WABASH, IN– Whether you’re making new traditions or enjoying old ones, celebrate the holidays with live entertainment at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater. Favorite performances include the Midtown Men Holiday Hits on Friday, December 9; the Sidewalk Prophets Great Big Family Christmas on Saturday, December 10; A Charlie Brown Christmas on Thursday, December 15; Mannheim Steamroller Christmas on Sunday, December 18; and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Pops on Tuesday, December 20.
Tickets are available online at HoneywellArts.org or by calling 260.563.1102. Holiday box office hours are extended on select dates: Sunday, December 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday, December 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, December 18, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; open on Friday, December 23 during the regular hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for last-minute shopping.
Midtown Men Holiday Hits – Friday, December 9, 7:30 p.m., Ford Theater
Stars from the original Broadway cast of “Jersey Boys” ring in the holiday season with Yuletide classics that include “Winter Wonderland,” “Let it Snow” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” along with signature renditions of rock and roll hits from the 1960s by The Beatles, The Temptations, The Four Seasons and more. Most seats are $35 and $45, with limited premium seating for $75.
Sidewalk Prophets Great Big Family Christmas – Saturday, December 10, 7:30 p.m., Ford Theater
Dove Award-winning band Sidewalk Prophets welcomes you into the warmth of the Great Big Family Room, an immersive Christmas concert experience that features the band’s original Christmas music, beloved classics and a few surprises. Most seats are $25 and $32, with limited premium seating for $60. Support of this program is provided in part by The Halderman Hipsher Christian Program Endowment Fund with associate sponsorship provided by Friends Counseling Center.
A Charlie Brown Christmas – Live on Stage! – Thursday, December 15, 7:30 p.m., Ford Theater
Gershwin Entertainment brings the classic story of finding the true Christmas spirit to the stage of the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater. In the 50 years since the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning story by Charles M. Schultz first aired on television, millions of fans have made watching this Peanuts classic a holiday tradition. Now all the characters come to life on stage and to the music of the Vince Guaraldi musical score for a memorable holiday experience. Most seats are $39 and $49, with limited premium seating for $79. Sponsored by Josiah White’s.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Sunday, December 18, at 3 p.m. (sold out) and 7:30 p.m., Ford Theater
For more than 35 years, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been a favorite American holiday tradition. Grammy Award winner Chip Davis’ signature show features Mannheim Steamroller’s distinctive holiday classics as well as selections from Davis’ groundbreaking Fresh Aire series. Tickets are $39, $59, $69. Sponsored by Ford Meter Box, with associate sponsorship by BCR CPA Group.
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Holiday Pops, Tuesday, December 20, 7:30 p.m., Ford Theater
A seasonal favorite, enjoy an entertaining concert of traditional and contemporary favorites as the Fort Wayne Philharmonic takes you on a musical journey through winter wonderlands and Christmases of bygone days up to the present. All seats are $20.
