WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2008  
 
Houston's seasonal favorite that the Houston Press said, "...has spectacular London sets...the inimitable Dickens tale - spiced with the usual fog and an unusual twist on the ghosts past present and future." A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas returns this year with a re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic story, that follows Ebenezer Scrooge's journey with the three ghosts that visit him on Christmas Eve.

A Christmas Carol instills a powerful message about redemption and the spirit of the holiday season. The dazzling production is created by Tony Award-winning scenic designer Tony Straiges (Alley's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), costumes by Alejo Vietti (Alley's Cyrano de Bergerac, The Scene, Tryst, Orson's Shadow), lighting by Rui Rita (Alley's Cyrano de Bergerac, To Kill a Mockingbird, Bad Dates), and original music by John Gromada (Alley's Subject to Fits, The Pillowman).
 
Houston Ballet Presents - The Nutcracker
Wortham Center : Houston
The Nutcracker has something to delight everyone in your family. 'Tis the season for magic, for family, for fun. It wouldn't be the holidays without The Nutcracker..

Dates Available:
Saturday December 6 @ 7:30 PM
FULL PRICE : $71.00 OUR PRICE : $35.50		  
Alley Theatre Presents: A Christmas Carol
Alley Theatre : Houston
A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas returns this year with a re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic story, that follows Ebenezer Scrooge's journey with the three ghosts that visit him on Christmas Eve..

Dates Available:
Sunday November 23 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday November 30 @ 7:30 PM
FULL PRICE : $38.00 OUR PRICE : $21.00		  
Texas Repertory Theatre Presents: A Christmas Story
Texas Repertory Theatre Company : Houston
The Texas Repertory Theatre Co., NW Houston’s own critically-acclaimed professional theatre, brings warmth and laughter back to the holiday season with the return of the perennial yuletide favorite A Christmas Story. "You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!"

Dates Available:
Saturday December 06 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday December 07 @ 3:00 PM
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FULL PRICE : $35.00 OUR PRICE : $17..50		  
Stages Repertory Theatre : Always...Patsy Cline
Stages Repertory Theatre : Houston
In honor of our 30th anniversary, we're reviving the single most requested production in our history-Stages' own beloved Always...Patsy Cline. Penned by Stages' Founding Artistic Director Ted Swindley, this international hit musical had its world premiere at Stages in 1988 and has been winning hearts ever since.

Dates Available:
Friday November 21 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday November 22 @ 8:00 PM
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FULL PRICE : $30.00 OUR PRICE : $15.00 		 
Ensemble Theatre Presents The Twelve Ways Of Christmas
Ensemble Theatre : Houston
The Ensemble Theatre brings the hit holiday musical, The Twelve Ways of Christmas, back by popular demand for its second run in Houston.

Dates Available:
Saturday November 29 @ 2:00 PM
Thursday December 04 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday December 06 @ 8:00 PM
FULL PRICE : $25.00 - $35.00 OUR PRICE : $12.50 - $17.50		  
ComedySportz Houston
ComedySportz Arena : Houston
ComedySportz features teams of improv comedians who compete for laughs as they make up scenes and songs on the spot. Not comedy about sports, but rather comedy played as a sport, similar to "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" on t.v.

Dates Available:
Friday November 21 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday November 22 @ 8:00 PM
Friday November 28 @ 8:00 PM
FULL PRICE : $16.00 OUR PRICE : $8.00 		 
Main Street Theatre Presents - But Not Goodbye
Main Street Theatre : Rice Village
It's the summer of 1910, and unbeknownst to him, Sam Griggs is not long for this world. If he had known he was going to die today, he might have made an effort to clean up the family finances, particularly the speculative real estate venture in which all their money is invested.

Dates Available:
Thursday December 11 @ 7:30 PM
Friday December 12 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday December 13 @ 8:00 PM
FULL PRICE : $26.00 - $36.00 OUR PRICE : $13.00 - $18.00		  
A. D. Players Children's Theater - Cold, Frankin Sense, and Brrr!
Rotunda Theatre : St. Lukes United Methodist Church
Meet Franklin, a young boy with a bad cold who has lost Christmas. Follow him along his travels as he meets an assortment of characters ranging from a lost wiseman to a set of singing bakers who all try to help him find it.

