WESTWOOD, N.J.—Our headline for the event in 2019: Thousands Cheer Parade at Westwood’s Home for the Holidays. This year—you guessed it—it’s a different story. 2, the Westwood Home for the Holidays Committee confirmed it’s cancelled the parade, which was set for Dec. 5, over the Covid-19 pandemic. Get into the holiday spirit with a delightful program of your favorite seasonal tunes and Christmas carols performed by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and special guests. This perennial favorite has become a staple of the Fort Worth holiday season, where a visit from Santa and a magical snowfall invite you to come “Home for the Holidays.
We get that sense in the opening scenes of 'Home for the Holidays,' as Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) discovers she has been fired from her job at a Chicago art museum, and responds by kissing her boss; she's already building up holiday hysteria. Claudia is driven to the airport by her teenage daughter Kitt (Claire Danes), who confides she will 'probably' experience sex for the first time over the weekend. At the other end, she's greeted by her parents, Adele and Henry (Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning). Henry's taking a home video. Adele has brought along an extra parka in case Claudia has lost hers (she has).
The Larson family home is a triumph of art direction. It has been furnished with dozens if not thousands of the sorts of objects found in mail-order gift catalogs. Not expensive catalogs, but the kinds of catalogs with 16 gifts on each page, each one a 'miniature' of something you would not possibly want the full-size version of, such as a reindeer or a barbershop quartet.
Henry is a retired airport maintenance man. Adele chain-smokes all the time and can read her daughter's mind. ('Mom, I'm thinking of a change . . . I may not be at the museum all that much longer.' 'They fired you!') Soon Claudia's gay brother Tommy (Robert Downey Jr.) turns up with a new friend named Leo Fish (Dylan McDermott). The parents seem to accept their son's homosexuality without acknowledging it, which is an accurate note for many families. Claudia is disturbed by the absence of Tommy's former boyfriend, who was popular with the entire family.
Then Claudia's sister Joanne (Cynthia Stevenson) and brother-in-law Walter (Steve Guttenberg) turn up. Walter cannot stand Tommy. Tommy cannot stand Walter or Joanne, and finds a way to deposit a turkey in her lap without quite seeming as if he meant to.
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These are all routine family problems compared with the arrival of Aunt Glady (Geraldine Chaplin), who is quite mad in her own style of passionate intensity, and has had a crush on Henry since she first laid eyes on him (he looked, she recalls, like a horse in a uniform).
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The American Spirit Dance Company, under the direction of Jo Rowan, presents Home for the Holidays December 5-8 at the Kirkpatrick Theatre at Oklahoma City University.
Let your holiday spirit soar with this festive, high-energy dance celebration. Journey to a Christmas party like no other with the American Spirit Dance Company! Experience brand new kicklines, tap dances, and more from OCU’s nationally recognized dancers and choreographers. Don’t forget to have your picture taken with Santa’s helpers during the show’s intermission! Sweets and merchandise will also be available in the lobby.
Home for the Holidays has become a yearly tradition for families across the state and beyond as the vision of the company’s nationally recognized choreographers combines with the premier talent of the nation’s best dancers to create an experience fit for the lights of Broadway!
This year’s performance will feature an entirely new lineup of dances that have never before been seen! Expect the same precision and beauty that has made this dance company internationally known and experience a performance like no other!
“A dazzling array of everything from tap and jazz to ballet and Broadway, all displayed in a fast-paced, entertaining program.” -The Oklahoman
Dancers in the American Spirit Dance Company hail from the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment, the nation’s premiere musical theatre dance program that was ranked as the #1 BFA Dance Program in the nation by OnStage. This destination collegiate program has alumni credits in over 86 Broadway musicals and has produced 49 Radio City Rockettes and counting making it no wonder that PlayBill ranked Oklahoma City University among this year’s Top 10 Most Represented Colleges on Broadway.
“In our opinion, no program is doing a better job of preparing dancers for this industry.” -OnStage.
2019 Performance Dates
Thursday, December 5, 8:00 pm
Friday, December 6, 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 7, 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 8, 2:00 pm
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405-208-5227, Monday-Friday, Noon-4pm
All seats are reserved.
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*Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover accepted. All reservation purchases final. No refunds or exchanges. No cameras or video recorders. No lap seating or infants. Cell phones may not be used for any purposes in the auditorium.