Put away the tree, the toys and the tinsel and fulfill that resolution to see more live musical and theatrical performances in the new year. January has plenty to offer. Civic Theatre, 1200 Third Ave. • Jan. 10 through 15, Broadway San Diego presents Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s immortal 1982 musical hit “Cats,” based on T.S. Eliot’s book, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.” Tickets start at $20, www.broadwaysd.com, (619) 570-1100. •?Jan. 28, 31, Feb. 3 and 5, San Diego Opera opens its season with four performances of Richard Strauss’s incendiary “Salome.” Salome, the self-centered daughter of King Herod, has a crush on John the Baptist and when spurned, performs the “Dance of the Seven Veils” in exchange for his head on a silver platter. $50-$210, www.sdopera.com or (619) 533-7000. Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St. • Jan. 13 through 15, internationally acclaimed pianist Louis Lortie joins San Diego Symphony to play music of Johannes Brahms (Symphony No. 3) and Robert Schumann (Concerto in A minor), $20-$96, www.sandiegosymphony.org or (619) 235-0804. • Jan. 25, San Diego Symphony presents the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a special classical concert conducted by the renowned Charles Dutoit and featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Egyptian”) and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way • Jan. 14 through Feb. 12, The Old Globe presents Horton Foote’s comedy, “Dividing the Estate,” in which the children of a Texas matriarch debate whether to divide their mother’s estate in advance of her death. • Jan. 21 through Feb. 26, The Old Globe presents the world premiere of Jonathan Caren’s “The Recommendation,” in which the friendship of two young men is severely tested. Plays Tuesdays through Sundays in the Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre, suggested for mature audiences. Old Globe Theatre and Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre, Conrad Prebys Center for the Performing Arts, www.theoldglobe.org or (619) 23-GLOBE. Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza Jan. 10 through 29, San Diego Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere workshop of  “A Hammer, A Bell, and A Song to Sing” written and directed by Todd Salovey. Inspired by Pete Seeger, it features “the music that shaped a nation.”  $32-$51, www.sdrep.org or (619) 544-1000.