Now Playing Onstage in Albuquerque - Week of 12/02/2012

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DISNEY'S WINNIE THE POOH KIDS
CARDBOARD PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTIONS
11/30-12/9/2012
DISNEY'S WINNIE THE POOH KIDS is a delightful new show based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney animated feature film.DISNEY'S WINNIE THE POOH KIDS welcomes audiences to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship, and sharing snacks.As a title in the MTI Broadway Junior Collection, DISNEY'S WINNIE THE POOH KIDS is approximately 30 minutes in length and is appropriate for performance by elementary school-aged students.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The Adobe Theater
11/30-12/16/2012
A radio station is broadcasting "A Christmas Carol" live, before a studio audience. The Adobe audience will watch the actors, scripts in hand, create characters (sometimes more than one character), music and sound effects live onstage and see how the director puts everything together. In addition, they will have the opportunity for audience participation in the creation of music and sound effects themselves. This delightful retelling of the beloved holiday classic of a man transformed from greed to loving connection embraces the true holiday spirit and will be suitable and enjoyable for all ages. In the past, the Adobe was renowned for its December radio shows, and we hope fans of the genre will be pleased to see this new radio classic.
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EINSTEIN: A STAGE PORTRAIT
MTS Black Box Theatre
12/7-12/16/2012
The year is 1946, the Bomb has been dropped, the world has forever changed and Albert Einstein has invited the audience over to his home to set the record straight about his life. Join Dr. Einstein for an evening of humor, introspection, science and a little violin. Find out why his theories are being proven correct to this day. You'll walk away with an understanding of the man who solved many of the world's most difficult puzzles with astounding creativity and a delicious sense of humor. In this award-winning, one-man show (Dramalogue, Best Playwright) playwright Willard Simms brings to life a brilliant, dedicated and sometimes controversial theoretical physicist who TIME magazine called their Person of the Century. Einstein was "a much too famous man whose reputation grew so out of proportion". He was a reluctant celebrity who set the science world on its collective ear at the astonishing age of twenty six with his Special Theory of Relativity. His passion was deciphering nature's puzzle and spent his entire life "trying to fit the pieces together". Yet, he didn't begin speaking until the age of three and was considered to be a slow learner by his teachers. He abhorred all forms of authority which made his school years difficult and finding work as an adult even harder. Despite all that, not a day passes when we fail hear some reference to Albert Einstein.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Duke City Repertory Theatre
11/29-12/16/2012
Based on the classic tale by Charles Dickens adapted and performed by John Hardy November 29th - December 16th, 2012 Thursdays - Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm *This show is appropriate for Audiences of all ages.* "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." Almost everyone is familiar with the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. But have you ever seen the entire story with only one actor playing every single part? Fans of Duke City Rep will recognize John Hardy from his stellar performance of John in the 2010 production of Oleanna and from his expert direction of Taming of the Shrew in 2011 and Oedipus in 2012. Hardy deftly plays over 35 characters in this lively and captivating adaptation of the well-known Christmas tale, which is sure to be a delight for the whole family! Children ages 5 - 17 can see this show for just $5! All Thursday performance tickets are just $10. Have a group of 8 or more? Call 505.797.7081 to learn more about our group rates! Duke City Rep is holding a donation drive to benefit the Albuquerque Rescue Mission, which provides clothing and food to Albuquerque's homeless population. At each performance, we will be collecting non-expired, non-perishable food, clean new or used clothing items such as socks, underweare, gloves, winter hats, coats, sweaters, etc. as well as hygiene items like toothpaste and deodorant. Every item donated will enter patrons into a raffle for one of two gift certificates valid for breakfast/lunch for two people at Hannah & Nate's Market Cafe!
