'Night Before Christmas' by Sounds of Blackness
It'll be a gospel, blues, rock-and-roll, rap and funk kind of Christmas when the Grammy Award-winning musical ensemble, the Sounds of Blackness, brings its holiday show, "The Night Before Christmas," to the Lyric Opera House for one week beginning Tuesday.
Set in the home of a contemporary middle-class black family, this musical comedy adaptation of the Christmas poem features characters including Rudolph the Rappin' Reindeer, Singin' Stockings and Five Live Mice. Show times are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 p.m., with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18.75-$27.50, with children's discounts available. Call (410) 889-3911.