SHOWBIZ LIVES ON

Murray Hill’s annual holiday variety show, A Murray Little Christmas, is taking on a slightly more political bent than in years past. “This is the last show under the Bush administration,” says Hill. “Our new closing number will be dedicated to Obama . . . the first President to ever be positively mentioned in a Murray Hill production!” In this economic climate, we’re not sure how Hill managed to afford such luminous talent as Santa Claus and Rudolph, but he assures us that despite the sinking of the stocks, “A Murray Little Christmas is the one holiday party that isn’t canceled.”

Sat., Dec. 13, 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 20, 8 & 10:30 p.m., 2008