the La Jolla Playhouse lajollaplayhouse.org

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Old Globe Theatre
He may be a 'mean one' but the audience loves him anyways! Kick of the holiday season with this famous Dr. Seuss charcter as he tries to ruing the Who's Christmas celebration. Adpated from the book, it features songs such as book come to life with family friendly songs such as "This Time of Year," "Santa for a Day" and "Fah Who Doraze." The Old Globe, theoldglobe.org

Photo Credit: Cygnet Theatre

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