The Moonlight Returns to the AVO Playhouse! Miracle on 34th Street

A Musical Radio Play Miracle on 34th Street
The AVO Playhouse, located in Vista’s historic Vista Village, will once again come alive for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the performing arts industry in 2020. Moonlight Stage Productions produces the San Diego born musical “Miracle on 34th Street: A Musical Radio Play” December 3 – 23, 2021. Tickets, priced $37 – 47, are on sale online at moonlightstage.com or by phone at (760) 724-2110.

Adapted from the 1947 Lux Radio broadcast by Lance Arthur Smith and with original music along with arrangements of holiday favorites by Jon Lorenz, “Miracle on 34th Street: A Musical Radio Play” is performed in the style of a live 1940s era radio broadcast complete with live Foley sound effects. “Miracle on 34th Street” is the beloved holiday film tradition which tells the story of a department store Santa who claims he’s the real Kris Kringle.

Colleen Kollar Smith directs and choreographs the production with music direction by Jon Lorenz. The company includes Zane Camacho, Morgan Carberry, Jazley Genovese, Ralph Johnson, Jenna Lea Rosen, Rudy Martinez, and John W. Wells III. Swings are Jake Bradford and Gerilyn Brault. The production team is rounded off with scenic design by Michael McKeon, Technical Director and Lighting Designer Jennifer Edwards, Costume Coordinator Courtney Park, Sound Designer Brandon Boomizad, Properties Coordinator Bonnie Durben, Assistant Director and Assistant Choreographer Xavier J. Bush, Assistant Music Director Morgan Carberry, and Stage Manager Topaz Cooks.

Start a new holiday tradition with a performance of the holiday favorite performed as a radio play with songs of the season.

Tickets on sale now!
The City of Vista recently upgraded all of the AVO Playhouse’s HVAC units to increase air circulation and move to MERV 13 level air filtration.
Performances at the historic AVO Playhouse located in downtown Vista’s Vista Village, 303 Main Street, Vista.