Dates Available:
Friday November 21 @ 9:30 AM
Saturday November 29 @ 1:00 PM
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FULL PRICE : $11.00 OUR PRICE : $5.50		  
A. D. Players - The Gifts Of Christmas
Grace Theatre : Houston
A. D. Players is proud to bring you The Gifts Of Christmas. Two one act plays to celebrate the season. The Foster Father as well as 0 Henry's The Gift of the Magi..

Dates Available:
Wednesday November 19 7:30 PM
Thursday November 20 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday November 23 @ 2:30 PM
FULL PRICE : $17.00 - $35.00 OUR PRICE : $8.50 - $17.50		  
Stage Right Presents Christmas Belles
Crighton Theatre : Conroe
A church Christmas Program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep, and a reluctant Elvis impersonator.

Dates Available:
Friday December 05 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday December 06 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday December 07 @ 2:00 PM
FULL PRICE : $22.00 OUR PRICE : $12.00		  
U of H School of Theatre and Dance Presents: Metamorphoses
Jose Quitero Theatre : U of H Main Campus
Love, sex, loss, water. This stunning adaptation of some of Ovid's most humorous and heartbreaking myths takes place in and around a large pool, giving the feel of a modern Roman atrium.

Dates Available:
Wednesday November 19 @ 8:00 PM
FULL PRICE : $20.00 OUR PRICE : $10.00		  
The Bubbha Thomas Jazz Holiday Concert
Museum of Fine Arts Houston : Houston
Jazz Education Inc. presents The Bubbha Thomas Holiday Jazz Concert featuring Ayanna, Horace A. Young and Texas Brass Band at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Dates Available:
Wednesday December 10 @ 7:00 PM
FULL PRICE : $30.00 OUR PRICE : $15.00		  
The Company OnStage Presents Rudolph Rides Again
Company OnStage : Houston
Santa left Mrs. Santa's favorite elf, Alvin, in Houston on Christmas Eve. Elvis the elf, and a retired Rudolph the Red-Nosed-Reindeer make the trip to rescue Alvin, amaze a couple of kids, fight some bad burglars and sing a song or two. A holiday treat for the whole family.

Dates Available:
Saturday November 22 @ 11:00 AM
Saturday November 22 @ 1:30 PM
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FULL PRICE : $8.00 OUR PRICE : $4.00		  
The Sunshine Boys @ The Company OnStage
Company OnStage : Houston
Al Lewis and Willie Clark, a successful vaudeville team for forty three years, haven't spoken to each other since they split up eleven years ago. When CBS wants them to appear in a history of comedy TV special they decide to go through with it even if it kills them. It almost does. A hilarious and heartfelt comedy from the iconic Neil Simon.

Dates Available:
Friday November 21 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday November 22 @ 8:00 PM
Friday November 28 @ 8:00 PM
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FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50		  
A Nice Family Gathering
Theatre Suburbia : Houston
A man loves his wife so much, he almost told her. It's Thanksgiving Day and the first family gathering at the Lundeen household since the Patriarch died. At the gathering, Dad comes back as a ghost with a mission; to tell his wife he loved her, something he neglected to tell her while he was alive.

Dates Available:
Friday November 21 @ 8:30 PM
Saturday November 22 @ 8:30 PM
Sunday November 23 @ 3:00 PM
FULL PRICE : $10.00 - $12.00 OUR PRICE : $5.00 - $6.00		  
Sheckys Girls Night Out Houston
The Crystal Ballroom at the Rice
America's favorite shopping party, Shecky's Girls Night Out, returns to Houston on November 18th & 19th! Shop up to 50 hot brands in our emerging fashion & accessories pavilion. Sip delicious cocktails & refreshments. Sample fabulous products & services by our supreme sponsors. Score loads of goodies in Shecky's Deluxe Goodie Bag.

Dates Available:
Wednesday November 19 @ 5:00 PM
FULL PRICE : $25.00 OUR PRICE : $12.50