Cue up, “Santa-Cabana.” Not really. But Barry Manilow’s seasonal production “A Very Barry Christmas” is making its way back to Westgate’s International Theater.
The shows run Dec. 5-7 and Dec. 12-14.
For the second straight holiday season, the show is airing on NBC at 10 p.m. Dec.
19. Backed by a bolstered horn section, Manilow will play his hits, including “Copacabana,” “Mandy,” “I Write the Songs” and “Looks Like We Made it.” From the holiday collection, look for “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and “Jingle Bells.
” The 81-year-old Brooklyn native announced in July an entire year of performances beginning Feb. 13-15. The schedule runs Thursdays-Fridays-Saturdays each month, roughly (no shows in July) through Dec.
11-13. That’s 48 dates in all. Tickets are on sale at the WestgateResorts.
com web site at 10 a.m. Pacific time July 19.
“We’re sold out night after night after night, and the audiences are just great,” Manilow said in an interview in September 2023, as he closed in on Elvis’ record of 636 shows at International Theater. “It’s great. There’s no reason to not keep playing at the Westgate.
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