As much as I'd like to take my mother to NYC for Christmas shopping and a show, I cannot afford it. Are there any shows around here for Christmas that are any good? Plays/shows/whatever you want to call them...not the movie theaters!

The Maryland Theatre has some good stuff coming up.

Link to MD Theatre

I'm going to the show on 12/12. Haven't heard too much about it, but should be interesting. Of course there are other Christmas happenings there also.

A little expensive, but basically big city shows.

Check the Potomac Playmakers, local theatre group. They usually present pretty good plays. Not sure if their latest is Christmas related or not.

The Apollo Theatre in Martinsburg will be showing A Christmas Carol on December 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 8:00PM & December 7 and 14 at 2:00PM.

I believe that the Maryland Theatre is going to be showing the Russian "Nutcracker". The difference between a russian nutcracker and the old run of the mill nutcracker, I haven't a clue? Sounds like it be a good one to see though Heather.

Isn't the Nutcracker a Russian production? Maybe we Americanized it.

The Old Opera House in Charles Town is presenting ANNIE Dec 4 through Dec 14. Adult tickets are $10.

www.intrepid.net/ooh

1-888-900-SHOW

ooh@intrepid.net

I have attended other shows at the OOH and have been very pleased.

Kacee

The Russian Nutcracker, 12/22 I think, has primarily Russian dancers from the Moscow Ballet, with local kids doing minor parts. The Nucracker to be put on this weekend by the Potomac Classical Youth Ballet is composed of all local talent except the 2 principal dancers from Washington.

My daughter did the Russian Nutcracker last year, but I missed the auditions this year Bad Mom!!!

Also, the tree lighting in City Park will be Friday at 7:30 with refreshments and caroling at Hager House after.

St. Patrick's Corale will be doing a free Celtic Christmas consert at Christ's Reformed United Church of Christ (wherever that is) on Sunday 12/14 at 3pm. 301-790-0114 for more info.

If you go to nbc25.com you can register to win tickets to the Nutcracker show at the MD.Theatre!