The temperature has dropped and it finally feels like the holiday season! Snuggling up with a good book, wrapped in a warm blanket, sipping some yummy hot chocolate is the perfect way to spend a winter evening. However, if sitting at home is not your thing, then get out and enjoy the holidays at your local theatre venues! Theatre Workshop of Owensboro gets us in the Christmas spirit with A Christmas Carol, the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra performs their holiday tradition- Holiday Pops, and Broadway at the RiverPark kicks up their heels in Hairspray!!

            Theatre Workshop of Owensboro will present the Christmas Classic, A Christmas Carol. The plot is the same traditional storyline, as told by Charles Dickens, but with a few twists. Adapted by Kathleen Dahill, she will shed new light on Scrooge’s journey to a reinvented self. Actors play several roles, including props—you will magically see them morph into cars, carriages, and tombstones.

            Directed by Thad Mayhugh, a veteran of TWO, you can expect great things to come from this outstanding show! He is expected to add some minor characters in order to involve more people in this production; both youth and adults will participate.

            Coming off an extremely successful showing of Little Shop of Horrors (selling out ALL shows!!), you can expect the same fun and excitement in A Christmas Carol – with a splash of Christmas to add to the merriment!   

             Sponsored by Hillard Lyons, the production takes to the stage on Fridays: December 7th, 14th, and 21st at 7pm; Saturdays: December 8th, 15th, and 22nd also at 7pm; and a Sunday matinee performance on December 16th at 2pm. Tickets are $18 for adults and $10 for students….and you need to call immediately before this fabulously festive show sells out (Little Shop sold out FAST, and they even added a show)! For reservations, please call TWO box office at (270) 683-5353, Monday – Friday, 8am – 1pm.

On December 9th, the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra sends out those festive vibes with traditional, popular and light classical music featuring the “wonderful voices of the Owensboro Symphony Chorus, Center Chorus and the superb Owensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra.” The OSO’s Holiday Pops is truly “an annual tradition” for the residents of Owensboro. Not only does it help to get us in the Holiday spirit, but it enables us relax and enjoy the beauty that surrounds Christmas.

Sponsored by Independence Bank and Owensboro Grain, you will not want to miss this spectacular holiday journey! Tickets for the Masterwork series range from $12, $25 to $32. Visit www.theoso.com or call RiverPark Center Box Office at (270) 687-2787 for more information and details. 

On December 5th, Broadway at the RiverPark takes you back to 1962, as Tracy Turnblad and friends set out to change the world through music and dancing in the Tony Award winning musical Hairspray! Winner of 8 Tony awards, this Broadway quality musical will have you singing and dancing along before you finish shouting “Good Morning Baltimore!”

This past summer, Hairspray became a box office hit, reaching new fans, inspiring old ones, and reminding everyone that one person really can make a difference. And the RiverPark Center’s version will no doubt do the same! Do not miss your opportunity to see one of the best musicals of our time! Tickets are $45 and on sale now. They can be purchased at the RiverPark Center Box Office, online at www.riverparkcenter.org, or charge-by-phone at 270-687-2787.