An informal showcase of contemporary and experimental performance works in dance, theater, music and multimedia, 12 Minutes Max provides a platform for artists to showcase 12 minutes of material supported by limited technical elements. Performances are curated by different members of the arts community three times a year. Curated by 12MM alumni Miri Daniels and Leslie Graves, this edition features Bryon Carr, Antonieta Carpio, Jonathan Chu, Giordana Falzone, Skye Hughes, and Sarah Maker.

Location: Base, inside Equinox Studios (6520 5th Ave S)

Tickets ($27) here.

Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann are elated to announce the return of their wintertime spectacle, Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. All of the favorite characters will be back, including Lily Verlaine’s Baroness of Bon-Bons, the light-juggling magic of Babette La Fave, the ever-loveable Snowflakes, and of course the swinginest band in the Land, The Nutcracker Nonette.

Verlaine & McCann have been working tirelessly to cultivate an amazing group of exceptional artists to make 2023’s season memorable for our new and returning guests. Fan-Favorite Patrick Jeffrey returns from Minneapolis to reprise his role as The Rat King, and will share the role with both Tadger Sinclair, recently off his star turn as Monarch Butterfly in Through The Looking Glass, and the uproarious Tom-Tom The Phenomenon. Our favorite Las Vegas showgirl Laurel Bordeaux will lace up her pointe shoes to return as Marzi the Shepherdess, and a number of fresh new faces from 2022 will light up the Corps du Burlesque. Lots of other surprises await — so prepare to be enchanted by Land Of The Sweets like never before.

Tickets here.

On a snowy Christmas Eve brimming with memorable characters, ghostly apparitions, and visits to the past, present, and future, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge discovers the joy of charity and redemption. Capture the timeless magic of Dickens’ Yuletide classic, proudly returning for the 48th year. Written by Charles Dickens, adapted by Gregory Falls. Directed by R. Hamilton Wright.

Previews 11/24-30, opening 12/1

ASL interpreted and audio described performance on 12/9 (matinee). Sensory friendly performance on 12/10 (matinee).

Very limited pay-what-you-choose (advance) and $20 rush tickets may be available; see info here.

Tickets $59+ (depending on day) here.

Yippie Ki Yay, it’s a Christmas miracle! Coming back this holiday season, from the comedy writers that have had Seattle in stitches for decades, comes A Very Die Hard Christmas, a musical parody that is sure to blow the roof off the joint. Sketch writers from The Habit team up with Seattle Public Theater to create this holiday comedy perfect for those who like their Christmas entertainment with lots of action, ’80s jokes, smooth soft rock jams, and snarky German terrorists.

By Jeff Schell and the Habit, directed by Mark Siano. Co-produced in association with Marxiano Productions.

Limited number of $10 advance tickets offered for each production.

Tickets ($35+) here.

Georgiana Darcy is an accomplished pianist but wary of romance. Kitty Bennet is a bright-eyed optimist and a perfect best friend. These two younger sisters are ready for their own adventures in life and love, starting with the arrival of an admirer and secret correspondent. Meddlesome families and outmoded expectations won’t stop these determined friends from forging their own way in a holiday tale filled with music, ambition, sisterhood, and forgiveness. The third and final play in the trilogy by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by Karen Lund.

Event note: regular prices are listed below. The 12/6 performance includes pre-show dinner (at 6:15) and has a higher ticket price.

Preview 11/22, opens 11/24.

Tickets ($18-$55, depending on day) here.

A holiday concert featuring the Seattle Opera Chorus, with selections from Ralph Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Menotti, P.D.Q. Bach, and more. Enjoy seasonal tunes, traditional carols, hidden gems from the opera and choral repertoire, and an audience sing-along to end the performance, featuring beloved holiday classics.

Location: Seattle Opera Center, Tagney Jones Hall

Tickets ($70) here.

Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann are elated to announce the return of their wintertime spectacle, Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. All of the favorite characters will be back, including Lily Verlaine’s Baroness of Bon-Bons, the light-juggling magic of Babette La Fave, the ever-loveable Snowflakes, and of course the swinginest band in the Land, The Nutcracker Nonette.

Verlaine & McCann have been working tirelessly to cultivate an amazing group of exceptional artists to make 2023’s season memorable for our new and returning guests. Fan-Favorite Patrick Jeffrey returns from Minneapolis to reprise his role as The Rat King, and will share the role with both Tadger Sinclair, recently off his star turn as Monarch Butterfly in Through The Looking Glass, and the uproarious Tom-Tom The Phenomenon. Our favorite Las Vegas showgirl Laurel Bordeaux will lace up her pointe shoes to return as Marzi the Shepherdess, and a number of fresh new faces from 2022 will light up the Corps du Burlesque. Lots of other surprises await — so prepare to be enchanted by Land Of The Sweets like never before.

Tickets here.

Jo March isn’t concerned with what’s “ladylike.” Actually, she’s not sure she wants to be a lady at all. An aspiring writer, the headstrong Jo must negotiate with rigid societal norms to realize her dreams of independence. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, the beloved March siblings grow together and apart, discovering love, joy, and friendship as they learn the importance of family and being true to oneself. Kate Hamill’s fresh and lively adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel will bring the entire family together this holiday season. Directed by Marti Lyons; co-produced with Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Previews 11/10-14; opens 11/15

Sensory friendly performance 11/24 (matinee); Spanish open captioned performance 11/25 (matinee); English open captioned performance 11/30 (evening); ASL interpreted and audio described performance 12/2 (matinee).

Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances by phone or in person; see info here.

Tickets here.

ArtsWest has sent four incredible artists on a cozy retreat to write the most perfect holiday show the world has ever seen. But when a blizzard hits and tensions rise, the crumpled up notebook pages start to pile up even faster than the snow. Will they finish the show in time? Or will they have to rely on a sprinkle of holiday magic to pull the whole thing off?

Inspired by classic holiday TV specials and musicals about putting on a musical, witness the birth of a new Seattle theater tradition as four of the city’s most beloved musical theater stars take you on a journey of song, dance, friendship, family, and the true meaning of the holidays. Created by Corinne Park-Buffelen & Mathew Wright.

Financial accessibility: Reduced price tickets ($18.50) offered to those who need them. Enter discount code “inclusion” during checkout process.

Tickets ($48.50) here.

Based on the beloved, timeless film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas comes just in time for the holiday season. After World War II, two veterans, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, begin a successful song and dance act, following two singing sisters to their Christmas gig at a Vermont resort lodge. With classic standards such as the titular hit, “Sisters,” “Snow,” “Blue Skies,” and “I Love a Piano,” White Christmas is a stirring and delightful musical that stands the test of time.

