{"id":367286,"date":"2025-11-09T17:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/367286\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T17:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:02:26","slug":"tinsel-tunes-and-tchaikovsky-holiday-shows-light-up-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/367286\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinsel, tunes and Tchaikovsky: Holiday shows light up New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is extra special this holiday season as the Rockettes are celebrating their 100th anniversary. <\/p>\n

Photo courtesy MSG Entertainment<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that time of year again when theaters dust off their fake snow, overwork their fog machines, and unleash an avalanche of holiday cheer onto the stage<\/a>. Whether you\u2019re a sucker for the oversized rodents of \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d or just looking for an appropriate show for the entire family, this season\u2019s lineup has you covered.<\/p>\n

Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes<\/b>: Since its 1933 debut, the lavish holiday pageant has become a New York icon. The latest annual edition combines time-tested segments (including \u201cParade of the Wooden Soldiers\u201d and \u201cThe Living Nativity\u201d) with striking displays of projection and drone technology. As always, it is led by the high-kicking Rockettes and a large orchestra. Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave., rockettes.com\/christmas<\/a>. Through Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

\"MagicianIllusionist Rob Lake makes his Broadway debut with sleight of hand, Vegas-style stunts, and a guest roster that includes Kermit, Miss Piggy, and more Muppet pals.Photo by Evan Zimmerman\/provided<\/p>\n

Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets<\/b>: Illusionist Rob Lake makes his Broadway debut with sleight of hand, Vegas-style stunts, and a guest roster that includes Kermit, Miss Piggy, and more Muppet pals. Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St., roblake.com<\/a>. Through Jan. 6.<\/p>\n

The Big Apple Circus<\/b>: The beloved big top circus returns with a new edition full of clowns, acrobats, performing dogs, high-wire tricks, and other stunts and comedy bits under a single tent. Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center,\u00a0bigapplecircus.com<\/a>. Through Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

\"TimFor those who would prefer a walk with immersive visuals to a piece of traditional theater, the New York Botanical Garden is bringing back last year\u2019s \u201clight trail\u201d inspired by the 1993 film classic \u201cThe Nightmare Before Christmas,\u201d which brings to life the characters, scenes, and songs of the film using advanced light installations, video projections, and 3D-printed sculptures.Rubenstein Selects<\/p>\n

Tim Burton\u2019s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail<\/b>: For those who would prefer a walk with immersive visuals to a piece of traditional theater, the New York Botanical Garden is bringing back last year\u2019s \u201clight trail\u201d inspired by the 1993 film classic \u201cThe Nightmare Before Christmas,\u201d which brings to life the characters, scenes, and songs of the film using advanced light installations, video projections, and 3D-printed sculptures. New York Botanical Garden,\u00a0thenightmarebeforechristmaslighttrail.com<\/a>. Through Nov. 30.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris will play Ebenezer Scrooge in the New York return of Matthew Warchus\u2019 handsome and festive production of the Charles Dickens classic.Photo by Matt Licari<\/p>\n

A Christmas Carol<\/b>: Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris will play Ebenezer Scrooge in the New York return of Matthew Warchus\u2019 handsome and festive production of the Charles Dickens classic, which was seen on Broadway in 2019. Perelman Performing Arts Center, 251 Fulton St.,\u00a0pacnyc.org<\/a>. Nov. 23 to Dec. 28.<\/p>\n

Frozen<\/b>: New Jersey\u2019s Paper Mill Playhouse will present the stage adaptation of the Disney film musical \u201cFrozen,\u201d which opened on Broadway in 2018 and did not reopen following the pandemic shutdown. Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ,\u00a0papermill.org<\/a>. Nov. 26 to Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

\"\"New York City Ballet presents its iconic and lavish staging of Tchaikovsky\u2019s ballet \u201cThe Nutcracker,\u201d which brings together dozens of dancers, musicians, stagehands, and children \u2014 along with toy soldiers, snowflakes, a 41-foot Christmas tree, and the Sugar Plum Fairy.Photo by Erin Baiano<\/p>\n

George Balanchine\u2019s The Nutcracker<\/b>: New York City Ballet presents its iconic and lavish staging of Tchaikovsky\u2019s ballet, which brings together dozens of dancers, musicians, stagehands, and children \u2014 along with toy soldiers, snowflakes, a 41-foot Christmas tree, and the Sugar Plum Fairy. David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center,\u00a0nycballet.com<\/a>. Nov. 28 to Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Wonderful Life!<\/b>: Off-Broadway\u2019s Irish Repertory Theatre will present a stage adaptation of the perennial 1946 film, which reimagines the tale of George Bailey and Clarence as a radio play that is being performed and broadcast live from a radio station on Christmas Eve. Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 W. 22nd\u00a0St.,\u00a0irishrep.org<\/a>. Dec. 3-31.<\/p>\n

\u2018Twas the Night Before<\/b>: Cirque du Soleil is bringing back its first-ever Christmas show, which is centered around a jaded young girl who is transported to a magical world filled with characters from the poem \u201cThe Night Before Christmas.\u201d The Theater at MSG, 4 Penn. Plaza,\u00a0msg.com<\/a>. Dec. 4-28.<\/p>\n

The Magic Flute<\/b>: The Metropolitan Opera has turned Julie Taymor\u2019s vibrant and puppetry-infused staging of Mozart\u2019s fairy tale \u201cThe Magic Flute\u201d into an unlikely holiday-time hit by presenting it in English and with an abridged running time. Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center,\u00a0metopera.org<\/a>. Dec. 11 to Jan. 3.<\/p>\n

The 15th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza<\/b>: Songwriter Joe Iconis (whose sci-fi teen musical \u201cBe More Chill\u201d played Broadway in 2019) returns to 54 Below with many of his pals for a rambunctious annual holiday show that is intended to be \u201cpart rock concert, part theater piece and part theme park attraction come to life.\u201d 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St.,\u00a054below.com<\/a>. Dec. 12 to 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is extra special this holiday season as the Rockettes are celebrating their 100th…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":367287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[177520,5229,177521,177522,177523,107868,69631,177524,177525,177526,177527,177528,405,403,177529,5226,5225,5228,5227,176164,140283,7497,111411,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-367286","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-a-christmas-carol","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-big-apple-circus","11":"tag-broadway-performances","12":"tag-christmas-shows","13":"tag-cirque-du-soleil","14":"tag-family-entertainment","15":"tag-frozen-musical","16":"tag-holiday-season-2025","17":"tag-holiday-shows","18":"tag-holiday-theater","19":"tag-joe-iconis-christmas-extravaganza","20":"tag-new-york","21":"tag-new-york-city","22":"tag-new-york-city-events","23":"tag-newyork","24":"tag-newyorkcity","25":"tag-ny","26":"tag-nyc","27":"tag-radio-city-rockettes","28":"tag-the-magic-flute","29":"tag-the-nightmare-before-christmas","30":"tag-the-nutcracker","31":"tag-united-states","32":"tag-united-states-of-america","33":"tag-unitedstates","34":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","35":"tag-us","36":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}