By Arsema Habte, Contributing Writer
It’s an exciting year for Christmas musicals! Yes, we have the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory remake airing now in theaters. But the musical buzzing in our community is 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas, showing at the reopening of the New Village Theaters in Carlsbad. Now newly named Dea Hurston: New Village Arts Center.
The pay was written by Dea Hurston, playwright, and philanthropist, who received an Honorable Mention in the Script Tease of One Acts by The Scripteasers [Supporting San Diego Playwrights Development Since 1948] for her play “I Want to Marry Stevie Wonder”. And director Kandace Crystal, who also directed “Welcome to Sleepy Hollow: A Haunting Musical Thriller”, which showcased this year at Oceanside Theater Company: At the Brooks, debuted the Christmas musical, “1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas.” in 2021.
According to the Box Office attendant of NVA, the showing on the 16th was only 24 seats away from being a sold-out show!. The musical will be showing from December 20th until the 24th. Dates will differ for the showtimes. Thursday – Saturday showing is at 7:30 pm and Wednesday, Saturday – Sunday showing is at 2:00 pm. View newvillagearts.org for more details on tickets.
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