All About Santa



“A highly successful Santa Monica Playhouse children’s theatre project, emphasizing the spirit of giving and the blessings earned from kindness to strangers…A tuneful musical parents and children can enjoy together.” LA TIMES
WHAT
ALIAS SANTA CLAUS, the heart-warming Rudie-DeCarlo holiday musical comedy about the Matthews family and Nick, a jolly, bearded stranger who shows up for a visit one cold and blustery December eve in the late 1800’s. Together, Nick and the Little-House-On-The-Prairie style family learn some special lessons about the true meaning of friendship, family, the spirit of giving and the joy earned from kindness to strangers. ALIAS SANTA CLAUS, which had its world premiere at Santa Monica Playhouse in 1976 and still features three of the original cast members, includes delightful tunes such as It’s Not What You Have, But What You Do With What You Do Have and Leave A Light In The Window For Santa.
WHO
written and directed by Evelyn Rudie & Chris DeCarlo words and music by E. Rudie production stage manager George J. Vennes III costumes by Ashley Hayes set Design by James Cooper featuring Actors’ Repertory Theatre members: James Cooper, Serena Dolinsky, Cydne Moore and John Waroff as “Nick” Special guest appearance by Nima Ghassemian
WHEN
Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30 and 3:00pm December 6 through December 21 Some dates may not be available. Please check our 3 Month Calendar for performance availability*.
WHERE
Santa Monica Playhouse The Main Stage Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 4th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401
HOW
Please call our box office at 310-394-9779 x 2 for reservations.
ADMISSION
$10.50 for children (12 and under); $12.50 for adults Special Birthday and Tea Parties are available in conjunction with every performance. (click for more information about our parties)
*Santa Monica Playhouse Reserves the Right to Cancel or Reschedule Performances Without Prior Notice. Please Call to Confirm Show Dates and Times.


Santa Monica Playhouse, a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 educational corporation founded in 1960, provides exciting and entertaining dramatic and comedic, classic and contemporary live theatrical productions, Family Theatre musicals, birthday and tea parties, theatre workshops and educational programming for young people, teens and adults, create-a-play classes and Mommy and Me events for pre-schoolers, daytime and after school classes and in-service in public and private schools, cultural exchange, international touring, and community outreach, as well as theatre rental space for productions, seminars, solo shows, concerts, recitals, lectures, meetings and more.