Family Entertainment, December

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Kulture Kool will present its “Stories of India” program at the Milk & Cookies series at The State Theatre Studio in New Brunswick, Dec. 7.

Dec. 4-8 and 10-15: “Miracle on 34th Street” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Dec. 4-8 and 12-15: “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Centenary Stage Company at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.

Dec. 4-8, 10-15 and 17-21: “A Playhouse Christmas” at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton.

Dec. 4-8, 10-11, 13-15, 17-23 and 26-29: “A Christmas Carol” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.

Dec. 4-8, 11-15, 18-23 and 26-29: “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Dec. 4-8, 11-15, 18-22 and 27-29: “The Gift of the Magi” at Cape May Stage.

Dec. 4-31 and Jan. 1-4: “Magic of Lights” at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.

Dec. 5: “A Magical Cirque Christmas” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Dec. 5-8: “Digging the Whole” at Brookdale Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft.

Dec. 5-8, 12-15 and 18-21: “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Chatham Players at Chatham Playhouse.

Dec. 5-8, 13-15 and 19-22: “Scrooge” at Spring Lake Theatre.

Dec. 6-9: ” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

Dec. 6-7 and 13-14: “Lennie’s Christmas Extravaganza” featuring Lennie McKenzie at East Lynne Theater Co., Cape May.

Dec. 6-8 and 13-15: “The Christmas Show Must Go On” at Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken. (NJArts.net REVIEW)
Dec. 6-8 and 13-15: “A Christmas Carol” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.
Dec. 6-8 and 13-15: “They Haven’t Got a Clue: The Christmas Edition” at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, Budd Lake.

Dec. 6-8, 13-15, 18 and 20-22: “Cinderella” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

Dec. 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22: “Jersey City Nutcracker” at Nimbus Arts Center, Jersey City.

Dec. 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22: “Annie,” presented by Somerset Valley Players at Somerset Valley Playhouse, Hillsborough.

Dec. 6-8, 14-15 and 20-22: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at Growing Stage, Netcong.

Dec. 7: Critical Role Presents “A Daggerheart Critmas Story Live” at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
Dec. 7, 1 p.m.: “A Christmas Carol,” presented by Yates Musical Theatre at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Dec. 7, 7 p.m.: OCC Concert Band, “The Sounds of the Holidays” at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Dec. 7: “The Nutcracker” at Republic Bank Performing Arts Center, Sewell.
Dec. 7: Kulture Kool, “Stories of India,” Milk & Cookies series at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.

Dec. 7 and 14: “Babes in Toyland” at Music Mountain Theatre, Lambertville.

Dec. 7-8: “The Nutcracker,” presented by New Jersey Ballet at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Dec. 7-8: “The Nutcracker,” presented by American Repertory Ballet at Two River Theater, Red Bank.

Dec. 7-8 and 14-15: “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play” at Basie Center Cinemas, Red Bank.

Dec. 7-8, 13-15 and 20-22: “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” at Bergen County Players, Oradell.

Dec. 7-8, 12-15 and 18-24: “Christmas in Concert” at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.

Dec. 8: “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” at Prudential Hall at NPAC, Newark.
Dec. 8: Holiday Dreams Cirque at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Dec. 8: “Un Regalo Para Andrés/A Gift for Andrés” at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University, Union.
Dec. 8: Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of The Beatles and More for Kids at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
Dec. 8: Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey, “Holiday Pops” at Eastern Regional High School, Voorhees Township.

Dec. 9: “A Christmas Carol” performed by Gerald Charles Dickens at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 9: “A Very Merry Christmas!” at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.

Dec. 10-11, 13-15, 18-24 and 27-29: “A Christmas Carol” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Dec. 12-15 and 20-22: “Broadway for the Holidays 4,” presented by OCC Repertory Theater Company at Black Box Theater at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

Dec. 13: “A Rahway Nutcracker,” presented by Rahway Dance Theatre at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.

Dec. 13-14: “The Pout Pout Fish,” Theater for Young Audiences series at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.
Dec. 13-14: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

Dec. 13-15: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Company of Dance Arts at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 13-15: “The Nutcracker,” presented by NJ Dance Connection at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

Dec. 13-15, 20-24 and 26: New Jersey Ballet’s “Nutcracker” with New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

Dec. 14: “Sonic Symphony” featuring Sonic the Hedgehog music at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 14: “The Nutcracker,” presented by American Repertory Ballet at Patriots Theater at War Memorial.
Dec. 14: Princeton Symphony Orchestra, “Holiday Pops!” concert with The Princeton High School Choir at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
Dec. 14: Cirque Musica: Holiday Wonderland at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 14: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Ballet for Young Audiences at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Dec. 14: “Merry, Merry Mischief: Delightful Wintery Tales for Childen of All Ages!” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey at Drew University, Madison.
Dec. 14: “Winnie the Pooh” at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
Dec. 14: “The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year” (murder mystery dessert theater) at Brookdale Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft.

Dec. 14-15: “The Nutcracker,” presented by BalletArts and Adelphia Orchestra at River Dell High School.

Dec. 15: “The Nutcracker,” presented by State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 15: “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Dec. 15: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet at Caesars, Atlantic City.
Dec. 15: “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System,” Theater for Young Audiences series at Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn.

Dec. 17-18: “Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids” at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

Dec. 19: Kwanzaa Celebration at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Dec. 20: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet at Levoy Theatre, Millville.

Dec. 20-22: “The Nutcracker,” presented by American Repertory Ballet at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Dec. 20-22: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Tricia Sloan Dance Studio at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Dec. 20-22: “Kelsey Holiday Extravaganza Remixed” at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.
Dec. 20-22: “The Nutcracker,” presented by New Jersey Civic Youth Ballet at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.

Dec. 21: “The Nutcracker,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet at Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood.
Dec. 21: Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Emo for Kids, “Holiday Celebration” featuring Scaramouche & the Fandangos, at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Dec. 21: Kwanzaa Family Festival at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 21: “Frosty the Snowman” at Ritz Theatre Company, Haddon Township.

Dec. 28: Brady Rymer & the Little Band That Could at Growing Stage, Netcong.

Dec. 28-29: “PAW Patrol Live!: A Mighty Adventure” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

Dec. 31: First Night Morris, Morristown.
Dec. 31: First Night Ocean City.
Dec. 31: First Night Ocean County, Seaside Heights.

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