What's happening on Long Island this weekend

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A Christmas Carol
A creative retelling of the holiday classic, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23-24, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 25, 2 p.m. $65. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
Beehive
Musical revue that looks back to the era of beehive hairdos, featuring 35 high energy tunes, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23-24, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 25, 2:30 p.m. $25, $23 seniors, $18 students, $14 youths 12 and under; $28 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Blood, Sweat & Tears
The iconic horn-based rockers, with Eric Burdon & The Animals, Friday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m. $69.50, $49.50 and $29.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
42nd Street
The musical homage to the Great White Way, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23-24, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 25, 2:30 p.m. $20, $18 seniors and students, $14 under 12; all tickets $25 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Mind Game
Anthony Horowitz’s comic thriller involving a crime writer and his plans to interview a serial killer at a hospital for the criminally insane, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23-24, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 25, 3 p.m. $20 Friday and Sunday, $25 Saturday. Arena Players, Vanderbilt Museum Carriage House Theater, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport. 293-0674 or www.arenaplayers.org.
Hairspray
Feel-good musical based on the 1988 John Waters film, Saturday, Nov. 24, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 25, 3 p.m. $20 $17 seniors and students Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
The Unexpected Guest
Agatha Christies’s puzzling thriller set on a foggy estate in Wales, presented by the Lantern Theatre, Sunday, Nov. 25, 1:30 p.m. $18, $16 seniors and students Saturdays. Congregation B’Nai Israel, 91 N. Bayview Ave., North Freeport. 221-4485.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
The Grammy Award-winning guitarist, with his orchestra, presents a “Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza,” Tuesday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m. $69.50, $49.50 and $29.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or
www.livenation.com.
Sammy Davis Jr: His Music and His Life
A multi-media program featuring music and interviews, with Jack Schnur, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
Hofstra Symphony Orchestra
David Ramael director the orchestra in a program of varied works, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29-30, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. $10, $8 seniors and students. Hofstra University, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, California Ave., South Campus, Hempstead. 463-6644 or www.hofstra.edu/music.
Jim Brickman: On a Winter’s Night
The songwriter-pianist-entertainer performs classic and contemporary holiday favorites in a musical holiday celebration, Thursday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m. $59.50, $39.50 and $19.50. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

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