This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/22)
A whole feast of Christmas shows starts right after Thanksgiving. Here’s what’s on this week.
Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page.
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Openings & Short Runs
Seattle Public Theater: A Very Die Hard Christmas (opens tonight, closing 12/28). In Seattle (Green Lake). 🎅🏽🎄
Taproot Theatre: Georgiana & Kitty – Christmas at Pemberley (previews begin tonight, opens 11/24, closing 12/30). In Seattle (Greenwood). 🎅🏽🎄
Bellingham Theatre Guild: The Game’s Afoot (opens 11/24, closing 12/10). In Bellingham.
Burien Actors Theatre: The Twelve Dates of Christmas (opens 11/24, closing 12/17) 🎅🏽🎄
Edmonds Driftwood Players: Willy Wonka (opens 11/24, closing 12/17). In Edmonds.
Harlequin Productions: A Christmas Carol (opens 11/24, closing 12/24). In Olympia. 🎅🏽🎄
O Christmas Tea – A British Comedy (touring) (performs locally 11/24-12/17). At various locations. 🎅🏽🎄
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker (opens 11/24, closing 12/27). At the Seattle Center. 🎅🏽🎄
The Phoenix Theatre: A Nice Family Christmas (opens 11/24, closing 12/17). In Edmonds. 🎅🏽🎄
Tacoma Musical Playhouse: Cats (opens 11/24, closing 12/17). In Tacoma.
Unexpected Productions: An Improvised Christmas Carol (opens 11/24, closing 12/23). In Seattle (Pike Place Market). 🎅🏽🎄
ACT Contemporary Theatre: A Christmas Carol (previews start 11/24, opens 12/1, closing 12/24). In Downtown Seattle. 🎅🏽🎄
Centerstage Theatre: Sleeping Beauty – A Holiday Panto (opens 11/25, closing 12/17). In Federal Way. 🎅🏽🎄
The 5th Avenue Theatre: White Christmas (previews start 11/25, opens 12/1, closing 12/27). In Downtown Seattle. 🎅🏽🎄
Continuing Runs
Pony World Theatre: Hotdish (closing 12/2). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Dunya Productions: The Return @ Cherry Street Village (closing 12/3). In Seattle (Central District).
Seattle Rep: Little Women (closing 12/17). At the Seattle Center.
Village Theatre: Beautiful – The Carole King Musical (closing 12/17, followed by Everett run). In Issaquah.
Seattle Children’s Theatre: A Very Electric Christmas (closing 12/31). At the Seattle Center. 🎅🏽🎄
Can Can Culinary Cabaret: Wonderland (closing 1/7/2024). In Seattle (Pike Place Market). 🎅🏽🎄
Teatro ZinZanni: Residency @ Lotte Hotel (closing 3/31/2024). In Downtown Seattle.
The Roundup is a weekly (ish) feature. For this month’s shows by day, with ticketing info and links, see the Performance Calendar.
Want to plan your show schedule further out? See NWT’s list of 2023 shows (plus 2024 ones announced so far), which will be updated frequently as season lineups unfold.
Chase D. Anderson is Editor & Producer of NWTheatre.org.