Comedy! Musical Numbers! Special surprises! Dinner! Champagne! Favors! Special surprises - celebrating 50 years of Santa Monica Playhouse. A super musical review of audience favorite songs, dances, comedy and other delights culled from five decades of critically-acclaimed Playhouse productions, complete with complimentary buffet supper and all the New Year's trimmings. "A group that knows what it audience expects from an evening of theatre!" L.A. Times. At the 9:30 show, audiences celebrate with members of the internationally acclaimed Actors' Repertory Theatre. The early-bird 6:30 show offers everything the later show does, a great way to celebrate New Year's Eve with the entire family, letting the kids have a real New Year's Eve treat, and get home at a reasonable hour. Featuring internationally acclaimed Actors Repertory Theatre performers Celeste Akiki, Serena Dolinsky, Evelyn Rudie and Chris DeCarlo with guest artists Nima Ghassemian and Leah Artenian. Directed by Arthur R. Tompkins. Words and music by Evelyn Rudie, Matthew Wrather and Emery Bernauer. Includes supper, champagne, sparkling apple juice, hats, noisemakers, tiaras, leis, streamers and special surprises! Discounts available for students, teachers, seniors, the military and groups of ten or more.