Arts/Entertainment
Christmas 'Miracle' coming to area
Andover actors help stage classic
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around Acting Out! Theater Company from Lawrence, which is staging a holiday classic, "Miracle on 34th Street."
Its musical version of "Miracle on 34th Street will run on Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1 and 6:30 p.m. at the North Andover High School auditorium. The cost is $15 for general admission and $20 for reserved.
"Miracle on 34th Street is a refreshing reminder that children are truly wiser than we think. This is a fantastic family musical that will have kids and adults laughing and cackling as Kris Kringle fights the system. Bring the whole family and find out if there really is a Santa Claus," says a release from the company.
Following last year's production of "Willy Wonka", this is Acting Out! Theater Company's largest show yet with 110 cast members hailing from all over the Merrimack Valley. Andover residents have lead and supporting including Jeremy Moses as Dr. Bartholomew Sawyer, Dan Goldman as District Attorney Mara, Abby Goldman as Hendrikka, Jeff Ashworth as Dr. Pierce, Patrick Kitchen as Tommy Mara, and Ben Gallahue as Tommy Mara.
As a special treat, the North Andover High School Marching Band will join the production as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade scenes. Both the North Andover High School Marching Band and the Acting Out "Miracle" Float will appear in North Andover's Christmas parade on Saturday, Nov. 28.
Acting Out! Theater Company is a 501c3 non-profit corporation with the mission of providing opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to become involved in theatrical stage productions. Acting Out! also offers a variety of theatrical classes for children and adults. For more information visit www.actingout.biz.
In addition, Acting Out is collaborating again with the Ye Olde Pepper Candy Shoppe, this time to produce handmdade Kringle Krunch Bars. Five Kringle Krunch Bars contain a special letter from Santa himself inviting the lucky winner to join him on stage at one of the five shows and to tell him the winner's Christmas wish. The winners also receive one free ticket to the show for a guest. Kringle Krunch Bars can be purchased for $3 at Ye Olde Pepper Candy Shoppe, 59 Main St., North Andover.
For tickets call 978-208-9132 or visit actingouttheater@comcast.net.
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