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Christmas Stars – LIVE ON STAGE!

Christmas Stars – LIVE ON STAGE!

Christmas Stars ticket sales open September 7th at 9:00 am online and at the box office from noon until 3:00 pm.

Come and be delighted by a spectacular Broadway-style revue featuring religious and secular holiday music performed by a cast of singers, dancers and actors ages five to senior citizen.  Experience the dazzling Christmas parade, a visit from Santa and the breathtaking “Living Nativity” finale. 

All performances will be held at the Xavier Fine Arts Theater located at 1600 Prospect Avenue in Appleton from December 2nd through December 12th.

An American Sign Language interpreter will be provided at the 1:00 pm performance on December 4th.  The fully accessible theatre is equipped with a hearing loop as well.

For performance times, ticket purchases or questions, please call 920-733-8840 or visit www.christmasstars.org.  To visit the Xavier Theatre Box Office, please use the main theatre entrance, located under the arched canopy, on the west end of the school building.

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Xavier High School Theatre Production class will present “Jackie and the Beanstalk”

The Xavier High School Theatre Production class will present “Jackie and the Beanstalk”, a fresh look at the classic tale, written and produced by students in the class under the direction of Maureen Milbach, assisted by Xavier grad Megan Dumke.

The production will stream on demand May 24th – June 4th and will also have an onstage partial live performance accompanied by the video at 7:00 pm on May 27th.  The performance will be at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre (located at 1600 W. Prospect Avenue in Appleton). The show is approximately 30 minutes and is ideal for children in of all ages. 

Tickets are available online at www.xaviertheatre.com or the box office, (920) 733-8840.  The box office is open for extended hours through May 14th, Monday through Friday from noon until 3:00 pm for phone orders.  We regret that we are unable to accommodate in-person sales at this time.

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“Christmas Stars” to hold auditions!

“Christmas Stars,” a holiday-themed musical revue preparing for its 28th season, will hold auditions for adult (high school and above) singers and dancers and children in kindergarten through eighth grade on Saturday, May 15th from 9:00 to 11:30 am and on May 17th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre, 1600 W. Prospect Avenue, Appleton. 

Rehearsals are held at Xavier High School on Sunday nights beginning at the end of August for adults and in September for students. Performances for 2021 are December 2nd through December 12th at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre.  The show’s director is Jim Romenesko, assisted by Sue Hahn.  Mary Doverspike is the choreographer and Peter Leschke is the choral director.

COVID-19 precautions will be followed for auditions and rehearsals.  Masks are required.

Auditions are by appointment.  Music and accompaniment are provided by the producers.  Those interested in auditioning may find more information as well as audition and registration materials at the “Join Our Cast” link on the show website:  www.christmasstars.org. 

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Xavier Theatre will present “Spin”

Xavier Theatre will present Spin, a celebration of the pop music explosion of the early 1960s when the music of Leslie Gore, Franki Valli, The Chordettes & the Beach Boys shook the airwaves and filled hot rods and school gyms across the USA.  Performances will be live on stage at 7:00 pm May 6-8, 11-15 and at 2:00 pm on May 15.

Tickets are $12 and to ensure proper distancing and capacity limits, seats will be sold only in groups of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 on a first-come, first-served basis. They can be purchased online at www.xaviertheatre.com or by phone through the Xavier box office, (920) 733-8840.  The box office is open with expanded hours through May 14, Monday through Friday, noon until 3:00 pm.  You may leave a phone message at any time.  We regret that we are unable to accommodate walk in sales at this time.

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Xavier Theatre streaming production of “Sherlock Holmes Adventures”

Xavier Theatre will present a streaming radio-style show featuring two sleuth cases in Sherlock Holmes Adventures. Viewers will feel like they are inside the radio’s recording studio allowing them to see both the actors performing and the sound effects happen live.

The production will stream on-demand April 15th through April 25th.  Each ticket purchased will give the viewer a 48-hour window to watch the show within the stream dates once the code contained in the ticket has been entered.

Tickets are $8 and can be purchased online at www.xaviertheatre.com or by phone through the Xavier box office, (920) 733-8840.  The box office is open Mondays and Wednesdays from noon until 3:00 pm for phone orders.  You may leave a phone message at any time. 

We regret that we are unable to accommodate walk in sales at this time.