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Written for the Screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank
Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film

Directed by James A. Rocco and David Armstrong
Choreographed by James A. Rocco

Tickets ($49+, depending on day) here.

Duo Comedy Showcase is Seattle’s only public open-mic for improv. Two-person teams doing what they do best: creating spontaneous scenes on the fly that are so hilarious, quick-witted, and perfectly constructed, it’s hard to believe they are made up on the spot. At Duos, newer improvisers have an opportunity to improve while professional improvisers practice and try new things. Who knows, you might even want to join them. Every Wednesday.

Location: Unexpected Productions, at the Gum Wall in the Market

Tickets ($11) here.

A touring Christmas show from drag queen and recording artist Alaska 5000 (Justin Andrew Honard). She is best known as the runner-up on the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the winner of the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.

Tickets here.

The all-ages holiday tradition is back. Charlie Brown is depressed by the never-ending commercialism surrounding the holidays. Thankfully, Linus is there to help him find the true meaning of Christmas in this musical adaptation of the cartoon classic.

Written by Charles M. Schulz, based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson, adapted by Eric Schaeffer. Directed by Jes Spencer, music directed by Danny Kam.

Designated sensory-friendly performances on 12/8 and 12/20. See info here.

Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets available for this (11/30 preview) and 12/7 performances. See info here.

Advance regular price tickets here.

On a snowy Christmas Eve brimming with memorable characters, ghostly apparitions, and visits to the past, present, and future, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge discovers the joy of charity and redemption. Capture the timeless magic of Dickens’ Yuletide classic, proudly returning for the 48th year. Written by Charles Dickens, adapted by Gregory Falls. Directed by R. Hamilton Wright.

Previews 11/24-30, opening 12/1

ASL interpreted and audio described performance on 12/9 (matinee). Sensory friendly performance on 12/10 (matinee).

Very limited pay-what-you-choose (advance) and $20 rush tickets may be available; see info here.

Tickets $59+ (depending on day) here.

Yippie Ki Yay, it’s a Christmas miracle! Coming back this holiday season, from the comedy writers that have had Seattle in stitches for decades, comes A Very Die Hard Christmas, a musical parody that is sure to blow the roof off the joint. Sketch writers from The Habit team up with Seattle Public Theater to create this holiday comedy perfect for those who like their Christmas entertainment with lots of action, ’80s jokes, smooth soft rock jams, and snarky German terrorists.

By Jeff Schell and the Habit, directed by Mark Siano. Co-produced in association with Marxiano Productions.

Limited number of $10 advance tickets offered for each production.

Tickets ($35+) here.

Based on your suggestions, improvisers will weave Dickens’ tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge in all sorts of hilarious ways. At this Seattle classic, each show is different merging this literary classic with over 30 audience suggestions into this holiday improvised show. Where does Scrooge work? What ails Tiny Tim? Does Scrooge even get reformed? It’s all up to you in this wild, hilarious holiday ride, where each night is a new version of this old favorite. Created by Randy Dixon, directed by Tony Beeman.

NOTE: Please arrive early to get your seats and to make sure that you hear and see the 30+ show suggestions/offers to guarantee you understand the premise of each night’s unique performance.

Tickets here.

Three of Seattle’s most versatile actors, Amy Thone, Shermona Mitchell, and Galen Joseph Osier are story-tellers in Fellow Passengers. The three share more than 50 characters in a play that uses almost every word of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as a script. The result is the most authentic dramatization possible of Dickens’ story of ghosts, reclamation, and the original notion of Christmas charity.

Fellow Passengers is a staged telling of one of the most important stories ever written. Three voices share the story of literature’s famous haunted man, Ebenezer Scrooge and his joyful discovery that the people around him are his “fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.”

Fellow Passengers was the second ever creation of Strawberry Theatre Workshop in 2004, when Strawshop became the newest resident professional theatre on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Directed by Rhonda J Soikowski, this experimental adaptation by Greg Carter restores much of the ghost-story language lost in traditional dramatic interpretations. The story is accompanied by composer/keyboardist Ayako Okano.

Location: 12th Avenue Arts

Tickets ($49) here.

Georgiana Darcy is an accomplished pianist but wary of romance. Kitty Bennet is a bright-eyed optimist and a perfect best friend. These two younger sisters are ready for their own adventures in life and love, starting with the arrival of an admirer and secret correspondent. Meddlesome families and outmoded expectations won’t stop these determined friends from forging their own way in a holiday tale filled with music, ambition, sisterhood, and forgiveness. The third and final play in the trilogy by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by Karen Lund.

Event note: regular prices are listed below. The 12/6 performance includes pre-show dinner (at 6:15) and has a higher ticket price.

Preview 11/22, opens 11/24.

Tickets ($18-$55, depending on day) here.

Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann are elated to announce the return of their wintertime spectacle, Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. All of the favorite characters will be back, including Lily Verlaine’s Baroness of Bon-Bons, the light-juggling magic of Babette La Fave, the ever-loveable Snowflakes, and of course the swinginest band in the Land, The Nutcracker Nonette.

Verlaine & McCann have been working tirelessly to cultivate an amazing group of exceptional artists to make 2023’s season memorable for our new and returning guests. Fan-Favorite Patrick Jeffrey returns from Minneapolis to reprise his role as The Rat King, and will share the role with both Tadger Sinclair, recently off his star turn as Monarch Butterfly in Through The Looking Glass, and the uproarious Tom-Tom The Phenomenon. Our favorite Las Vegas showgirl Laurel Bordeaux will lace up her pointe shoes to return as Marzi the Shepherdess, and a number of fresh new faces from 2022 will light up the Corps du Burlesque. Lots of other surprises await — so prepare to be enchanted by Land Of The Sweets like never before.

Tickets here.

Jo March isn’t concerned with what’s “ladylike.” Actually, she’s not sure she wants to be a lady at all. An aspiring writer, the headstrong Jo must negotiate with rigid societal norms to realize her dreams of independence. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, the beloved March siblings grow together and apart, discovering love, joy, and friendship as they learn the importance of family and being true to oneself. Kate Hamill’s fresh and lively adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel will bring the entire family together this holiday season. Directed by Marti Lyons; co-produced with Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Previews 11/10-14; opens 11/15

Sensory friendly performance 11/24 (matinee); Spanish open captioned performance 11/25 (matinee); English open captioned performance 11/30 (evening); ASL interpreted and audio described performance 12/2 (matinee).

Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances by phone or in person; see info here.

Tickets here.

The music. The moves. The icon. MJ, the Tony Award-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, makes its Seattle debut on a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status.

Accessibility: audio described performance 12/10 matinee; open captioned performance 12/10 evening; ASL interpreted performance 12/17 matinee

Tickets ($63+ with fees) here.

