La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, 937-746-4554 or lacomedia.com
โDr. Seussโ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musicalโ
Nov. 14-19: โDr. Seussโ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musicalโ features the hit songs โYouโre A Mean One Mr. Grinchโ and โWelcome Christmasโ (written by Albert Hague and Dr. Seuss) from the original animated series. Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is โtwo sizes too small,โ decides to steal Christmas away from the Holiday loving Whos.
Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton, Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, PNC Arts Annex, 46 W. Second St., Dayton, 937-228-3630 or daytonlive.org
โSvetlanaโs First Christmas Away From Homeโ
Dec. 1-10: In โSvetlanaโs First Christmas Away From Home,โ a last-minute substitute attempts to preside over a Christmas pageant, which has devolved into chaos โ unruly kids, a pushy parent, a church busybody, a kitchen on fire. And then thereโs the foreign exchange student, whoโs supposed to be the angel, who is in the restroom in tears because itโs her first Christmas away from home. Then something unexpected happens.
Xenia Area Community Theater, 45 E. Second St., Xenia,937-372-0516 or xeniaact1.org
โLe Petit Cirque โ Christmas Showโ
Dec. 3: Le Petit Cirque (acrobat/contortionist) is the worldโs only all-kid humanitarian cirque company and has mesmerized audiences worldwide.
Arbogast Performing Arts Center, 500 S. Dorset Rd., Troy 937-418-8392 or arbogastpac.com
โโTwas The Night Before Christmas And Weโre HOME ALONE!โ
Dec. 14-17: โโTwas The Night Before Christmas and Weโre Home Alone!โ mashes two holiday favorites into a delightful โtailโ of pets discovering the many different ways humans celebrate the holidays including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Las Posadas.
Sinclair Community College, 444 W. Third St. Blair Hall Theatre and Black Box Theatre, Building 2, Dayton, 937-512-2808 or sinclair.edu/tickets
โA Christmas Carolโ
Dec. 15: The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future take Ebenezer Scrooge on an eye-opening journey to discover the true meaning of Christmas in the Charles Dickensโ classic, โA Christmas Carol.โ The show is perfect holiday entertainment.
Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield 937-328-3874 or pac.clarkstate.edu/events
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