theater

Almost everyone has heard of the Anti-Defamation League, but few realize how the organization whose mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all” got its start.

The start of a new year is when most people make resolutions. Critics make lists. One of those is the annual chore of compiling a list of the best shows for the past year.

Now that last minute Christmas shopping is finished, it’s time to make last minute plans for New Year’s Eve.

At this time of year some youngsters tend to doubt the existence of Santa Claus. The only way I can contribute to that conversation is by saying I am certain that his existence does exist within many who put on that red suit every December.

The holiday season is filled with tradition. Some are developed within a family and others are handed down from generation to generation. And, some continue over the centuries.

A lesson most of us have learned over the years is that the phrase “new and improved” can be an exaggeration.

Capital Repertory Theater has opened its holiday show, “A Sherlock Carol.” The title begs the question, “does a Sherlock Holmes mystery have anything to do with the holidays, let alone the Charles Dickens story ‘A Christmas Carol’”?

Despite the exhaustion we all feel during the holidays, most people are trying to find ways to build the Christmas spirit.

“The Hills of California,” a new play by Jez Butterworth and directed by Sam Mendes, is running on Broadway at The Broadhurst Theatre through December 22. Helena Wilson is making her Broadway debut in the show - and she performed in the original production on The West End earlier this year.

A lot of theater scheduling is influenced by an upcoming holiday. Now that the spooking season is behind us, and despite what you experience in the malls, the holiday season is still weeks away. This means most of the theater being offered the rest of November is on the schedule based on quality.