After making a few phone calls to various popular venues around town (which will remain unnamed) trying to find a fun family Christmas concert/show to attend I determined that there must be places in the ATL that offer traditional holiday programs at a palatable price point. Surely I can take my sweet daughter to a showing of the Nutcracker for less than $50 a ticket? I'm all about taking the family to see professional performances of the Messiah, A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker, but my kids are still young enough to get bored and restless. We need less formal options.
Alas, one appeared. The Nutcracker in a Nutshell at Pace Academy. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for kids ages 5 -10 and $5 for ages 2 -4. The performance is a truncated version of the original with additional holiday songs and such at the end. Sounds like a winner. Dec. 8th, 3 - 5 pm. Call Dance South Studio at 404-321-4474 or visit info@dancesouth.net Ho! Ho! Ho! You might also try Theatre in the Square in Marietta. This year's performance is Christmas at Sweet Apple, tickets range from $20 -$35, call 770-422-8369 or visit www.theatreinthesquare.com