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HAMDEN — The Whitney Players Theater Company is presenting its third annual Holiday Cabaret at the Elks Club on School Street.
Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Dec. 17, and the menu includes pasta, meatballs, salad, eggplant, cookies and coffee. A cash bar will also be available.
Following dinner, performers from Whitney Players shows from the past 10 years will sing holiday tunes and songs. Seating is limited. Tickets are $25 for dinner and the show. This is a fundraiser for the Whitney Players and the Elks. To reserve seats, call 203-281-6007.
The company also will hold auditions for “Footloose” from 5:30 to 9: 30 p.m. Dec. 22 at Thornton Wilder Auditorium, in the Miller Library Complex, 2901 Dixwell Ave.
Bring sheet music to sing, and be prepared to dance. The show is for all ages. Rehearsals begin in January and the show opens March 8 and runs through March 11.
The show is co-sponsored by the Arts Commission and is being directed by Cindy Simell-Devoe and choreographed by Joan Christensen. For more information, call 203-281-6007.
Editor's note: All information in this post was contributed.