The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea, a soulful musical based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, starring Tony Award winner Lillias White as a meddling queen, opens Dec. 3 in a world-premiere production by San Diego REPertory Theatre at the Lyceum Theatre.

3 Dec 2008

A cast of more than 100 characters, including a Sugar Plum Fairy, her friends, a Snow Queen and a Dew Drop Fairy will help Southeast Texans celebrate the music, dance and magic of the holiday season on Dec. 13 and 14.

3 Dec 2008

BALLET Enjoy the holiday season at The Nutcracker, following Clara on her dream journey to the Land of Snow, where she dances with the Snow Queen and all the lovely snowflakes, and then on to the Land of the Sweets, the kingdom of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where she and her prince are entertained with a celebration of dancers.

3 Dec 2008

An old nautical joke is that the difference between a fairy tale and a sea story is that the former begins “Once upon a time…” while the latter begins “Now this ain’t no BS!” Also, fairy tales are told to children at Mother’s knee, while sea stories are told to sailors at some other joint.

3 Dec 2008

It's being described as the next "must-have" for Harry Potter fans and it goes on sale at midnight tonight. That's "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," the much-anticipated book of fairy tales by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling.

3 Dec 2008

JUNEAU - What would December be without "The Nutcracker" ballet? The Sugar Plum Fairy has become almost as iconic as Santa Claus; the Tchaikovsky dances have become Christmas standards.

3 Dec 2008