Making an attempt to save lots of a greenback or 10 whereas having fun with the vacations? It’s a battle, particularly if you wish to catch a seasonal present with household or mates.
A number of the metro space’s greatest productions are simply topping $125 for the very best seats, however you don’t need to take out a mortgage to really feel jolly.
Listed below are 10 reasonably priced reveals — which on this case means below $50 per ticket, all-inclusive — which might be value hard-earned cash. All reveals are family-friendly until in any other case famous, and taxes and charges are a part of the ticket worth. See extra holiday-fun concepts at denverpost.com/things-to-do.
“Granny Dances to a Vacation Drum”
The thirty third yr of “Granny” is replete with the globe-spanning music, dance and spoken-word performances that the acclaimed Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble and its companions are identified for, with new tales and twists in retailer. For those who haven’t seen this multicultural pageant, you’re lacking an precise Denver custom.
The 130-minute efficiency at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre options Cleo Parker Robinson as Shakti, Chloé-Grant Abel as Cantadora and Cedric Corridor because the Griot. Margarita Taylor returns as Granny, in line with producers.
Numerous reveals, together with matinees, Dec. 7-22, with a Spanish-language present Dec. 13 and on-demand streaming Dec. 23-Jan. 5, 2025. Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre, 119 Park Ave. West in Denver. All ages. Tickets: $35-$45. cleoparkerrobinsondance.org
“Santa’s Large Pink Sack”
Feeling extra naughty than good? We will all relate to darkish irreverence in the course of the holidays. Happily, one other native custom is offering the snarky humor that our souls crave — on this case, “Santa’s Large Pink Sack,” a comedic present of “nonstop sketch comedy, music and know-how bursting on the seams,” in line with producers. It’s celebrating its twenty second yr of offensive glee, so purchase a shot to have fun.
(Be aware: That is not, as you might have already guessed, a child’s present.) Dec. 5-Dec. 23 at The Individuals’s Constructing, 9995 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. Tickets: $31. thepeoplesbuilding.com
“North Pole BriGAYde”
The North Pole BriGAYde is again to indicate us the cheer of “vacation queer” by means of a strong refrain of voices that “deliver the magic of the season to Denver and the North Pole,” organizers wrote. Songs within the Denver Homosexual Males’s Refrain forty third vacation present hint a story of affection and acceptance, together with vacation hits and pop interpretations.
Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8, at Central Presbyterian Church; Dec. 13 at Unity of Boulder; and Dec. 15 at Boulder’s First United Methodist Church; and Dec. 10 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch. Tickets: $18-$38. denverchoruses.org
There are additionally complimentary tickets for these with monetary hardships, colleges, LGBTQ+ pupil teams, and youth-based nonprofits. E-mail information@rmarts.org a minimum of one week earlier than the reveals.
“Vacation Hello-Fi” and “The Ugly Sweater”
Motones & Jerseys, the creators of the ’60s-themed “Vacation Hello-Fi” present, are returning to Northglenn’s Parsons Theatre with this selection manufacturing, which options “an array of musical performances, starting from traditional Christmas carols to fashionable pop hits, and side-splitting comedy. Santa’s mischievous elves and different particular visitors make sure that there’s by no means a uninteresting second …”
Dec. 14-15 at 1 E. Memorial Parkway in Northglenn. Tickets: $24-$32. northglennarts.org. Additionally below $50 per ticket: the Dec. 21 efficiency of Second Metropolis’s touring holiday-comedy present, “The Good, The Unhealthy and the Ugly Sweater.” $36-$40.
“Pleasure to the World: A Sacred Christmas Celebration”
This conventional present is placed on by Jenny Oaks Baker “and her proficient youngsters, musical group Household 4, as they current an inspiring Christ-centered Christmas present of sacred, exhilarating and treasured Christmas Carols,” in line with the College of Denver’s Newman Middle.
The present options Irish Soprano Alex Sharpe, previously of Celtic Girl, and baritone Preston Yates. With music by Emmy-award profitable composer Kurt Bestor, narration by New York Occasions best-selling creator Jason F. Wright, dancing by Littleton Youth Ballet and Celtic Steps, and with the Cornerstone Chorale becoming a member of Oaks Baker, Household 4 and percussionist Jay Nygaard.
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at Gates Live performance Corridor, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. in Denver. $29-$130. newmancenter.evenue.web
“Christmas en Colorado”
Denver cultural icon Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Middle, one of many solely theaters that often performs bilingual stage and Spanish-language reveals, is that this yr presenting creative director Anthony Garcia’s “Christmas en Colorado” vacation play, with path by Hugo E. Carbajal, music by Tish Hinojosa and musical path by Rudy W. Bustos.
Dec. 5-22 at Su Teatro Performing Arts Middle, 721 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. Tickets: $17-$20, with group charges obtainable. suteatro.org
“Amahl and the Night time Guests”
“Amahl and the Night time Guests” tells the story of “a magic star, a shepherd boy, and the way unselfish love can work miracles.” Rendered with a full orchestra, this present is a uncommon, family-friendly opera being carried out by Central Metropolis Opera — with a full orchestra in tow.
Dec. 20-22 at Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman St. in Denver. All ages. Tickets: $12-$42. centralcityopera.org
“Pleasure Across the World”
The mighty Cherry Creek Chorale is again with Denver Youngsters’s Choir for a musical celebration that emphasizes “range and world concord.” Get pleasure from Rachmaninoff’s Bogoroditse Devo and “the fabulous carol preparations by the famend Karl Jenkins. Each bit has been thoughtfully chosen to move you to a spot the place the fantastic thing about music transcends borders and brings us collectively as a group,” organizers wrote.
Dec. 13-14 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave. in Cherry Hills Village. Tickets: $17.25-$27.25. bit.ly/3TlNs8H
“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas”
This stone-cold traditional, primarily based on the 1954 film, will get a displaying on the Lakewood Cultural Middle this season as Efficiency Now Theatre Firm revives the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin — with a ebook is by David Ives and Paul Blake.
“This comedic and joyous present enterprise story focuses on a preferred song-and-dance crew of two WWII veterans who grow to be romantically concerned with a musical sister act whereas teaming as much as save a failing inn,” together with songs similar to “Blue Skies,” “I Love a Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the title track.
Dec. 6-22 at 470 S. Allison Parkway in Lakewood. Tickets: $19-$42. lakewood.showare.com
“Sound of the Rockies & Timberliners: A Christmas Carol”
This concord vocal present brings out the traditional songs and silhouette of the timeless “A Christmas Carol,” which is an efficient solution to skilled the play outdoors of expensive stage productions.
“First, really feel the emotional resonance of the Sound of the Rockies, ranked seventh globally and famend for his or her highly effective, genre-spanning performances,” organizers wrote. “Then, expertise the Timberliners, a blended barbershop refrain providing an exhilarating mix of numerous voices and genres, making a celebration of inclusivity and artistry.”
Dec. 14-15 at Gates Live performance Corridor, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. in Denver. Tickets: $10-$27. newmancenter.evenue.web
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