Next Fest NW is Velocity’s experimental new works festival, celebrating contemporary dance and movement-based artists innovating in our region. This year’s festival features four pieces by regional artists maximiliano (Portland), Kara Beadle (Seattle), Danielle Ross, and Sophie Marie Schatz (Tacoma). This year, the cohort of artists chose the theme Rupture/Reverence to act as the framework for their show. This theme represents a common thread in the artists’ research – art as societal disruption while maintaining an honoring of where the form has been and where it is going.

12/8 performance is ASL interpreted

Location: 12th Avenue Arts

Tickets $23-$54 (sliding scale) here.

ArtsWest has sent four incredible artists on a cozy retreat to write the most perfect holiday show the world has ever seen. But when a blizzard hits and tensions rise, the crumpled up notebook pages start to pile up even faster than the snow. Will they finish the show in time? Or will they have to rely on a sprinkle of holiday magic to pull the whole thing off?

Inspired by classic holiday TV specials and musicals about putting on a musical, witness the birth of a new Seattle theater tradition as four of the city’s most beloved musical theater stars take you on a journey of song, dance, friendship, family, and the true meaning of the holidays. Created by Corinne Park-Buffelen & Mathew Wright.

Financial accessibility: Reduced price tickets ($18.50) offered to those who need them. Enter discount code “inclusion” during checkout process.

Tickets ($48.50) here.

The tradition of sending greeting cards at Christmas time got its start during Queen Victoria’s reign. While it is a tradition still enjoyed today, we’ve come a long way since those first cards were sent through the post to bring holiday cheer.

The cards of yesteryear feature artwork that may be surprising — both joyously and shockingly so! Inspired by a selection of these cards, local playwrights created 6 new short plays. (See card prompts here.) Come celebrate the holidays by embracing the spirit of Christmas cards as they once were.

Playwrights: Shanna Allman, Henry Brown, Jay Cross, Kate Danley, Buffy Sedlachek, and Scott Zenreich
Directors: Rowan Gallagher, Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, Hannah Lund, Jane Ryan, Catherine Blake Smith, and Kirsten Traylor-Thorson

Preview (12/17) includes “pay-with-your-can” rush tickets, discounted or free with canned food donations.

Tickets ($27) here.

Based on the beloved, timeless film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas comes just in time for the holiday season. After World War II, two veterans, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, begin a successful song and dance act, following two singing sisters to their Christmas gig at a Vermont resort lodge. With classic standards such as the titular hit, “Sisters,” “Snow,” “Blue Skies,” and “I Love a Piano,” White Christmas is a stirring and delightful musical that stands the test of time.

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Written for the Screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank
Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film

Directed by James A. Rocco and David Armstrong
Choreographed by James A. Rocco

Tickets ($49+, depending on day) here.

A multi-disciplinary evening of collected stories of the Mexican-American experience. Mestizo is a Mexican term for a “mixed” person. It was a term used to devalue people whose ancestry includes Indigenous bloodlines. As Mexican people, our histories are painfully entwined with both our Indigenous ancestors and our Spanish colonizers. So much of our Indigenous history was stripped from us through centuries of cultural erasure and genocide. Assimilation was the way we survived extinction, but defiance and resilience was threaded in the ways we stealthily passed our cultural practices through the colonial lens. Mestizo bravely reclaims our Indigenous heritage and reframes Mexican history as one that is rich with an abundance of ancestral knowledge, resilience and imagination.

Mestizo will include visual arts, film, music, dance, and ceremony that powerfully weave together our collective experiences. Audiences will be guided through the various spaces throughout the gallery to explore the collected stories of the Mexican experience. The gallery contains an altar created in collaboration between all participating artists. It features a huge braid climbing up a wall– a symbol of American Indian pride. The evening includes a premiere of El Sueño’s site-specific work featuring four Mexican American women claiming their place and power within contemporary American society.

Location: Mini Mart City Park (6525 Ellis Ave S, Seattle)

Tickets $15-$41 (sliding scale offered for all) here.

Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann are elated to announce the return of their wintertime spectacle, Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. All of the favorite characters will be back, including Lily Verlaine’s Baroness of Bon-Bons, the light-juggling magic of Babette La Fave, the ever-loveable Snowflakes, and of course the swinginest band in the Land, The Nutcracker Nonette.

Verlaine & McCann have been working tirelessly to cultivate an amazing group of exceptional artists to make 2023’s season memorable for our new and returning guests. Fan-Favorite Patrick Jeffrey returns from Minneapolis to reprise his role as The Rat King, and will share the role with both Tadger Sinclair, recently off his star turn as Monarch Butterfly in Through The Looking Glass, and the uproarious Tom-Tom The Phenomenon. Our favorite Las Vegas showgirl Laurel Bordeaux will lace up her pointe shoes to return as Marzi the Shepherdess, and a number of fresh new faces from 2022 will light up the Corps du Burlesque. Lots of other surprises await — so prepare to be enchanted by Land Of The Sweets like never before.

Tickets here.

The all-ages holiday tradition is back. Charlie Brown is depressed by the never-ending commercialism surrounding the holidays. Thankfully, Linus is there to help him find the true meaning of Christmas in this musical adaptation of the cartoon classic.

Written by Charles M. Schulz, based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson, adapted by Eric Schaeffer. Directed by Jes Spencer, music directed by Danny Kam.

Designated sensory-friendly performances on 12/8 and 12/20. See info here.

Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets available for 11/30 (preview) and 12/7 performances. See info here.

Tickets ($31) here.

Yippie Ki Yay, it’s a Christmas miracle! Coming back this holiday season, from the comedy writers that have had Seattle in stitches for decades, comes A Very Die Hard Christmas, a musical parody that is sure to blow the roof off the joint. Sketch writers from The Habit team up with Seattle Public Theater to create this holiday comedy perfect for those who like their Christmas entertainment with lots of action, ’80s jokes, smooth soft rock jams, and snarky German terrorists.

By Jeff Schell and the Habit, directed by Mark Siano. Co-produced in association with Marxiano Productions.

Limited number of $10 advance tickets offered for each production.

Tickets ($35+) here.

ARC Dance brings the magic of The Nutcracker alive for the community in this family-friendly version of this holiday classic ballet.

Featuring guests from Dance Theatre of Harlem: December 2 – Lindsey Donnell & Kouadio Davis; December 16 – Stephanie Rae Williams & Sanford Placide

Three weekends in three different venues: Cornish Playhouse, in collaboration with Cornish+ Prep Dance Program (12/2); ARC Dance Performance Space (12/8-10); and Shorewood Performing Arts Center (12/16).

