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It's a Tony Starlight Christmas!

  • Tony Starlight Showroom 1125 Southeast Madison Street Portland, OR, 97214 United States (map)

A multi-media holiday extravaganza!

Remember the classic holiday TV shows of your childhood, when entertainers like Bing Crosby and Dean Martin spread the holiday cheer far and wide and you couldn’t help but feel the warmth and glow of the season? Now in its 13th season, It’s a Tony Starlight Christmas brings back these uplifting holiday traditions and puts a fresh, comedic spin on them.

Tony has joined forces with Bo Ayars (arranger and conductor for Liberace, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand) to put together a music and comedy Christmas program like no other. Swinging holiday standards, comedy routines that lampoon millennial and generation-X culture, impressions of Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, Neil Diamond, Louis Armstrong and more. Tony and Barbara Ayars also perform songs from such holiday classics as The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Scrooge  and several Rankin/Bass animated specials like The Year Without A Santa Claus and Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, complete with character voices. The show is both silly and sweet and sure to put you in the holiday spirit.

This series of shows in December sells out every year!

Tony’s band:

Tony Starlight: Vocals and Merriment
Bo Ayars: Keyboard
Barbara Ayars: Vocals
Dennis Caiazza: Bass
Micah Hummel: Drums

Sean Chiles: Lighting director
Aaron Berryman: Sound and video
Joni DeRouchie: Video design

Tickets

Tickets to all shows sold in advance. Walk-ups day of show may be available. Call (503) 517-8584 for tickets after 4 pm on day of show.

Premier Dinner & Show $79 (private table closer to stage)
Standard Dinner & Show $69
Show Only Reserved $30 (Bar stool seating closer to stage, small plate menu available, $10 minimum per guest)
Show Only General Admission $30 (Bar stool & bench seating, small plate menu available, $10 minimum per guest)

Ticketing Fees: $5 per ticket for Premier and Standard Dinner & Show; $3.50 per ticket for General Admission.

For parties of eight or more, please call (503) 517-8584 to make your reservation. There is a 5% discount for parties of 8 or more. There is a 10% discount for parties of 16 or more. Subject to availability.

Clicking “Purchase Tickets” directs you to the Arts People website, where you’ll select seats, choose entrees, and pay by credit card.

If you can't find seats to this show, why not join us for our REALLY BIG Christmas Show Monday Dec 23 at Revolution Hall! Learn more…

Entree choices for this performance

You will be asked to make your selection upon purchase.

A) Slow braised beef short ribs topped with a Cabernet demi-glace, served with sweet potato mash and seasonal vegetables (gluten-free)

B) Chicken Parmigiana: Breaded chicken cutlet topped with marinara, parmesan and mozzarella and finished with basil oil, served with sweet potato mash and seasonal vegetables

C) Winter Vegetable Stew with Toasted Pepitas: Carrots, leeks, tomatoes, fingerling potatoes, butternut squash, garbanzo beans and fresh herbs slowly simmered together and topped with toasted pumpkin seeds (vegan, gluten-free)

All dinners include house salad, sliced artisan baguette and cheesecake.

Arrival Timelines & Service Fees for It’s a Tony Starlight Christmas!

Premier and Standard Dinner & Show Packages
Seating begins no earlier than 6 PM
Dinner Service begins approx. 6:45 PM
Please call if delayed after 6:45 PM
Show begins at 8:00 PM

There will be a $4 service charge per guest added to your bar tab at the show — this is a baseline gratuity for your dinner service. Please tip appropriately for beverage service.

Show Only General Admission & Reserved Seating
Seating begins no earlier than 7 PM
Arrive any time between 7:00 – 8:00 PM

Enjoy beverages from our wine and cocktail menus, and small plate menu.
There will be a $10 food/beverage minimum at the show. Please tip appropriately for food/beverage service.

Corkage Fees

$15 per 750 mL
$30 per Magnum (1,500 mL)