The holiday season means yet more to chose from on New York stages. There are dozens of Christmas-inspired shows — from the classic, to the "Occupy" versions — many family productions to consider if you have visitors in town, and several plays to see before they close.
Jennifer Vanasco, an editor and theater critic in our newsroom, offers in this interview a theater-lover's-holiday-guide. Here is a list of her picks:
Best Christmas shows:
Christmas Spectacular, featuring the Rockettes
Nutcracker at American Ballet Theater
It’s a Wonderful Life and Rudolph’s Tale
Best Versions of A Christmas Carol:
A Christmas Carol at Theater at St. Clement’s
Summoners Theater – Merchant’s House Museum
Radio play – Brooklyn’s Smith Street Stage
Blessed Unrest's A Christmas Carol
Best Family Shows:
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Blessed Unrest's "A Christmas Carol."