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1 Electronic music group ODESZA brings its A World Apart Tour to Brooklyn for one night only. | Barclays Center, p. 47 2 December in New York just wouldn’t be the same without the Rockettes. | Radio City Christmas Spectacular, p. 48 3 Veteran standup comedian Tom Papa returns to the city where he started his career and this Chelsea nightspot. | Gotham Comedy Club, p. 45 4 Since 1954, the dance company has ushered in the holidays with choreographer George Balanchine’s family-favorite version of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” | New York City Ballet, p. 48
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BROADWAY OPENINGS The Children Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St., btw Broadway & Eighth Ave., 212.239.6200. manhattantheatreclub.com. (In previews, opens Dec. 12, closes Feb. 4) Following a power-plant disaster brought on by an earthquake, a married couple, both retired nuclear engineers, are living in a country cottage when a former colleague turns up with a surprising request. Francesca Annis, Ron Cook and Deborah Findlay star. H14
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Farinelli and the King Belasco Theatre, 111 W. 44th St., btw Sixth Ave. & Broadway, 212.239.6200. farinelliandthekingbroadway.com. (Previews begin Dec. 5, opens Dec. 17, closes March 25) Three-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance returns to Broadway as King Philippe V of Spain in a play with music by Claire van Kampen. The king, a seemingly incurable insomniac, falls under the spell of Farinelli, a celebrated castrato with a hypnotic voice, and entreats him to become a member of his court. Will Farinelli say yes? H14
PHOTOS: ODESZA, ©DANI HANSEN; THE ROCKETTES, COURTESY MSG PHOTOS; TOM PAPA, COURTESY GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB; NEW YORK CITY BALLET IN GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER, PAUL KOLNIK
The letters/numbers at the end of each listing are NYC Map coordinates (pp. 68-70).