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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET THE MUSICAL
SANTA FE TRAIL SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
12/7-12/16/2012
Kris Kringle takes on the cynics among us in this musical adaptation of the popular holiday favorite. In his inimitable style, Meredith Willson (THE MUSIC MAN, THE UNSINKABLE Molly Brown), tells us the classic story of the year. A white-bearded gentleman claiming to be the real Santa Claus brings about a genuine MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, spreading a wave of love throughout New York City, fostering camaraderie between Macy's and Gimbel's Department Stores, and convincing a divorced, cynical single mother, her somber daughter and the entire state of New York that Santa Claus is no myth.Filled with humor, spectacle (the opening scene takes place at none other than Macy's famous Thanksgiving Parade) and such beloved songs as "Pinecones and Hollyberries,"? "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"? and "My State, My Kansas,"? this joyous, heart-warming musical is pure family entertainment, wholesome without being cloying. With its built-in audience base, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET THE MUSICAL is the perfect holiday treat for any theatre!
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LOVE WITH A TWIST
SouthWest Rural Theatre Project
11/29-12/22/2012
Short stories by O. Henry have never been so charmingly and hilariously staged. The Gift of the Magi, The Last Leaf, The Love Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein, and The Marry Month of May are interlinked into a series of overlapping tales. Each is introduced with a mini overture of seasonal music. The finale, with all characters filling you in on what happened to them after their tales ended, is worth the price of admission. The characters are unforgettable, the dialogue is sparkling with wit, and the songs are sensational.
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WHITE CHRISTMAS
Las Cruces Community Theatre
12/7-12/23/2012
Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil's former army commander. The dazzling score features well known standards including Blue Skies, I Love A Piano, How Deep Is the Ocean and the perennial favorite, White Christmas. WHITE CHRISTMAS is an uplifting musical worthy of year-round productions.Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin; Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film Written For the Screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama and Melvin Frank; Book by David Ives & Paul BlakeFor more information on Las Cruces Community Theatre, click hereFor more information on White Christmas, click here
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MISS MARY CHRISTMAS
Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill
12/7-12/23/2012
Four girls are competing for the title of Miss Mary Christmas. Backstage antics ensue a la The Dolls.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Blackout Theatre
12/3-12/24/2012
Charles Dickens' world of abrasive ba-humbugging has never been seen quite like this before. Ebenezer Scrooge travels the world of this future, past, and present through the adventures of elaborate memories and puppetry. Performances at the North Fourth Theater.
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Albuquerque Little Theatre
11/30-12/24/2012
This is the saga of George Bailey, the Everyman from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty. His guardian angel descends on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and to remind him--by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born--that his has been, after all, a wonderful life.
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The Truth About Santa (an apocalyptic holiday tale) in Broadway

THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA (AN APOCALYPTIC HOLIDAY TALE)
Southwest Rural Theatre Project
12/7-12/30/2012
Santa Claus is tired of the lies. Like the gods of old, he, too, has his mortal mistresses. This Christmas Eve he will bring Mary, his favorite earthly consort, and Luke and Freya, their illegitimate, semi-divine children, back to his North Pole compound to live with him--forever! Not surprisingly, Mrs. Claus resists. First she withholds Santa's beloved Divinity. Then she tries to poison Mary and the children with some delicious candy-wine. And as the singing elf-slaves Jo-Jo and Jim-Jim, and Mary's drunkard husband, George, are drawn into the marital melee, all Hell--quite literally--breaks loose.
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MURDER AT CAFE NOIR
Foul Play Cafe
12/7-2/23/2013
Murder at Cafe Noir is a 40's private detective story come to life. Rick Archer, P.I., has been hired to find the runaway Sheila, a "gal who has more curves than the west coast highway". His search leads him to the Cafe Noir, the only club on the forgotten island of Mustique, a place stuck in the black and white 1940's. The cafe's owner has washed up murdered, and the gal he came to find was the last person seen with him alive. Now he must use his hard-boiled detective skills to find the real killer. Was it the French Madame and manager of the club, the voodoo priestess, the shyter British attorney, the black marketeer, or the femme fatale herself?
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