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Holiday Events To Enjoy
Historic Florissant Annual House Tour is Nov. 25
12 Locations on 2018 House Tour
Historic Florissant Inc (HFI) is again sponsoring the Christmas House tour in Historic Old Town Florissant with 12 locations to visit on Sunday, Nov. 25 from 1-6 p.m.
There are five residential homes on the tour this year and also seven other historic locations. They include: The Franz Gittemeier House, John B Myers House, Weithaupt General Store (currently Dooley Florist & Gifts), Korte’s Custom Framing & Antiques newly renovated location on N Jefferson, Log Cabin at Tower Court Park, Hendel’s Market cafe, and Old St. Ferdinand Shrine.
Each will all be beautifully decorated for Christmas to get you ready for the holidays with complimentary snacks and drinks at most of the locations.
Cost is $20 – Adults, $5 – Ages 18- 5 and free for ages 4 and under. (checks and cash only)
Tickets can be purchased at Korte’s Custom Framing & Antiques, 560 N Jefferson, and Dooley’s Florist & Gifts, 690 rue St. Francois. List of locations and a map are on the ticket and this is a self-guided tour so you can go as you please.
Both Korte’s and Dooley’s will be open the day of the tour for you to purchase tickets and they are both having their annual open house. Korte’s will be open from 11-6 with cookies, hot tea and 20% off. Dooley’s will be open 1-6 and have wine, snacks and a Christmas centerpiece drawing. There are a limited number of tickets that are sold so people are urged to get their tickets early.
Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Returns to Fabulous Fox Dec. 6-9
The Fabulous Fox Theatre presents Charles Dickens’ most beloved holiday story, A Christmas Carol, as you’ve never seen it before December 6-9.Tickets for A Christmas Carol at the Fabulous Fox are on sale now at MetroTix.com, by calling 314-534-1111 or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. Ticket prices start at $20. Prices are subject to change; please refer to FabulousFox.com for current pricing.
A Christmas Carol is part of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series.Show times are Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. and Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.
This celebrated Charles Jones adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol from Nebraska Theatre Caravan is rich with thrilling ensemble music, alive with color and movement and is created to tell this great and enduring tale in a manner that people of all ages will enjoy. Woven throughout this classic tale are beautiful new arrangements and moving renditions of holiday songs such as “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, “Wassail Wassail”, “Good Christian Men Rejoice”, “Away in a Manger”, “Greensleeves”, “The Boar’s Head Carol” and many more. Featuring a cast of 23 performers, live musicians, and Broadway-style scenery and costumes, audiences cherish this sumptuous holiday classic.
In this adaptation for the stage, one actor plays Ebenezer Scrooge. Each of the 23 member ensemble supports both the story and the music with exceptional ensemble singing and dancing, while each taking on a significant character as the story unfolds. The current directors and designers of this production do not attempt to stray from Charles Jones’ original concept. As stewards of the production they strive to convey to each company of players the integrity and the magic that are intrinsic to the piece.
Family Favorite: A Christmas Story Returns to The Rep for Holidays
Over its many years of dominance on cable, A Christmas Story has swelled into a holiday film institution that transcends generations. Now, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is bringing the stage adaptation of the much-loved movie back to its Mainstage, running Nov. 28 – Dec. 23.
The Rep’s Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon directs the play, written by Philip Grecian and based on the motion picture written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark.
Ralphie Parker’s quest to get a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas returns to The Rep in all its heartwarming and hilarious glory, following an acclaimed run on our stage in 2009. Filled with delightful holiday vignettes and endlessly quotable lines (“You’ll shoot your eye out!”), this play is the perfect gift for the whole family to enjoy.
Leading the cast are Charlie Mathis, as the nine-year-old Ralphie, and Ted Deasy, as the grown-up Ralph who narrates the play. Mathis returns to The Rep following a scene-stealing performance as the precocious Dill in 2017’s Rep production of To Kill a Mockingbird. Deasy is also a returning Rep actor, having most recently appeared as the hard-drinking lawyer Ed Devery in 2018’s Born Yesterday.
Tickets for A Christmas Story are now on sale at repstl.org, by phone at 314-968-4925 or in-person at The Rep box office, located at 130 Edgar Road on the campus of Webster University. Ticket prices range from $24 to $97. Pick-your-own subscriptions of three-to-five Mainstage subscriptions are also available.
For more information on the production, visit repstl.org/a-christmas-story.
