This Week’s Picks! Swing with Norm Lewis, Hear Noises with Megan Hilty, See the Sun Rise on a New Fiddler & More

Hey, you, trying to bake holiday cookies! You can’t make anything good with old graham crackers, club soda and a can of corn chowder. Save your time (and a trip to the ER) by taking in the sweet treats of Broadway, like the opening of Fiddler on the Roof and an evening of Christmas favorites at Carnegie Hall. Get ready for this week’s picks!


Enjoy a Star-Studded Disaster at Noises Off
Begins December 17 at American Airlines Theatre
You rarely get a glimpse into the year ahead that doesn’t involve obliterating the space-time continuum. So it’s totally OK to see the revival of Noises Off, which opens in January, but begins previews today. You will not tear the fabric of time. Instead, you’ll enjoy the catastrophic comedy of the beloved play-within-a-play and savor the performances of Broadway all-stars such as Megan Hilty and Andrea Martin. Suck on that, science! Click for tickets!


Bring The Wiz Live! Home
Available December 17
One of the reasons CDs still exist, in our opinion, is so clueless relatives can’t screw up holiday gifts. The release of The Wiz Live! soundtrack is especially fortuitous. Now you can give a last-minute gift idea to your Aunt Lenore so she doesn’t buy you puke-colored hand towels or some atrocity from an infomercial. Instead, you can enjoy the vocal talents of Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and talented newcomer Shanice Williams.


Make Christmas “Pop” with Two Broadway Faves
December 18 and 19 at Carnegie Hall
Between office parties, family get-togethers, and FM radio’s enduring love of “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," you’d rather lick a subway pole than voluntarily listen to Christmas music. We feel your pain, but make room for “It’s Christmastime in the City.” The concert features the New York Pops—and the vocal talents of Brian d’Arcy James and Stephanie J. Block. That’ll deck your halls. Click for tickets!


Celebrate Norm Lewis’ Swingin’ Christmas
Starts December 20 at Feinstein’s/54 Below
Why is Norm Lewis only now making his debut at Feinstein’s/54 Below? We’re guessing conflicting schedules or Norm was locked in a bank vault, which has happened to us five times. Anyway, we’re thrilled to catch Norm Lewis Wishes You a Swingin’ Christmas, which runs through December 24. The show features a kick-ass band and special guests accompanying the erstwhile Phantom on holiday classics (as well as other non-yuletide favorites). Click for tickets!


Watch the Sun Rise on a New Fiddler
Opens December 20 at the Broadway Theatre
Fiddler on the Roof has been performed so frequently that you can forget what a wonderful musical it is. Well, it’s time for a reminder, and, no, we don’t mean Peaceful Acres Retirement Community’s production. Tonight is the opening of an honest-to-goodness Broadway revival starring Tony nominees Danny Burstein and Jessica Hecht. Plus, this production gets a charge from Bartlett Sher’s direction and Hofesh Shechter’s choreography. Click for tickets!