PerformingView
By Chris Murphy
December is always busy with amazing stage performances. You’d better just sit down now with your schedule as it will be 2026 before you know it.
The Gallo has a grand holiday line up this month. Check it out in our BigView.
The laughs start out with Whose Live Anyway with Ryan Stiles and the crew. It’s audience participation so be careful where you sit. Enjoy the fun December 3 7:30 pm.
www.galloarts.org
Gallo Repertory Theatre
Into The Woods is a storybook all star show. A baker and his wife, Jack and his cow, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and more are all on on a quest to fulfill their deepest desires and get tangled in magic, mystery and unforeseen consequences. This Stephen Sondheim score blends with the story and will enchant and delight.
Dec 6, 7,13, 14 at 2 pm Dec 11, 12 at 7 pm
www.galloarts.org
Sierra Repertory Theatre
Head up the hill to enjoy A Christmas Carol in the historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia. This traditional tale is always a holiday fave. Dec 5-21.
Get a special rockin’ holiday presentation of the Million Dollar Quartet Christmas on a cold December night in Memphis, where the rock greats, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis sing and compare stories about trying to make it in music. Through Dec 21.
Showtimes and tix at www.sierrarep.org
Thomas Downey High School Theatre
Don’t miss “A Holiday Spectacular”. Celebrate the joy of the season through music and drama. With a cast of 35 singers, actors and dancers, holiday classic songs through an original script will leave your holiday spirt filled with joy. The musical features a 1940’s section with swing dancing, period costumes and a salute to the USO.
Dec11th & 12th at 7pm and Dec 13th at 2pm & 7pm.
Gen: $10 / Seniors & Students: $5. Tix at door.
Thomas Downey Auditorium, 1000 Coffee Rd. Modesto
The State Theatre
Matt Sinatra Henderson brings the Rat Pack Christmas for a free show Dec 4 at 2 pm
The Ill List 20th Anniversary Poetry Slam returns on Dec 13 t 7:30 pm
The Center Stage Kid will present Christmastown. When times get out of kilter, they help people remember what brings the Christmas joy. Dec 14. 2 & 6 pm
Don’t forget to enjoy a pre or post show cocktail at the Intermission.
www.thestate.org
The Prospect Theatre
Enjoy a special Radio Cavalcade presentation of the beloved Shop Around the Corner. This will take you back in time to the radio days and full production that created the shows. This time you are in the radio. December 13 7:30 pm
Off the Air Returns with some cool dream pop, shoe gaze and fuzz rock with Rainbow City Park, Sloome, & The Flowers. December 5 8 pm.
www.prospecttheatreproject.org
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