Radio City Music Hall’s “Christmas Spectacular” continues through Jan. 1; here are six other possibilities and what The New York Times had to say about them, sometimes in previous years. PhotoThe Dead, 1904WHAT Melissa Gilbert inherits the role Kate Burton had last year in Paul Muldoon and Jean Hanff Korelitz’s adaptation of James Joyce’s short story. Performed in a Fifth Avenue townhouse, this is immersive theater in the guise of an elegant party — with wine, spirits and a sit-down dinner. WHERE The American Irish Historical Society, through Jan. 7WHAT WE SAID In 2016: “Unless you glide among the upper echelons of New York society, you are not likely to attend a holiday gathering in a more sumptuous setting this season.”PhotoWho’s Holiday! Performed by a cast of just six actors, aided by live sound effects in period style.

Source: New York Times December 25, 2017 09:56 UTC