Tickets here.

On a snowy Christmas Eve brimming with memorable characters, ghostly apparitions, and visits to the past, present, and future, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge discovers the joy of charity and redemption. Capture the timeless magic of Dickens’ Yuletide classic, proudly returning for the 48th year. Written by Charles Dickens, adapted by Gregory Falls. Directed by R. Hamilton Wright.

Previews 11/24-30, opening 12/1

ASL interpreted and audio described performance on 12/9 (matinee). Sensory friendly performance on 12/10 (matinee).

Very limited pay-what-you-choose (advance) and $20 rush tickets may be available; see info here.

Tickets $59+ (depending on day) here.

Based on your suggestions, improvisers will weave Dickens’ tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge in all sorts of hilarious ways. At this Seattle classic, each show is different merging this literary classic with over 30 audience suggestions into this holiday improvised show. Where does Scrooge work? What ails Tiny Tim? Does Scrooge even get reformed? It’s all up to you in this wild, hilarious holiday ride, where each night is a new version of this old favorite. Created by Randy Dixon, directed by Tony Beeman.

NOTE: Please arrive early to get your seats and to make sure that you hear and see the 30+ show suggestions/offers to guarantee you understand the premise of each night’s unique performance.

Tickets here.

Three of Seattle’s most versatile actors, Amy Thone, Shermona Mitchell, and Galen Joseph Osier are story-tellers in Fellow Passengers. The three share more than 50 characters in a play that uses almost every word of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as a script. The result is the most authentic dramatization possible of Dickens’ story of ghosts, reclamation, and the original notion of Christmas charity.

Fellow Passengers is a staged telling of one of the most important stories ever written. Three voices share the story of literature’s famous haunted man, Ebenezer Scrooge and his joyful discovery that the people around him are his “fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.”

Fellow Passengers was the second ever creation of Strawberry Theatre Workshop in 2004, when Strawshop became the newest resident professional theatre on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Directed by Rhonda J Soikowski, this experimental adaptation by Greg Carter restores much of the ghost-story language lost in traditional dramatic interpretations. The story is accompanied by composer/keyboardist Ayako Okano.

Location: 12th Avenue Arts

Tickets ($49) here.

Georgiana Darcy is an accomplished pianist but wary of romance. Kitty Bennet is a bright-eyed optimist and a perfect best friend. These two younger sisters are ready for their own adventures in life and love, starting with the arrival of an admirer and secret correspondent. Meddlesome families and outmoded expectations won’t stop these determined friends from forging their own way in a holiday tale filled with music, ambition, sisterhood, and forgiveness. The third and final play in the trilogy by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by Karen Lund.

Event note: regular prices are listed below. The 12/6 performance includes pre-show dinner (at 6:15) and has a higher ticket price.

Preview 11/22, opens 11/24.

Tickets ($18-$55, depending on day) here.

A holiday concert featuring the Seattle Opera Chorus, with selections from Ralph Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Menotti, P.D.Q. Bach, and more. Enjoy seasonal tunes, traditional carols, hidden gems from the opera and choral repertoire, and an audience sing-along to end the performance, featuring beloved holiday classics.

Location: Seattle Opera Center, Tagney Jones Hall

Tickets ($70) here.

Jo March isn’t concerned with what’s “ladylike.” Actually, she’s not sure she wants to be a lady at all. An aspiring writer, the headstrong Jo must negotiate with rigid societal norms to realize her dreams of independence. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, the beloved March siblings grow together and apart, discovering love, joy, and friendship as they learn the importance of family and being true to oneself. Kate Hamill’s fresh and lively adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel will bring the entire family together this holiday season. Directed by Marti Lyons; co-produced with Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Previews 11/10-14; opens 11/15

Sensory friendly performance 11/24 (matinee); Spanish open captioned performance 11/25 (matinee); English open captioned performance 11/30 (evening); ASL interpreted and audio described performance 12/2 (matinee).

Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances by phone or in person; see info here.

Tickets here.

A multi-disciplinary evening of collected stories of the Mexican-American experience. Mestizo is a Mexican term for a “mixed” person. It was a term used to devalue people whose ancestry includes Indigenous bloodlines. As Mexican people, our histories are painfully entwined with both our Indigenous ancestors and our Spanish colonizers. So much of our Indigenous history was stripped from us through centuries of cultural erasure and genocide. Assimilation was the way we survived extinction, but defiance and resilience was threaded in the ways we stealthily passed our cultural practices through the colonial lens. Mestizo bravely reclaims our Indigenous heritage and reframes Mexican history as one that is rich with an abundance of ancestral knowledge, resilience and imagination.

Mestizo will include visual arts, film, music, dance, and ceremony that powerfully weave together our collective experiences. Audiences will be guided through the various spaces throughout the gallery to explore the collected stories of the Mexican experience. The gallery contains an altar created in collaboration between all participating artists. It features a huge braid climbing up a wall– a symbol of American Indian pride. The evening includes a premiere of El Sueño’s site-specific work featuring four Mexican American women claiming their place and power within contemporary American society.

Location: Mini Mart City Park (6525 Ellis Ave S, Seattle)

Tickets $15-$41 (sliding scale offered for all) here.

Next Fest NW is Velocity’s experimental new works festival, celebrating contemporary dance and movement-based artists innovating in our region. This year’s festival features four pieces by regional artists maximiliano (Portland), Kara Beadle (Seattle), Danielle Ross, and Sophie Marie Schatz (Tacoma). This year, the cohort of artists chose the theme Rupture/Reverence to act as the framework for their show. This theme represents a common thread in the artists’ research – art as societal disruption while maintaining an honoring of where the form has been and where it is going.

This performance is listed as ASL interpreted

Location: 12th Avenue Arts

Tickets $23-$54 (sliding scale) here.

ArtsWest has sent four incredible artists on a cozy retreat to write the most perfect holiday show the world has ever seen. But when a blizzard hits and tensions rise, the crumpled up notebook pages start to pile up even faster than the snow. Will they finish the show in time? Or will they have to rely on a sprinkle of holiday magic to pull the whole thing off?

Inspired by classic holiday TV specials and musicals about putting on a musical, witness the birth of a new Seattle theater tradition as four of the city’s most beloved musical theater stars take you on a journey of song, dance, friendship, family, and the true meaning of the holidays. Created by Corinne Park-Buffelen & Mathew Wright.

Financial accessibility: Reduced price tickets ($18.50) offered to those who need them. Enter discount code “inclusion” during checkout process.

Tickets ($48.50) here.

From long-standing family traditions to first trips to the ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is ready to delight one and all. Stroll through the liveliest lobby in town and settle in for the holiday treat of the season. From the dazzling costumes to the unforgettable performances, come discover why The Nutcracker is an integral part of the holidays for ballet fans of all ages. Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; scenic and costume design by Ian Falconer.

