Playhouse On The Green Announces A Holiday Festival

BRIDGEPORT — Playhouse on the Green will host “Playhouse Holiday Festival” on select Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, beginning December 6 through January 3. A wide of family oriented entertainment events are planned including a musical comedy production, a gospel celebration, big band sounds, and a visit from Santa Claus.

The American Chamber Orchestra will begin the festival on Saturday, December 6, at 7:30 pm, when it performs Viola Concerto in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann and Duo Concerto for Trumpets, Opus 5, Part 1 by Giuseppe Jacchini.

They will also present selections from George Frederick Handel’s Messiah, including the famous “Hallelujah Chorus.” Music will be provided giving the audience the option to “sing-along.” Soprano soloist is Stephanie Gregory, winner of the 2001 Jenny Lind competition.  Tickets are $20.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the musical production based on the comic strip “Peanuts,” by Charles M. Schulz, will delight the entire family on Sunday, December 7, at 2 pm, presented by the Regional Center for the Performing Arts. Songs include “Kite,” “Schroeder,” “Snoopy,” “My Blanket & Me,” “Book Report,” “The Red Baron,” “Suppertime” and “Happiness.”

Santa Claus will visit the theater following the show. The Regional Center for the Performing Arts is a high school specializing in performing arts, drawing students from all over the region. Tickets are $12.

Polka Dot Kids, the children’s theatre series, will offer Holiday Stories by The Mythmakers on Saturday, December 13, at 10 am and noon. Parents and children will take a musical and story-filled trip around the world and through the centuries with The Mythmakers, as the two master actor/storytellers present a multicultural performance loaded with music and audience participation. Authentic musical instruments from the appropriate cultures accompany and enhance each story. Tickets are $12. Birthday party room rental is available.

Youthful Praise, which reached #13 status on Billboard’s gospel charts, will raise the roof with a joyous gospel celebration on Saturday, December 13, at 7 pm.  Tickets are $15.

Paul King’s Big Band will play the favorites songs of yesteryear on Friday and Saturday, December 19-20, at 8 pm. Tickets are $20.

“An Evening with Brett Somers!” is set for Saturday, December 27, at 8 pm. One of the favorite regular panelists from TV’s classic Match Game game show, Ms Somers brings her cabaret show from New York City to the Playhouse on the Green.

All ages will be able to enjoy a fun and nostalgic frolic down Ms Somers’ memory lane.  Tickets are $20.

The Burr Johnson Band, which has traveled from opening for Ray Charles to the Montreux Jazz Festival, will help launch the new year with jazz fusion on Saturday, January 3, at 8 pm.  Tickets are $15.

Corporate parties, group outings, and fundraising opportunities are available. Playhouse on the Green is at 177 State Street in Bridgeport, with restaurants and free, well-lit, attended parking nearby.

For information and directions visit www.PlayhouseOnTheGreen.org or call 203-696-0031.