HARLEM HOLIDAY LIVE The Harlem School of the Arts’ holiday performance calendar is missing “Soul Nativity,” a mainstay of recent years, during its Dec. 8-17 run. The lineup also includes Brianna Reed, a dance instructor at the school and a former principal dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. 212-247-7800, carnegiehall.orgPhotoCABARET Not even New York’s downtown performance scene is immune from the holiday season. The neighborhood’s historic streets will host door-to-door singing of beloved holiday songs, but everyone knows the best part of caroling is returning indoors for cozy drinks. Matthew Passion” for a poignant oratorio about poverty and hope, won the Pulitzer Prize in 2008 and has become a holiday tradition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Source: New York Times December 06, 2017 12:00 UTC