Holiday entertainment schedule through Christmas Eve
Traditional Community Events
Now - Dec. 23 - Santa’s Magical Express, Yankee Trails. Rensselaer
Now - Jan 2 - Capital Holiday Lights, Nov 24- Jan 2. Washington Park, Albany
Dec. 5 – 8, Holiday Greens Show at Hart-Cluett House, Troy
Dec. 5 - Saratoga Victorian Street Walk, downtown Saratoga Springs
Dec. 8 - Victorian Stroll, downtown Troy
Dec. 14 - Magic of Christmas, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Palace Theatre
Dec. 19– 22 The Melodies of Christmas. Proctors •••
Theater
Now- Dec. 22 - “It’s a Wonderful Live: Live from WVL Radio Theatre: Capital Rep, Albany
Dec. 4 - “Sister’s Christmas Catechism,” Proctors, Schenectady
Dec. 5 - “Greetings,” Curtain Call Theatre, Latham
Dec. 6- 15- “Oliver”, Dec. 5- 15, Russell Sage College
12/6 - “The Elf on a Shelf: A Christmas Musical,” Palace Theatre, Albany
Dec. 7- 21 - “A Christmas Carol,” Berkshire Theatre Group, Pittsfield, Mass.
Dec. 9-10 - “A Christmas Carol,” Nebraska Theater Caravan, Proctors
Dec. 6-15 - “Mr. Scrooge: a Musical Comedy,” Classic Stage Company, Proctors
Dec. 13-22- “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Home Made Theatre, Saratoga
12/14-15 - “Kris Kringle - the Musical,” Proctors, Schenectady
Dec. 17-21 “Annie,” Park Playhouse @ Cohoes Music Hall
12/18 - “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Palace Theatre, Albany •••
Nutcracker Ballet
Dec. 5 - The Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet at Palace Theater, Albany
Dec. 5 - The Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet at Palace Theater, Albany
Dec. 6-7 - The Nutcracker, Salzburg Marionette Theatre, Saratoga Springs H.S.
Dec. 7-8 - The Nutcracker, Saratoga City Ballet, The Egg, Albany
Dec, 7-8 - The Nutcracker, Northeast Ballet at Proctors
Dec. 14-15 - The Nutcracker, Dec 9 Albany Berkshire Ballet, The Egg
Dec. 17 (film) The Nutcracker, Bolshoi Ballet, Proctors, Schenectady •••
Classical Music Concerts
Nov. 30 - Ten Tenors “Home for the Holidays,” Troy Music Hall
Dec. 1 - Boston Pops on Tour, Proctors, Schenectady
Dec. 10 – The Messiah, Cathedral of All Saints, Albany
Dec. 13 - Mendelssohn Club Holiday Concert, The Egg
Dec. 14 - Boston Camerata, Union College Chapel, Schenectady
Dec. 15 – Albany Pro Musica, The Many Moods of Christmas, Troy Music Hall •••
Pop Concerts
Dec. 1 – David Benoit’s Charlie Brown Christmas, The Egg
Dec. 4 – A Manheim Steamroller Christmas, Palace Theatre, Albany
Dec. 13 - The McKrell’s Christmas Show, The Egg, Albany
Dec. 12- Holly Jolly Holiday Party, with Voodo Daddy, Troy Music Hall Dec. 13- GNA’s Jingle Jam Dec. 13 – Gibson Brothers
North Country Christmas, Proctors
Dec. 14 - It’s a Jazzy Christmas, GE Theatre, The Egg
Dec. 15 - Saratoga Christmas with The McKrells, Home Made Theatre, Saratoga
Dec. 19 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Times Union Center. Albany
Dec. 21 - A Nashville Christmas, The Egg •••
Family Entertainment
Dec. 12-15 Disney on Ice:
Dream Big, Times Union Center, Albany •••
Venue contact information
Albany Symphony Orchestra, (518) 694-3300, albanysymphony.com
Capital Repertory Theatre, Albany, (518) 445-7469. capitalrep.org
Cohoes Music Hall/Park Playhouse, (518) 434-2035, parkplay
house.com
Curtain Call Theatre, Latham (518) 877-7529, curtaincalltheatre.cm
The Egg, Albany, Empire Plaza, Albany, (518) 473-1845 theegg.org
Hart-Cluett Mansion, Troy (RCHS) (518) 2727232 rchsonline.org
Home Made Theatre, (518) 587-4427, homemadetheater.org
Times Union Center, Albany, (800) 745-3000, ticketmaster.com Train to Christmas Town, (877) 726-7245. sncrr.com
Palace Theatre, Albany (518) 465-4663, palacealbany.org
Proctors Theatre, Schenectady (518) 346-6204, proctors.org
Russell Sage College, Theatre Institute at Sage theatre.sage.edu
Santa’s Magical Express (Yankee Trails) (518) 2862400, santasmagicalexpress.com
Troy Music Hall, Troy, (518) 273-0038, troymusichall.com