Digital version also available (viewable 12/18-27); see info here.

Sensory-friendly performance on 12/19 (matinee); see info here.

PLEASE NOTE: NWTheatre has independently confirmed there are lots of scammers, some of which look legitimate, that target this show and sell fake tickets or re-sell legitimate tickets at vastly inflated prices. Both NWTheatre and PNB strongly recommend you buy from the box office to avoid disappointment or getting ripped off.

Tickets ($33-$225) and show info here.

The tradition of sending greeting cards at Christmas time got its start during Queen Victoria’s reign. While it is a tradition still enjoyed today, we’ve come a long way since those first cards were sent through the post to bring holiday cheer.

The cards of yesteryear feature artwork that may be surprising — both joyously and shockingly so! Inspired by a selection of these cards, local playwrights created 6 new short plays. (See card prompts here.) Come celebrate the holidays by embracing the spirit of Christmas cards as they once were.

Playwrights: Shanna Allman, Henry Brown, Jay Cross, Kate Danley, Buffy Sedlachek, and Scott Zenreich
Directors: Rowan Gallagher, Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, Hannah Lund, Jane Ryan, Catherine Blake Smith, and Kirsten Traylor-Thorson

Preview (12/17) includes “pay-with-your-can” rush tickets, discounted or free with canned food donations.

Tickets ($27) here.

Based on the beloved, timeless film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas comes just in time for the holiday season. After World War II, two veterans, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, begin a successful song and dance act, following two singing sisters to their Christmas gig at a Vermont resort lodge. With classic standards such as the titular hit, “Sisters,” “Snow,” “Blue Skies,” and “I Love a Piano,” White Christmas is a stirring and delightful musical that stands the test of time.

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Written for the Screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank
Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film

Directed by James A. Rocco and David Armstrong
Choreographed by James A. Rocco

This performance listed as open captioned (not ASL interpreted).

Tickets ($49+, depending on day) here.

Accessibility:

— ASL interpreted performance on 12/3 (matinee) (also open captioned)

— Open captioned performances on 12/3 (matinee) (also ASL interpreted); 12/8 (evening); and 12/21 (matinee) (also sensory friendly)

— Audio described performance on 12/16 (matinee)

— Sensory friendly performance on 12/21 (matinee) (also open captioned)

The music. The moves. The icon. MJ, the Tony Award-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, makes its Seattle debut on a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status.

Accessibility: audio described performance 12/10 matinee; open captioned performance 12/10 evening; ASL interpreted performance 12/17 matinee

Tickets ($63+ with fees) here.

Christmas is saved — Scott Shoemaker’s War on Christmas is back! The all-star variety spectacular that quickly became a Yuletide tradition returns, in a hilarious night of comedy, songs, dance numbers, delightful videos, and partial nudity.

Joining Scott are Seattle luminaries Ade, Joel Domenico, Mandy Price, and Major Scales. They’ll try to figure out who’s fighting a war on Christmas, and what for? Treat yourself to some holiday cheer while you laugh your Christmas stockings off. But be warned: this show is definitely on the naughty list.

Written by Freddy Molitch and Scott Shoemaker. Presented by Shoes and Pants Productions and Theatre Off Jackson.

Tickets ($33+) here.

Get a butter knife and spread the word: Dina Martina is brimming with excitement to be bringing her singular brand of razzle-dazzle entertainment back to ACT for an all-new Christmas show, joined by composer/musician Chris Jeffries.

A beloved Seattle holiday tradition for 25 years, Dina Martina’s Christmas Shows are jam-packed with traditional as well as contemporary holiday tunes, both treated with Miss Martina’s fresh and undeniably surreal comic sensibility. You’ll howl with laughter at her vocal prowess, gasp at her stories, wonder “why?” at her fashion sense, but make no mistake – Dina Martina is an incredibly unique comedian who’ll leave an indelible impression on you in the best possible way.

Tickets ($39+) here.

Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann are elated to announce the return of their wintertime spectacle, Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. All of the favorite characters will be back, including Lily Verlaine’s Baroness of Bon-Bons, the light-juggling magic of Babette La Fave, the ever-loveable Snowflakes, and of course the swinginest band in the Land, The Nutcracker Nonette.

Verlaine & McCann have been working tirelessly to cultivate an amazing group of exceptional artists to make 2023’s season memorable for our new and returning guests. Fan-Favorite Patrick Jeffrey returns from Minneapolis to reprise his role as The Rat King, and will share the role with both Tadger Sinclair, recently off his star turn as Monarch Butterfly in Through The Looking Glass, and the uproarious Tom-Tom The Phenomenon. Our favorite Las Vegas showgirl Laurel Bordeaux will lace up her pointe shoes to return as Marzi the Shepherdess, and a number of fresh new faces from 2022 will light up the Corps du Burlesque. Lots of other surprises await — so prepare to be enchanted by Land Of The Sweets like never before.

Late shows (after 9) are 21+ only

Tickets here.

Theatresports at Unexpected Productions is Seattle’s popular weekly, high-stakes, competitive improv comedy show. Based on audience suggestions, two teams of incredible improvisers rumble, creating exciting fast-paced improv games, hilarious stories, scenes, and songs right on the spot and in the moment. Boo the judges as they award points to each team. At the end of the night, one team is declared a winner, the audience member with the suggestion walks out with a prize. Every Friday and Saturday.

Location: Unexpected Productions, at the Gum Wall in the Market

Tickets here.

The all-ages holiday tradition is back. Charlie Brown is depressed by the never-ending commercialism surrounding the holidays. Thankfully, Linus is there to help him find the true meaning of Christmas in this musical adaptation of the cartoon classic.

Written by Charles M. Schulz, based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson, adapted by Eric Schaeffer. Directed by Jes Spencer, music directed by Danny Kam.

Designated sensory-friendly performances on 12/8 and 12/20. See info here.

Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets available for 11/30 (preview) and 12/7 performances. See info here.

Tickets ($31) here.

The all-ages holiday tradition is back. Charlie Brown is depressed by the never-ending commercialism surrounding the holidays. Thankfully, Linus is there to help him find the true meaning of Christmas in this musical adaptation of the cartoon classic.

Written by Charles M. Schulz, based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson, adapted by Eric Schaeffer. Directed by Jes Spencer, music directed by Danny Kam.

Designated sensory-friendly performances on 12/8 and 12/20. See info here.

Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets available for 11/30 (preview) and 12/7 performances. See info here.

Tickets ($31) here.

