You can stay warm and cozy while enjoying some on-stage entertainment this month.
In Tulsa, the PAC beckons for offerings galore. First, enjoy American Theatre Company’s rendition of A Christmas Carol, running Dec. 6-12. Stick around for the Festival Bell Ringers, which offers a free performance on Dec. 11. Finally, Tulsa Ballet welcomes back the beloved Nutcracker, with engaging costumes, choreography, sets and live music by the Tulsa Symphony, from Dec. 8-22. Other Tulsa goodies include the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the BOK Center on Dec. 6, as well as Signature Symphony’s Christmas in Tulsa, Dec. 13-14 at the TCC Van Trease PACE.
In OKC, the Civic Center Music Hall is the hub for all things festive. Start out with OKC Philharmonic’s A Very Merry Pops on Dec. 6-7, with special guests Tony DeSare and Ashley Brown. Next, Canterbury Voices brings Sing Now of Christmas on Dec. 8. Lastly, OKC Ballet offers The Nutcracker, created in partnership with Devon Energy and the Chickasaw Nation, from Dec. 14-23. Other must-sees in OKC include Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park’s Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker, Dec. 5-22 at OK Shakes’ Blackbox Theatre; Deck the Halls featuring Red Steagall and the Boys in the Bunkhouse, Dec. 8 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum; Lyric Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, running through Dec. 27 at Lyric at the Plaza; and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, visiting the Paycom Center on Dec. 30.
Around the state, enjoy A Celtic Christmas performance on Dec. 6 at Duncan’s Simmons Center, as well as Miami’s Coleman Theatre for a screening of It’s A Wonderful Life on Dec. 12. You can see The Oklahoma Nutcracker on Dec. 14-23 at Nancy O’Brien Center for the Performing Arts in Norman, or head to Pollard Theatre in Guthrie for A Territorial Christmas Carol, running through Dec. 22.
Photo credit: The Nutcracker; photo courtesy Tulsa Ballet
