Broadway

This weekend, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra welcomes Nathaniel Stampley, currently starring on Broadway in “Disney’s The Lion King,” along with the Elgin Children's Chorus and Elgin Choral Union for its highly anticipated “Home for the Holidays.”

Performances are planned Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12 and 13, at The Hemmens Theatre, 145 Symphony Way, downtown Elgin. Sunday’s is sold out.

Tickets are still available for the Saturday matinee at 3:30 p.m., and a limited number for 8 p.m. that evening. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the ESO Box Office at (847) 888-4000 or visit www.ElginSymphony.org.

Steel Beam Theatre in downtown St. Charles presents Alan Menken’s musical version of “A Christmas Carol”  from now through Sunday, Dec. 20, with performances weekends and special Thursdays at 111 W. Main St. Well-known Chicago director Elizabeth Margolius offers a fresh new approach to the classic Dickens story about Scrooge and redemption.

Artistic Director Donna Steele says Menken, the Broadway musical composer of “Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast,” provides a lovely new score with singable melodies and touching ballads under the direction of Chicagoan Jeremy Ramey.

Steve Connell appears as Scrooge in Alan Menken’s incarnation of “A Christmas Carol” as Broadway musical. SUBMITTED PHOTO