ANN ARBOR—For the holidays, Theatre NOVA presents the world premiere of DJ Whittington’s Kool Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto by Carla Milarch & R. MacKenzie Lewis, running November 29 through December 29. Tickets are available online at www.TheatreNOVA.org.

The theatre’s annual Panto returns in this hip-hop twist on a seasonal favorite, complete with heroes, villains, original tunes and parodies of popular songs, physical comedy and fun set to the hip-hop stylings of DJ Whittington and his Kool Kat’s slick beats. Directed by Carla Milarch and featuring Asia Marie Hicks, Alaina Kerr, and Mike Sandusky.