© St. Petersburg Times, published December 5, 2002
Nut -- Ruth Eckerd Hall stages The Chocolate Nutcracker Dec. 13-15. $10, $17.
Christmas -- Richard Zielinski leads the Florida Orchestra and Master Chorale in Christmas favorites Dec. 13-16. $20-$42.
King -- Disney's The Lion King is at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Dec. 13-Jan. 26. $22.25-$133.25.
Fosse -- The dance musical Fosse is at Mahaffey Theater at Bayfront Center Dec. 16-17. $31-$54.
Holiday -- Linda Eder gives a holiday concert Dec. 17 at Ruth Eckerd Hall. $33, $37.
Cannoli -- On Dec. 19, A Christmas Cannoli: Or a Tale of Two Families opens at the Silver Meteor Gallery. $7, $10.
Royal -- Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Charlotte Church are in "A Royal Christmas" Dec. 20 at the St. Pete Times Forum. $43.25-$83.25.
Music -- At Van Wezel Hall, The Music Man has performances Dec. 26-27. $40-$60.
Song -- Lisa Holberg and Anna Tonna perform art song from Schumann to Gershwin Dec. 29 at Eckerd College to open the Winter Sun Music Festival. $10.