![]() Julius Collins III completes the cast, which works under the musical direction of Sanford Moore. It tells the story of a couple juggling competing family expectations during the holidays and shopping ’til they drop…until they stop for a cup of cocoa topped with a dollop of the holiday spirit. Van created this musical holiday bauble with Thomasina Petrus. Mere blocks away at Park Square Theatre is another of her concoctions. Her staging of “A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration” is playing downtown St. Opens Friday: Dramaturgically speaking, Austene Van is the queen of Christmas. and noon Thursdays SteppingStone Theatre, 55 N. Audience members are invited to bring gently used toys and nonperishable food, especially baking ingredients, for the Hallie Q Brown Community Center. Director Stephen Houtz sets this year’s play in a contemporary suburb, where the Herdmans aren’t welcome. They’re cast in the pageant, and things are wild before they show the congregation the true meaning of the Christmas story. RAILROAD TYCOON 2 PLATINUM GOODWILL FOR FREEWhen they show up at church, it’s only for free snacks. The six unruly Herdman kids steal, lie, smoke, swear and hit little kids. SteppingStone Theatre presents its 20th annual “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson. Opens Friday: Sometimes, it’s not worth messing with a good thing. Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. Earlier this year, he released his latest, “This Is Chris Botti,” showcasing masterful ballads. He also contributed his sound to tours by Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Aretha Franklin, among others. Since 2004, he has become the top-selling jazz instrumentalist, with four chart-topping smooth-jazz albums, Grammy nominations and PBS appearances. $35-$30 61 or .įriday: Chris Botti’s pristine, Miles Davis-influenced tone on the trumpet has made him one of the few modern jazz musicians to achieve pop-star status and one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People of 2004. 18 Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. RAILROAD TYCOON 2 PLATINUM GOODWILL CODEOpens Friday: What is there to say about Miss Richfield? Over the years, this writer has referred to the alter ego of local performer Russ King as “Carol Channing meets Don Rickles” “the Twin Cities’ most beloved drag queen” and “the goodwill ambassador for ZIP code 55432.” Like grandmother’s holiday fruitcake, Miss R isn’t to everyone’s taste, but her politically incorrect holiday show is something everyone should experience at least once. THEATER / MISS RICHFIELD 1981: THIRTY YEARS ON THE THRONE Go to for a list of more Hill House holiday events. 12 $9 adults, $7 seniors and students, $6 children). ![]() ![]() And “100 Years of Christmas at Dayton’s Department Store” looks at past Dayton’s window displays, unusual gifts, story promotions, Santaland and auditorium displays (7 p.m. 11 and 18 $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, $6 children). ![]() Victorian Christmas stories feature costumed actors re-enacting tales by Mark Twain, Willa Cather and Charles Dickens (Dec. 8-9 $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and children). There’s also a performance of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory,” about a boy growing up in the South during the Great Depression (7:30 p.m. 10-11 and 17-18 $10 for adults, $8 for students and children). Paul home again hosts the popular “Hill House Holidays” dramatized tours, inviting visitors to watch the servants preparing for a Gilded Age Christmas (Saturday-Sunday, Dec. ![]()
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