Based on the beloved, timeless film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas comes just in time for the holiday season. After World War II, two veterans, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, begin a successful song and dance act, following two singing sisters to their Christmas gig at a Vermont resort lodge. With classic standards such as the titular hit, “Sisters,” “Snow,” “Blue Skies,” and “I Love a Piano,” White Christmas is a stirring and delightful musical that stands the test of time.

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Written for the Screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank
Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film

Directed by James A. Rocco and David Armstrong
Choreographed by James A. Rocco

Tickets ($49+, depending on day) here.

Accessibility:

— ASL interpreted performance on 12/3 (matinee) (also open captioned)

— Open captioned performances on 12/3 (matinee) (also ASL interpreted); 12/8 (evening); and 12/21 (matinee) (also sensory friendly)

— Audio described performance on 12/16 (matinee)

— Sensory friendly performance on 12/21 (matinee) (also open captioned)

On a snowy Christmas Eve brimming with memorable characters, ghostly apparitions, and visits to the past, present, and future, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge discovers the joy of charity and redemption. Capture the timeless magic of Dickens’ Yuletide classic, proudly returning for the 48th year. Written by Charles Dickens, adapted by Gregory Falls. Directed by R. Hamilton Wright.

Previews 11/24-30, opening 12/1

ASL interpreted and audio described performance on 12/9 (matinee). Sensory friendly performance on 12/10 (matinee).

Very limited pay-what-you-choose (advance) and $20 rush tickets may be available; see info here.

Tickets $59+ (depending on day) here.

Georgiana Darcy is an accomplished pianist but wary of romance. Kitty Bennet is a bright-eyed optimist and a perfect best friend. These two younger sisters are ready for their own adventures in life and love, starting with the arrival of an admirer and secret correspondent. Meddlesome families and outmoded expectations won’t stop these determined friends from forging their own way in a holiday tale filled with music, ambition, sisterhood, and forgiveness. The third and final play in the trilogy by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by Karen Lund.

Event note: regular prices are listed below. The 12/6 evening performance includes pre-show dinner (at 6:15) and has a higher ticket price.

Preview 11/22, opens 11/24.

Tickets ($18-$55, depending on day) here.

A holiday concert featuring the Seattle Opera Chorus, with selections from Ralph Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Menotti, P.D.Q. Bach, and more. Enjoy seasonal tunes, traditional carols, hidden gems from the opera and choral repertoire, and an audience sing-along to end the performance, featuring beloved holiday classics.

Location: Seattle Opera Center, Tagney Jones Hall

Tickets ($70) here.

Jo March isn’t concerned with what’s “ladylike.” Actually, she’s not sure she wants to be a lady at all. An aspiring writer, the headstrong Jo must negotiate with rigid societal norms to realize her dreams of independence. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, the beloved March siblings grow together and apart, discovering love, joy, and friendship as they learn the importance of family and being true to oneself. Kate Hamill’s fresh and lively adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel will bring the entire family together this holiday season. Directed by Marti Lyons; co-produced with Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Previews 11/10-14; opens 11/15

Sensory friendly performance 11/24 (matinee); Spanish open captioned performance 11/25 (matinee); English open captioned performance 11/30 (evening); ASL interpreted and audio described performance 12/2 (matinee).

Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances by phone or in person; see info here.

Tickets here.

The music. The moves. The icon. MJ, the Tony Award-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, makes its Seattle debut on a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status.

Accessibility: audio described performance 12/10 matinee; open captioned performance 12/10 evening; ASL interpreted performance 12/17 matinee

Tickets ($63+ with fees) here.

Next Fest NW is Velocity’s experimental new works festival, celebrating contemporary dance and movement-based artists innovating in our region. This year’s festival features four pieces by regional artists maximiliano (Portland), Kara Beadle (Seattle), Danielle Ross, and Sophie Marie Schatz (Tacoma). This year, the cohort of artists chose the theme Rupture/Reverence to act as the framework for their show. This theme represents a common thread in the artists’ research – art as societal disruption while maintaining an honoring of where the form has been and where it is going.

12/8 performance is ASL interpreted

Location: 12th Avenue Arts

Tickets $23-$54 (sliding scale) here.

ARC Dance brings the magic of The Nutcracker alive for the community in this family-friendly version of this holiday classic ballet.

Featuring guests from Dance Theatre of Harlem: December 2 – Lindsey Donnell & Kouadio Davis; December 16 – Stephanie Rae Williams & Sanford Placide

Three weekends in three different venues: Cornish Playhouse, in collaboration with Cornish+ Prep Dance Program (12/2); ARC Dance Performance Space (12/8-10); and Shorewood Performing Arts Center (12/16).

Tickets here.

From long-standing family traditions to first trips to the ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is ready to delight one and all. Stroll through the liveliest lobby in town and settle in for the holiday treat of the season. From the dazzling costumes to the unforgettable performances, come discover why The Nutcracker is an integral part of the holidays for ballet fans of all ages. Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; scenic and costume design by Ian Falconer.

Digital version also available (viewable 12/18-27); see info here.

Sensory-friendly performance on 12/19 (matinee); see info here.

PLEASE NOTE: NWTheatre has independently confirmed there are lots of scammers, some of which look legitimate, that target this show and sell fake tickets or re-sell legitimate tickets at vastly inflated prices. Both NWTheatre and PNB strongly recommend you buy from the box office to avoid disappointment or getting ripped off.

Tickets ($33-$225) and show info here.

The tradition of sending greeting cards at Christmas time got its start during Queen Victoria’s reign. While it is a tradition still enjoyed today, we’ve come a long way since those first cards were sent through the post to bring holiday cheer.

The cards of yesteryear feature artwork that may be surprising — both joyously and shockingly so! Inspired by a selection of these cards, local playwrights created 6 new short plays. (See card prompts here.) Come celebrate the holidays by embracing the spirit of Christmas cards as they once were.

Playwrights: Shanna Allman, Henry Brown, Jay Cross, Kate Danley, Buffy Sedlachek, and Scott Zenreich
Directors: Rowan Gallagher, Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, Hannah Lund, Jane Ryan, Catherine Blake Smith, and Kirsten Traylor-Thorson

Preview (12/17) includes “pay-with-your-can” rush tickets, discounted or free with canned food donations.

Tickets ($27) here.

The all-ages holiday tradition is back. Charlie Brown is depressed by the never-ending commercialism surrounding the holidays. Thankfully, Linus is there to help him find the true meaning of Christmas in this musical adaptation of the cartoon classic.

Written by Charles M. Schulz, based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson, adapted by Eric Schaeffer. Directed by Jes Spencer, music directed by Danny Kam.

Designated sensory-friendly performances on 12/8 and 12/20. See info here.

Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets available for 11/30 (preview) and 12/7 performances. See info here.

Tickets ($31) here.

New Moves Dance Concert features the choreographic work from the Cornish Dance department students and collaborators.

Location: NOD Theater (1621 12th Ave, Seattle)

Tickets ($15) here.

Get a butter knife and spread the word: Dina Martina is brimming with excitement to be bringing her singular brand of razzle-dazzle entertainment back to ACT for an all-new Christmas show, joined by composer/musician Chris Jeffries.

A beloved Seattle holiday tradition for 25 years, Dina Martina’s Christmas Shows are jam-packed with traditional as well as contemporary holiday tunes, both treated with Miss Martina’s fresh and undeniably surreal comic sensibility. You’ll howl with laughter at her vocal prowess, gasp at her stories, wonder “why?” at her fashion sense, but make no mistake – Dina Martina is an incredibly unique comedian who’ll leave an indelible impression on you in the best possible way.

Tickets ($39+) here.

Yippie Ki Yay, it’s a Christmas miracle! Coming back this holiday season, from the comedy writers that have had Seattle in stitches for decades, comes A Very Die Hard Christmas, a musical parody that is sure to blow the roof off the joint. Sketch writers from The Habit team up with Seattle Public Theater to create this holiday comedy perfect for those who like their Christmas entertainment with lots of action, ’80s jokes, smooth soft rock jams, and snarky German terrorists.

By Jeff Schell and the Habit, directed by Mark Siano. Co-produced in association with Marxiano Productions.

Limited number of $10 advance tickets offered for each production.

Tickets ($35+) here.

A multi-disciplinary evening of collected stories of the Mexican-American experience. Mestizo is a Mexican term for a “mixed” person. It was a term used to devalue people whose ancestry includes Indigenous bloodlines. As Mexican people, our histories are painfully entwined with both our Indigenous ancestors and our Spanish colonizers. So much of our Indigenous history was stripped from us through centuries of cultural erasure and genocide. Assimilation was the way we survived extinction, but defiance and resilience was threaded in the ways we stealthily passed our cultural practices through the colonial lens. Mestizo bravely reclaims our Indigenous heritage and reframes Mexican history as one that is rich with an abundance of ancestral knowledge, resilience and imagination.

Mestizo will include visual arts, film, music, dance, and ceremony that powerfully weave together our collective experiences. Audiences will be guided through the various spaces throughout the gallery to explore the collected stories of the Mexican experience. The gallery contains an altar created in collaboration between all participating artists. It features a huge braid climbing up a wall– a symbol of American Indian pride. The evening includes a premiere of El Sueño’s site-specific work featuring four Mexican American women claiming their place and power within contemporary American society.

Location: Mini Mart City Park (6525 Ellis Ave S, Seattle)

Tickets $15-$41 (sliding scale offered for all) here.

Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann are elated to announce the return of their wintertime spectacle, Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker. All of the favorite characters will be back, including Lily Verlaine’s Baroness of Bon-Bons, the light-juggling magic of Babette La Fave, the ever-loveable Snowflakes, and of course the swinginest band in the Land, The Nutcracker Nonette.

Verlaine & McCann have been working tirelessly to cultivate an amazing group of exceptional artists to make 2023’s season memorable for our new and returning guests. Fan-Favorite Patrick Jeffrey returns from Minneapolis to reprise his role as The Rat King, and will share the role with both Tadger Sinclair, recently off his star turn as Monarch Butterfly in Through The Looking Glass, and the uproarious Tom-Tom The Phenomenon. Our favorite Las Vegas showgirl Laurel Bordeaux will lace up her pointe shoes to return as Marzi the Shepherdess, and a number of fresh new faces from 2022 will light up the Corps du Burlesque. Lots of other surprises await — so prepare to be enchanted by Land Of The Sweets like never before.

Tickets here.

Who will be the next George Bailey? Who will play Mary? Potter? Clarence? Nobody knows, and that’s the fun of it! Join us for a pre-show lounge, meet Santa, and enjoy some refreshments and activities before we all take our seats and wait for the cast to be revealed.

Read more about the Theater Anonymous format here.

Tickets not yet available; see show info here.

On a snowy Christmas Eve brimming with memorable characters, ghostly apparitions, and visits to the past, present, and future, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge discovers the joy of charity and redemption. Capture the timeless magic of Dickens’ Yuletide classic, proudly returning for the 48th year. Written by Charles Dickens, adapted by Gregory Falls. Directed by R. Hamilton Wright.

Previews 11/24-30, opening 12/1

ASL interpreted and audio described performance on 12/9 (matinee). Sensory friendly performance on 12/10 (matinee).

Very limited pay-what-you-choose (advance) and $20 rush tickets may be available; see info here.

Tickets $59+ (depending on day) here.

Based on your suggestions, improvisers will weave Dickens’ tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge in all sorts of hilarious ways. At this Seattle classic, each show is different merging this literary classic with over 30 audience suggestions into this holiday improvised show. Where does Scrooge work? What ails Tiny Tim? Does Scrooge even get reformed? It’s all up to you in this wild, hilarious holiday ride, where each night is a new version of this old favorite. Created by Randy Dixon, directed by Tony Beeman.

NOTE: Please arrive early to get your seats and to make sure that you hear and see the 30+ show suggestions/offers to guarantee you understand the premise of each night’s unique performance.

Tickets here.

Three of Seattle’s most versatile actors, Amy Thone, Shermona Mitchell, and Galen Joseph Osier are story-tellers in Fellow Passengers. The three share more than 50 characters in a play that uses almost every word of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as a script. The result is the most authentic dramatization possible of Dickens’ story of ghosts, reclamation, and the original notion of Christmas charity.

Fellow Passengers is a staged telling of one of the most important stories ever written. Three voices share the story of literature’s famous haunted man, Ebenezer Scrooge and his joyful discovery that the people around him are his “fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.”

Fellow Passengers was the second ever creation of Strawberry Theatre Workshop in 2004, when Strawshop became the newest resident professional theatre on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Directed by Rhonda J Soikowski, this experimental adaptation by Greg Carter restores much of the ghost-story language lost in traditional dramatic interpretations. The story is accompanied by composer/keyboardist Ayako Okano.

Location: 12th Avenue Arts

Tickets ($49) here.

Georgiana Darcy is an accomplished pianist but wary of romance. Kitty Bennet is a bright-eyed optimist and a perfect best friend. These two younger sisters are ready for their own adventures in life and love, starting with the arrival of an admirer and secret correspondent. Meddlesome families and outmoded expectations won’t stop these determined friends from forging their own way in a holiday tale filled with music, ambition, sisterhood, and forgiveness. The third and final play in the trilogy by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by Karen Lund.

