GOPLAY Calendar for Dec. 14-20
Harlem Globetrotters at Garrett Coliseum on Sunday
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters global tour as they take the court with moments of extreme basketball innovation and unparalleled fan fun at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery.. See the Globetrotter stars live as they dribble, spin, slam, and dunk their way past their relentless rivals, the Washington Generals! You'll be amazed by new levels of mind-blowing trick shots, expert ball-handling skills, and big laughs with unrivaled opportunities for pre-game, post-game and in-game fan engagement! Every individual ticket purchased includes one (1) Harlem Globetrotters Basketball. Basketball value is $35. While supplies last. To receive your basketball, please go to the Harlem Globetrotters merchandise stand starting as soon as doors open through the end of the game, to collect your free basketball. You will receive a voucher upon entry into the venue, which will be then handed to the merchandise stand to redeem for your basketball. Vouchers must be redeemed before the conclusion of the event, and no basketballs will be available to ship post-game. For any questions on site, please visit the merchandise stand on site and speak to a Harlem Globetrotters merchandise team member. For tickets visit harlemglobetrotters.com/world-tour/schedule/garrett-coliseum
Prattville ice skating
Ice skating is happening in Prattville at Spillway Park, 130 S. Court St. Cost is $5 per person for 30 minutes and includes skates. Skating will continue through Dec. 31. Regular hours will be Monday-Friday 5-9 p.m, and Saturday and Sunday from 1-9 p.m. More info: Contact the Special Events office at 334-595-0850
Christmas Lights Festival at the zoo
Now through Dec. 25, the Montgomery Zoo will be active after dark with thousands of lights and decorations. You can visit Santa, take a train ride, enjoy entertainment at the Overlook Café — where you can also get hot chocolate and cookies. montgomeryzoo.com. Admission: $12 for ages 3 and up. Zoo members are admitted free. Ages 2 and younger are free.
Red Bluff Music, Arts & Food Festival returns May 18
Vintage Hospitality Group will present the second annual Red Bluff Music, Arts & Food Festival on May 18, 2024 at Montgomery’s Riverwalk Amphitheater. it will showcase the best in blues, jazz, country, southern soul, and more. The main lineup includes We Got The Jazz: The Jazz of A Tribe Called Quest featuring Atlanta’s Dashill Smith and Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 14-time Grammy winner and world-leading dobro master The Jerry Douglas Band, and the world reigning heavyweight champion of blues and rock guitar, the one and only Eric Gales. Take advantage of early bird discounted tickets available through the end of the year on Eventbrite.com.
ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Single ticket sales are now open for Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s 2023-2024 season featuring a world premiere among its six productions. Season subscriptions are also on sale. For tickets call the box office at 334-271-5353 or visit asf.net.
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol : November 16 – December 24. ASF returns to a full production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on the Festival Stage. When miserly Ebenezer Scrooge receives an unwanted visit from the ghost of his former business partner on Christmas Eve, an overnight voyage of epic proportions begins. Journey with Scrooge as he learns from his ghosts (and Bob, Tiny Tim, and the Cratchits) a heartwarming lesson in forgiveness and the change we can make around us. This play is a joyful Christmas tradition for the entire family!
Blues in the Night: February 8 – March 3, 2024: The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in Blues in the Night, a scorching, Tony-nominated musical! The 26 hot and torchy numbers tell of the sweet, sexy, and sorrowful experiences three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong. Glorious songs from Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Alberta Hunter, Jimmy Cox, Ida Cox, and more tell of the pain and misery of life and love — and the dogged determination to get through it all — that is the essence of the blues.
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery: April 18 – May 12. Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun as Holmes and Watson face a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than 40 characters. You’ll enjoy the perfect mix of slapstick and thrills.
Zelda In the Backyard: June 13 – June 30. When Libby inherits a wrecked 1961 Rolls Royce, she sets off on a journey to reassemble the car and pieces of the past her father left behind. In honor of her Alabama roots, she names the car after Zelda Fitzgerald. A little broken herself, Libby finds herself with a new understanding of marriage and family. From the playwright of Gee’s Bendand White Lightning, Zelda in the Backyard is a story of love and loss, and all the roads in between. World Premiere: This play was developed through ASF’s 2022 Southern Writers Festival of New Plays.
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: July 11 – August 11. One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a humorous retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph, his 11 brothers, his father Jacob, and the coat of many colors. Follow Joseph’s journey from bondage to becoming Pharaoh’s right-hand man to his ultimate reunion with his family. This delightful and merry musical — embracing country-western, calypso, and Elvis-style rock — will have you singing in your seat and long after you leave the theatre!
MONTGOMERY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
For tickets call the box office at 334-481-5100 or visit mpaconline.org.
