Your Holiday Look Ahead New York!
Let’s unwrap the festive season and see what’s coming to you
The holiday season is creeping upon us! Lighting up stages across New York with festive favorites and new productions, from timeless classics to family favorites, audiences can look forward to a season filled with music, laughter, and magic. Here's what's taking center stage this holiday season.
A Christmas Carol
Perelman Performing Arts Center
Humbugs beware! This affectionate production brings Charles Dickens's classic tale to life once again for Christmas 2025! First debuting in 2017 at London's iconic Old Vic Theatre, this adaptation from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child writer Jack Thorne and Old Vic Artistic Director Matthew Warchus has been praised for its joyful and warmhearted approach to the fable. Prepare to meet a brand new Scrooge in Michael Cerveris as this gloriously festive crowd-pleaser hits New York, from the hands of PAC NYC!
Rob Lake Magic With Special Guests The Muppets
It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights as The Muppets make their long-awaited Broadway debut! Beginning previews in October, ahead of a November 6 opening night, everyone's favorite zany puppets will step out onto the Broadhurst stage as special guests of master illusionist Rob Lake. Expect an extravaganza of mind-blowing magic, celebrity, and felt-based mayhem as this exciting new experience dazzles New York this holiday season!
Radio City Christmas Spectacular
A true New York City institution, the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular is the sparkling, breath-taking way to get you in the Christmas spirit, with unforgettable with the Radio City's unmatchable and unstoppable Rockettes performing their precision dancing and world-famous routines! With gorgeously costumed and choreographed vignettes including the Toy Soldiers, Santa and his glamorous reindeer, The Nativity, and even a teddy-bear-themed version of The Nutcracker, this show takes everything you love about Christmas and amps it up tenfold!
American Repertory Ballet - The Nutcracker
The American Repertory Ballet's production of The Nutcracker is a delightful family evening for audiences young and old, and a wonderful way to ring in Christmas. Going strong for over 50 years since its first season in 1964, this New Jersey holiday tradition features a cast of over 100 performers, as well as fresh new scenery in its opening act. This long-running holiday production has garnered favorable reviews and is one of the most successful companies in the region.
Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
The holidays are on the way and what's more Christmassy than the carols? If you're in the mood for a festive sing-a-long, our friends at fever have you covered with this wonderful yuletide concert, featuring all your favorite carols played by a talented string quartet in an evocative candlelit venue. So Come All Ye Faithful and enjoy a not-so-Silent Night of Joy To The World!
