Scrooge!
Dec. 1-4, 8-11 Humbug turns to holiday cheer when The Clear Space Theatre Company presents its own original musical version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. Clear Space Theatre Company, 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, 227-2270, clearspacetheatrecompany.org
editor’s pick A Little Night Music
Dec. 2-3, 8-11, 15-17 City Theater Company “reinvigorates” this Stephen Sondheim classic. OperaDelaware Studios, 4 S. Poplar St., Wilmington, city-theater.org
editor’s pick Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Dec. 6-11 Snowmen, reindeer, toy soldiers and gingerbread men engage in high-flying shenanigans. DuPont Theatre, 1007 N. Market St., Wilmington, 656-4401, duponttheatre.com
One Dame Night of Whoopi!
Dec. 8 Impersonators Scott Mason and Bettina channel Dame Edna and Whoopi Goldberg respectively, during this holiday show. The New Candlelight Theatre, 2208 Millers Road, Ardentown, 475-2313, nctstage.org
The Wizard of Oz
Dec. 9-30 Featuring all the characters and songs from the classic movie, the Wilmington Drama League transports you from Kansas to Oz and back again. Wilmington Drama League, 10 W. Lea Blvd., Wilmington, 764-1172, wilmingtondramaleague.org
The Santaland Diaries with Season’s Greetings
Dec. 16-17 This might sound like kids’ stuff, but these two excerpts from humorist David Sedaris’ book “Holidays on Ice” are anything but. The Chapel Street Players welcome “mature elves” only. Chapel Street Players, 27 N. Chapel St., Newark, 368-2248, chapelstreetplayers.org