Dec. 15 — Joyce Caddell Holiday Pops Concert from Montgomery Symphony Orchestra — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $55, $45, $35, $25
Jan. 6 – Leanne Morgan – 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets: $52.75, $42.75, $32.75
Jan 19 — Black Jacket Symphony presents Journey's "Escape" — 8 p.m. Tickets: $40, $35
Jan. 20 — Taylor Hicks: Night Moves — 7 p.m. Tickets: $46, $36, $32
Feb. 9 – Linda Ronstadt Experience with Tristan McIntosh – 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35
Feb. 11: Billy Dean — 7 p.m. Tickets: $32, $27, $23
Feb. 13 — Shen Yun 2024 — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $183, $153, $123, $93, $83
Feb. 14 — Samantha Fish, featuring Jesse Dayton — 7 p.m. Tickets: $46, $36, $32, $27, $23
Feb. 16 — The Simon & Garfunkel Story — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $69, $59, $49
Feb. 17 — John Waite: 40 Years of Missing You — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $56, $46, $36, $33, $26
Feb. 20 — Mania The Abba Tribute — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $61.50, $41.50, $24.50
Feb. 24 — Montgomery Comedy Special — 8 p.m. Tickets: $99, $75, $59
Feb. 26 — Celtic Woman 20th Anniversary Tour — 3 p.m. Tickets: $150, $79, $39
March 2 — The Oak Ridge Boys: Farewell Tour — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $67, $62, $57, $52, $42
March 9 — Travis Tritt — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $96, $66, $56, $46
March 10 — Zach Williams — 7 p.m. Tickets: $69.75, $49.75, $39.75, $29.75, $19.75, $18
March 14 — An R-Rated Magic Show: Featuring comedy magician Grant Freeman — 8 p.m. Tickets: $60, $44, $36, $28
March 26 — Swan Lake: World Ballet Series — 7 p.m. Tickets: $95, $75, $60, $45
March 29 — Dave Mason's Traffic Jam, with special guests The Outlaws — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $66, $56, $42, $32
April 4 — Joanne Shaw Taylor — 8 p.m. Tickets: $64, $44, $36, $32, $22, $17
April 16 — The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight — 8 p.m. Tickets: $90, $80, $70, $62, $52
April 17: Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken Tour — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $91, $71, $51, $41
April 21: The Guess Who — 7 p.m. Tickets: $62, $50, $44, $36, $26
April 25: Leonid & Friends — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $46, $42, $32, $22
May 2 — Bonnie Raitt — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $118, $97, $77, $57
May 14 — Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour — 6 p.m. Tickets: $67.50, $47.50, $37.50, $27.50
July 24 — Buddy Guy with Tom Hambridge — 7:30 p.m. $102, $97, $67, $52, $42
MONTGOMERY WHITEWATER
Montgomery Whitewater Park, the south’s newest world-class outdoor adventure and lifestyle destination has just announced a cheerful lineup of family-friendly outdoor holiday events and a toy drive to support the work of local day shelter Mercy House.
The festive season officially kicks off with Santa’s arrival by raft guided down the competition channel by his trusted team of kayaking reindeer and elves. Kids can make “reindeer food,” write letters to Santa, and make crafts in Santa’s workshop in the Christmas Village, while the grown-ups raise holiday toasts on Tacky Sweater Trivia nights at Eddy’s Restaurant. The inaugural Cousin Eddy’s 5k, Grinch Chaser Fun-run & Polar Plunge will thrill and chill the adventurous and holiday movie nights and live performances will warm hearts along while popcorn, smores and hot chocolate to keep fingers (and bellies) toasty. And the great outdoors is a perfect way to escape the holiday hustle and bustle for a low-key evening around a firepits while checking out the newly expanded menu and holiday cocktails and enjoying time with family and friends.
Park admission, Christmas Village and movies on the lawn are free to the public. Registration fees apply for the 5k and Grinch Chaser. New, unwrapped toys can be donated to Mercy House at any of the holiday events, and participants have the option of accepting one entry per toy in a drawing for a 2024 season pass to Montgomery Whitewater. A schedule of events is available at montgomerywhitewater.com and is regularly updated with new events and details.
CLOVERDALE PLAYHOUSE
cloverdaleplayhouse.org, 334-262-1530
960 Cloverdale Road, Montgomery
Dec. 7-17 — “Civil War Christmas” — by Paula Vogel, music by Daryl Waters
MILLBROOK COMMUNITY PLAYERS
millbrooktheater.com, 334-782-7317
5720 Main St., Millbrook
PIKE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY
pikeroadtheatrecompany.org, 334-414-0193
Productions at Pike Road Intermediate School, 4710 Pike Road
Nov. 30-Dec. 17 — “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” — A classic Christmas tale with songs and dance. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Tickets $20
PRATTVILLE’S WAY OFF BROADWAY THEATRE
cc.prattvilleal.gov, 334-595-0850
203 W. 4th St., Prattville
Dec. 7-17 — “Christmas Eve Chaos” — Angela Blount’s Christmas Eve Chaos, directed by Bre Gentry. The play will run Thursdays through Sundays.
WETUMPKA DEPOT
wetumpkadepot.com/home.html, 334-868-1440
300 S. Main St., Wetumpka
Dec. 15 at 6 p.m., Dec. 16 3 p.m and 6 p.m. — “The Candy Cane Cabaret” — Presented by our Penguin Project ensemble of special needs artists, this production will usher in the holiday spirit! Tickets $15.
CAPRI THEATRE
Get tickets at capritheatre.org or call 334-262-4858. The Capri is at 1045 E. Fairview Ave, Montgomery. It’s the longest continually operated movie theatre in Alabama. Become a member of the Capri Community Film Society and receive ticket discounts, plus admission benefits at art house theaters across the country. As of Friday, Sept. 29, ticket and concession prices will increase. Member tickets will be $10, and non-member tickets will be $12. Ticket books will be $90 for a pack of 10.
Dec. 15: The Alabama Troubadours in concert — Tickets $45
Jan. 5-8: "The Holdovers" — 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Jan. 18: "The Awful Truth" — 7 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: GOPLAY Calendar for Dec. 14-20
