In my opinion, there are few better ways to spend a snowy evening than in a cozy tavern full of happy music fans, beer in hand and band on stage. Unfortunately, Neumos and the Tractor have had to cancel their shows tonight, but there’s still plenty of musical bliss to be found this evening. Thanks to the Seattle Times for providing a list of the shows that go on:
• Seattle Symphony’s “Messiah,” 7:30 p.m., Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle; $20-$68 (206-215-4747 or www.seattlesymphony.org).
• “The Color Purple,” 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $25-$150 (206-467-5510 or www.theparamount.com).
• “A Christmas Carol — The Musical,” 7 p.m., Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle; $20-$25.50 (206-467-5510 or www.themoore.com).
• Sunset Tavern, The Cops Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus, with Cancer Rising, the Bad Things and Widower, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., Seattle; $10 (206-784-4880 or www.sunsettavern.com).
• “Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker,” 7 and 10 p.m. tonight, The Triple Door, 216 Union Street, Seattle; $25-$28 (206-838-4333 or www.tripledoor.net).
• “Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas,” 8 tonight, Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $30-$50 (206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
• “A Christmas Carol,” 6 and 8:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle; $22-$47 (206-292-7676 or www.acttheatre.org).
• “The Christmas Foundling,” 7:30 p.m., Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., Seattle; $26-$28 (206-781-9707 or www.taproottheatre.org).
• “Boom” and “You Can’t Take it With You,” 7:30 p.m., Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle; $10-$55 (206-443-2222 or www.seattlerep.org).
• “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” 8 p.m., 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle; $24-$81 (206-625-1900 or www.5thavenue.org).
• “Beauty and the Beast,” 8 p.m., Village Theatre, 303 Front St., N., Issaquah; $22-$58 (425-392-2202 or www.villagetheatre.org)
• “A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol,” 8:30 p.m., Market Theatre, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle; $12 (800-838-3006 or www.unexpectedproductions.org)
• “Plaid Tidings,” 7:30 p.m., ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave. S.W., Seattle; $10-$32 (206-938-0339 or www.artswest.org)
• “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and “The Santaland Diaries,” 7 and 9 p.m., Seattle Public Theatre at the Bathhouse, 7312 W. Greenlake Dr. N., Seattle; $15-$25 (206-524-1300 or www.seattlepublictheater.org)
• Hardcoretet, 9 p.m. at the Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; free (206-838-4333 or www.thetripledoor.net).