New Year’s Eve: so much hype, so much opportunity for disappointment. For an Auld Lang Syne you’ll want to remember, ring in the new year with Gablestage. This year Joe Adler’s company serves up a champagne supper at the Biltmore along with the southeastern premiere of Beau Willimon’s political thriller Farragut North.

The playwright draws from his time as a staffer for Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York and howling Howard Dean, former presidential candidate and governor of Vermont to draw the audience into the dirty secrets of backroom politicking. In this age of politics as entertainment, Gablestage makes sure we’re laughing as much as we’re crying.

Farragut North runs from December 26-January 24, Thurs, Fri, Sat at 8pm and Sun at 2pm & 7pm; GableStage at the Biltmore, 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables; 305-445-1119; www.gablestage.org; $15-$45. New Year’s Eve performance at 8:30pm, including dinner, $150-$200.