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New Year's Eve
December 31, 2009

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Festivals

The Arts

10:00 am- 8:30 pm	Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler. Exhibition explores Aztec (Mexica) civilization through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Mocte… The British Museum. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 800-218-2222
2:30 pm	Les Miserables. Adaptation of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, set in Paris amid the social and political struggles of 19th century France. Queen's. (Performance - Musical). 020-7434 0909
2:30 pm	Billy Elliot The Musical. A funny, heart-warming story of one young boy's dream. The film, released in 2000, was nominated for a slew of awards. The fil… Victoria Palace Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 20-7834 1317
2:30 pm	Riflemind. Twenty years after their frontman, John, walked off stage for good, the iconic rock band Riflemind are set to get together again… Trafalgar Studios. (Performance - Theater). 0870-060 6632
3:00 pm	Blood Brothers. Award-winning musical by Willy Russell about twin boys separated at birth and brought up by two different families. Phoenix Theater. (Performance - Musical). 020-7369-1733
7:30 pm	Disney's The Lion King. Theater adaptation of Disney's animated film The Lion King, features music by Elton John and Tim Rice. Lyceum Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 870-243-9000
7:30 pm	Mamma Mia!. A mother and daughter find themselves delving into past events on the eve of her daughter's wedding. This musical features seve… Prince Of Wales Theater. (Performance - Musical). 020-7413-1708
7:30 pm	Les Miserables. Adaptation of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, set in Paris amid the social and political struggles of 19th century France. Queen's. (Performance - Musical). 020-7434 0909
7:30 pm	Billy Elliot The Musical. A funny, heart-warming story of one young boy's dream. The film, released in 2000, was nominated for a slew of awards. The fil… Victoria Palace Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 20-7834 1317
7:30 pm	Wicked. A smash Broadway musical of how the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch came to be in the land of Oz, makes for t… Apollo Victoria Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 020-7416 6054
7:30 pm	Hairspray. When big-haired overweight Traci Turnblad wins a spot on a local TV dance show she becomes an overnight teen celebrity vying for… Shaftesbury Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 20-7379 5399
7:30 pm	Grease. Grease is the word. Songs include "You're The One That I Want," "Summer Nights," "Hopelessly Devoted To You," "Sandy," "Greased… Piccadilly Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 20-7369 1734
7:30 pm	Jersey Boys. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito an… Prince Edward Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 0844-482-5151
7:30 pm	Riflemind. Twenty years after their frontman, John, walked off stage for good, the iconic rock band Riflemind are set to get together again… Trafalgar Studios. (Performance - Theater). 0870-060 6632
7:30 pm	Sister Act. When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she… London Palladium. (Performance - Musical Comedy). 0844-412 2704
7:30 pm	Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. The award-winning smash hit production of Tennessee Williams's Cat On A Hot Tin Roof will be headed by Tony Award winners James… Novello Theater. (Performance - Theater). 0844-482 5170
7:30 pm	Calendar Girls. Calendar Girls is about a group of middle-aged English women who pose for a racy calendar. Noel Coward Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 0844-482 5140
7:30 pm	Sunset Boulevard. A new and intimate production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's highly acclaimed musical. The show depicts the faded glamour of the forme… Comedy Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 0870-060 6637
7:45 pm	Blood Brothers. Award-winning musical by Willy Russell about twin boys separated at birth and brought up by two different families. Phoenix Theater. (Performance - Musical). 020-7369-1733
7:45 pm	The Phantom of the Opera. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of the tragic love between a beautiful singer and a scarred composer, set in the Opera House in Pa… Her Majesty's Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 020-7494-5400
7:45 pm	Dirty Dancing. Dirty Dancing is a timeless story of first love, full of heart-pounding music, pure dance energy and breathtaking emotion. Base… Aldwych Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 0870-400-0805
7:45 pm	Never Forget. Never Forget features all your favorite Take That hits including "A Million Love Songs," "Could It Be Magic," "Relight My Fire,"… Savoy Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 0870-164 8787
8:00 pm	The Mousetrap. Agatha Christie's classic whodunnit concerning a group of travelers stranded in a snowbound Inn. Drama unfolds as they are knoc… St. Martin's. (Performance - Theater). 020-7836-1443
8:00 pm	The Woman in Black. While winding up the affairs of a deceased women, a young solicitor pieces together her reclusive life in a mysterious house. Fortune Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7836 2238
8:00 pm	The 39 Steps. A new staging of Patrick Barlow's adaptation of John Buchan's The 39 Steps, best known as Hitchcock's 1935 classic movie thrille… Criterion Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 0870-060-2313
8:00 pm	Chicago - The Musical. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels them in… Cambridge Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 020-7494 5083
8:00 pm	Catwalk Confidential. The story of 16 year-old Robyn fresh from Miami, who gets caught up in the world of high fashion amidst the boulevards of Paris… The Arts Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 0845-017 5584
	Avenue Q. Set in NY on Avenue Q, which is described as the only place one can live when they are just out of college, out of a job or brok… Gielgud Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 0870-950 0920
	Oliver!. Based on Charles Dickens' tale. This celebrated musical includes songs such as "Food, Glorious Food", "Consider Yourself", "As L… Theatre Royal Drury Lane. (Performance - Musical). 020-7836 3687
	Afterlife. Michael Frayn's Afterlife is the story of how Max Reinhardt achieves his great ambition, to dissolve the boundary between theatr… Lyttelton Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7452 3000
	La Cage Aux Folles. Can a camp man (and his lover) pretend not to be gay just to meet his son's prospective parents-in-law? La Cage Aux Folles is a… Playhouse Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 20-7839 4401
	Imagine This. An inspirational story by Glenn Berenheim, following a group of actors in the Warsaw Ghetto as they stage a play to inspire hope… New London Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 0844-412-4654
	Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Sydney drag queen Mitzi (aka Tick) and her two fish-out-of-water friends, Felicia (Adam) and transsexual Bernadette, head west a… Palace Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 0844-755 0016
	The Meltdown . An exposition of talent both new and old, presented by two of the finest in the business, Ross Allen and Raf Daddy. The aim of t… The City Arts & Music Project (The CAMP). (Performance - Talent Show). 0207-254 2443

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