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Jewish Community News
JCN: December 2006
MeshugaNutcracker comes to San Jose December 23-25
The MeshugaNutcracker is a family outing during the otherwise commercial
Christmas season. Instead of Scrooge and Tiny Tim, the Mouse King or Santa
Claus, guests will enjoy a new cast of characters to celebrate the season
each year. The production is appropriate for adults and children age 5
and up and is performed with an intermission. The performances will be
at the Montgomery Theatre, 271 South Market St. in San Jose on Dec. 23
– 25.
For years Jews have joked that the only place to go on Christmas Day is
out for Chinese food and to the movies. And for years the arts scene has
catered specifically to the Christmas-observant market; productions featuring
Scrooge and the Mouse King abound. So, when members of the San Francisco
Bay Area Jewish community approached creators, Scott and Shannon Guggenheim,
to assist them with the development of a program they could host on Christmas
Day, the director/choreographer team was happy to take up the challenge.
Community leaders were crying out for a place Jews could go for an entertaining
and Jewish experience. In fact, they’d heard that some of their
members so wanted a holiday arts experience they even went to see productions
of “A Christmas Carol” and “The Nutcracker.” “That's
crazy,” Scott said. “No, it's meshuganuh!” quipped Shannon.
“Or should we say, meshuga...nutcracker!” And an idea was
born.
For tickets or more information visit www.njtf.org or call (877) 456-4849
or (408) 404-7711.
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