BETHLEHEM, Pa. — It's time to be jolly with the Follies!
Touchstone Theatre will close out its 2023 season with its annual Christmas City Follies XXlV spectacle.
This year's production is directed by artistic director Jp Jordan and will take place at 8 p.m. Thursdays - Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.
The holiday fun runs from Dec. 1 to Dec. 22.
An additional performance will occur at 8 p.m. on Dec. 20.
The merry revue, now in its 24th year, will be filled with music and jolly props (think penguins, jingle bells, panda bears, ukuleles, turtles, and dancing shopping carts).
Tickets cost $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and students with I.D.)
For tickets, click here.
Live advent calendar
Touchstone will also participate in a live Advent calendar starting at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 1.
The holiday spectacle occurs daily outside the door of the 1810 Goundie House at 501 Main Street.
Just as a traditional Advent calendar, the theater's actors will select an audience member to knock on the door and when it opens a special guest from a local restaurant, shop or nonprofit will appear to spread cheer and disburse holiday treats to the crowd.
The free-to-attend event is a partnership with the Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA), in collaboration with Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites.
Participating businesses include Alloy 5; Edge Restaurant; the Sun Inn; Aardvark Sports Shop; Bitty and Beaus; Zoellner Arts Center; Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop; American Heart Association; Hand Cut Crystal; McCarthy's Red Stag Pub and Whiskey Bar; Astound Parking; Bethlehem Parking Authority; Donegal Square; Franklin Hill Vineyards; and the Melting Pot.
For info on the advent event, click here.
