Searching for a holiday show to see this year? A mix of classics and new performances can be found in the roundup below. Philadelphia offers a variety of performances through the season.
A Christmas Story, The Musical at Walnut Street Theatre
Walnut Street Theatre presents 'A Christmas Story, The Musical' for fans of the classic holiday film (Mark Garvin/Walnut Street Theatre)
Walnut Street Theater
825 Walnut St.
(215) 574-3550
A Christmas Carol at Walnut Street Theatre
Scrooge meets with ghosts during the classic holiday story (Walnut Street Theatre/For PhillyVoice)
This hour-long performance brings Charles Dickens' classic to life. Watch as Ebenezer Scrooge gets visits from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Saturday, Nov. 28- Sunday, Dec. 20
$14-$16
Walnut Street Theatre
825 Walnut St.
(215) 574-3550
The Philly Pops Christmas Spectacular
$32-$121
The Kimmel Center
Hansel and Gretel
$5-23
The Sedgwick Theater
7137 Germantown Ave.
(215) 987-4450
Philadanco X-Mas Philes
The Kimmel Center welcomes back Philadelphia’s celebrated modern dance company, Philadanco, as they perform their holiday program "X-Mas Philes." The show will feature new choreography since the last time it was performed, five years ago. Contemporary interpretations of seasonal classics like "Silent Night," "Jingle All the Way," and "White Christmas" will be combined with Philadanco’s trademark innovation and fierce preservation of African-American dance tradition.
Show times over the weekend are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 11-Sunday, Dec. 13
$38-46
The Kimmel Center
300 S. Broad St.
(215) 670-2300
Pennsylvania Ballet presents George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
Lauren Fadeley, a principal dancer at the Pennsylvania Ballet prepares for a rehearsal of the Nutcracker (Thom Carroll/For PhillyVoice)
Academy of Music
240 S. Broad St.
(215) 893-1999
Philadelphia Orchestra Holiday Concert: Messiah
$40-$135
The Kimmel Center
300 S. Broad St.
(215) 670-2300
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo
$60
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden St.
(215) 232-2100
Philadelphia Orchestra Holiday Concert: Glorious Sound of Christmas
$35-$105
The Kimmel Center
300 S. Broad St.
(215) 670-2300
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
$30-$70
The Kimmel Center
250 S. Broad St.
(215) 893-1999
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Concert
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra show is new this year. The story is about a runaway girl who takes refuge in an abandoned theater on Christmas Eve, meets the Ghosts of Christmas, and learns a few life lessons along the way.
This storyline is actually from the band's first made-for-television film in 1999 and now they are bringing it on tour around the country as a live concert. Musical influences like Pink Floyd are their inspiration, while they add in elements of classical music, heavy metal and just about anything else they want.
Saturday, Dec. 19
Starting at $80
Wells Fargo Center
3601 S Broad St.
(215) 336-3600
Disney on Ice Presents 100 Years Of Magic at the Wells Fargo Center
Starting at $15
Wells Fargo Center
3601 S Broad St.
(215) 336-3600