Event note: regular prices are listed below. The 12/6 performance includes pre-show dinner (at 6:15) and has a higher ticket price.

Preview 11/22, opens 11/24.

Tickets ($18-$55, depending on day) here.

Jo March isn’t concerned with what’s “ladylike.” Actually, she’s not sure she wants to be a lady at all. An aspiring writer, the headstrong Jo must negotiate with rigid societal norms to realize her dreams of independence. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, the beloved March siblings grow together and apart, discovering love, joy, and friendship as they learn the importance of family and being true to oneself. Kate Hamill’s fresh and lively adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel will bring the entire family together this holiday season. Directed by Marti Lyons; co-produced with Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Previews 11/10-14; opens 11/15

Sensory friendly performance 11/24 (matinee); Spanish open captioned performance 11/25 (matinee); English open captioned performance 11/30 (evening); ASL interpreted and audio described performance 12/2 (matinee).

Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances by phone or in person; see info here.

Tickets here.

A multi-disciplinary evening of collected stories of the Mexican-American experience. Mestizo is a Mexican term for a “mixed” person. It was a term used to devalue people whose ancestry includes Indigenous bloodlines. As Mexican people, our histories are painfully entwined with both our Indigenous ancestors and our Spanish colonizers. So much of our Indigenous history was stripped from us through centuries of cultural erasure and genocide. Assimilation was the way we survived extinction, but defiance and resilience was threaded in the ways we stealthily passed our cultural practices through the colonial lens. Mestizo bravely reclaims our Indigenous heritage and reframes Mexican history as one that is rich with an abundance of ancestral knowledge, resilience and imagination.

Mestizo will include visual arts, film, music, dance, and ceremony that powerfully weave together our collective experiences. Audiences will be guided through the various spaces throughout the gallery to explore the collected stories of the Mexican experience. The gallery contains an altar created in collaboration between all participating artists. It features a huge braid climbing up a wall– a symbol of American Indian pride. The evening includes a premiere of El Sueño’s site-specific work featuring four Mexican American women claiming their place and power within contemporary American society.

Location: Mini Mart City Park (6525 Ellis Ave S, Seattle)

Tickets $15-$41 (sliding scale offered for all) here.

Next Fest NW is Velocity’s experimental new works festival, celebrating contemporary dance and movement-based artists innovating in our region. This year’s festival features four pieces by regional artists maximiliano (Portland), Kara Beadle (Seattle), Danielle Ross, and Sophie Marie Schatz (Tacoma). This year, the cohort of artists chose the theme Rupture/Reverence to act as the framework for their show. This theme represents a common thread in the artists’ research – art as societal disruption while maintaining an honoring of where the form has been and where it is going.

12/8 performance is ASL interpreted

Location: 12th Avenue Arts

Tickets $23-$54 (sliding scale) here.

ArtsWest has sent four incredible artists on a cozy retreat to write the most perfect holiday show the world has ever seen. But when a blizzard hits and tensions rise, the crumpled up notebook pages start to pile up even faster than the snow. Will they finish the show in time? Or will they have to rely on a sprinkle of holiday magic to pull the whole thing off?

Inspired by classic holiday TV specials and musicals about putting on a musical, witness the birth of a new Seattle theater tradition as four of the city’s most beloved musical theater stars take you on a journey of song, dance, friendship, family, and the true meaning of the holidays. Created by Corinne Park-Buffelen & Mathew Wright.

Financial accessibility: Reduced price tickets ($18.50) offered to those who need them. Enter discount code “inclusion” during checkout process.

Tickets ($48.50) here.

From long-standing family traditions to first trips to the ballet, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is ready to delight one and all. Stroll through the liveliest lobby in town and settle in for the holiday treat of the season. From the dazzling costumes to the unforgettable performances, come discover why The Nutcracker is an integral part of the holidays for ballet fans of all ages. Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; scenic and costume design by Ian Falconer.

Digital version also available (viewable 12/18-27); see info here.

Sensory-friendly performance on 12/19 (matinee); see info here.

PLEASE NOTE: NWTheatre has independently confirmed there are lots of scammers, some of which look legitimate, that target this show and sell fake tickets or re-sell legitimate tickets at vastly inflated prices. Both NWTheatre and PNB strongly recommend you buy from the box office to avoid disappointment or getting ripped off.

Tickets ($33-$225) and show info here.

Based on the beloved, timeless film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas comes just in time for the holiday season. After World War II, two veterans, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, begin a successful song and dance act, following two singing sisters to their Christmas gig at a Vermont resort lodge. With classic standards such as the titular hit, “Sisters,” “Snow,” “Blue Skies,” and “I Love a Piano,” White Christmas is a stirring and delightful musical that stands the test of time.

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Written for the Screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank
Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film

Directed by James A. Rocco and David Armstrong
Choreographed by James A. Rocco

Tickets ($49+, depending on day) here.

The music. The moves. The icon. MJ, the Tony Award-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, makes its Seattle debut on a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status.

Accessibility: audio described performance 12/10 matinee; open captioned performance 12/10 evening; ASL interpreted performance 12/17 matinee

Tickets ($63+ with fees) here.

New Moves Dance Concert features the choreographic work from the Cornish Dance department students and collaborators.

Location: NOD Theater (1621 12th Ave, Seattle)

Tickets ($15) here.

Christmas is saved — Scott Shoemaker’s War on Christmas is back! The all-star variety spectacular that quickly became a Yuletide tradition returns, in a hilarious night of comedy, songs, dance numbers, delightful videos, and partial nudity.

Joining Scott are Seattle luminaries Ade, Joel Domenico, Mandy Price, and Major Scales. They’ll try to figure out who’s fighting a war on Christmas, and what for? Treat yourself to some holiday cheer while you laugh your Christmas stockings off. But be warned: this show is definitely on the naughty list.

Written by Freddy Molitch and Scott Shoemaker. Presented by Shoes and Pants Productions and Theatre Off Jackson.

Tickets ($33+) here.

Get a butter knife and spread the word: Dina Martina is brimming with excitement to be bringing her singular brand of razzle-dazzle entertainment back to ACT for an all-new Christmas show, joined by composer/musician Chris Jeffries.

A beloved Seattle holiday tradition for 25 years, Dina Martina’s Christmas Shows are jam-packed with traditional as well as contemporary holiday tunes, both treated with Miss Martina’s fresh and undeniably surreal comic sensibility. You’ll howl with laughter at her vocal prowess, gasp at her stories, wonder “why?” at her fashion sense, but make no mistake – Dina Martina is an incredibly unique comedian who’ll leave an indelible impression on you in the best possible way.

Tickets ($39+) here.