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Date of Death: October 16, 1999 (78)

Birth Place: Hammond, IN, USA

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A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL Will Come To SLC In December
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2019


From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage in Salt Lake City at the Eccles Theater, December 3-8, 2019. Best availability at 10am on Saturday, December 7.

Ring In The Holiday Season At The Majestic's Holiday Film Fest
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2019


Enjoy the holiday spirit with a full day of classic movies at Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater during the Holiday Film Fest on Saturday, December 7. Four popular holiday movies will be shown on the Majestic's big screen in the beautifully restored historic auditorium throughout the day beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Holiday Film Fest is an official event of the annual A Gettysburg Christmas Festival. a?oeEvery family has a favorite holiday movie they watch every year, and chances are the Majestic is playing it during our first ever Holiday Film Fest,a?? said Jeffrey Gabel, the Majestic Theater's Founding Executive Director.

Beef & Boards Announces A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 30, 2019


Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre rings in the holidays with the stage adaptation of the popular movie, A Christmas Story: The Musical, opening Nov. 21. On stage for the first time at Beef & Boards, the Tony Award-nominated show features all the fun of the film!

A CHRISTMAS STORY The Musical Kicks Off The Broadway On Tour 2019-20 Season At Memorial Auditorium
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2019


For the sixth­ holiday season, Big League Productions brings their critically acclaimed national tour of A Christmas Story, The Musical, to eight cities across the U.S., opening in Sacramento, CA on November 8, 2019, and running through November 17. The heart-warming TONY-nominated Broadway musical brings the classic holiday film vibrantly to life on stage by expanding the movie's iconic moments with breathtaking choreography and joyous songs. It's the first Broadway On Tour presentation in the newly-renovated Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J Street in Sacramento, home for Broadway On Tour while Community Center Theater is being renovated.

A CHRISTMAS STORY 2019 National Tour Announces Dates And Cast
by Julie Musbach - Oct 17, 2019


For the sixth­ holiday season, Big League Productions' brings their critically acclaimed national tour of A Christmas Story, The Musical, to eight cities across the U.S., opening in Sacramento, CA on November 8, 2019.

Celebrate The Holidays With A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL,Tickets On Sale Now
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2019


From the songwriting team behind the smash hit, Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre Dec. 17-22, 2019. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, A Christmas Story, The Musical, is part of the Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans 2019-2020 season.

Palo Alto Players Presents A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL
by Julie Musbach - Oct 9, 2019


Palo Alto Players continues its 2019-20 season with A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL, the 2013 Tony-nominated musical based on the 1983 beloved film that follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker as he schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams.

Tupelo Community Theatre To Screen THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 8, 2019


Tupelo Community Theatre will present an interactive, audience participation showing of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show on October 31st at 8 p.m. at TCT Off Broadway at 213 East Franklin Street.

A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL Comes To Boise
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2019


From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage in Boise at the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, November 22-24, 2019.  

Cleveland Play House Announces 2019-2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2019


Cleveland Play House (CPH) is proud to announce its 2019-2020 Subscription Season, inviting audiences to "Seize the Play!" This will be CPH's 104th consecutive season of serving our community with stories that matter in productions that are engaging, surprising, and always entertaining.

Palo Alto Players Announce 2019-20 Season; BRIGHT STAR, A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2, and More
by Julie Musbach - Jan 28, 2019


Palo Alto Players, the Peninsula's first theatre company, announces its 89th season titled - "If You Knew My Story."

Fort Lauderdale's Slow Burn Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season
by Julie Musbach - Jan 9, 2019


Celebrating the enduring stories and beloved characters that have charmed audiences across genres, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and the Carbonell Award-winning Slow Burn Theatre Company have announced the 2019/2020 Slow Burn Theatre season in the Amaturo Theater.

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY at BDT Stage
by Jon Bee - Dec 13, 2018


Some shows in the Christmas theatre canon are taken from classic stories such as A Christmas Carol, while others perhaps form a more original holiday tale. And then there are the special few that can only be described as "cult-classic." In A Christmas Story, we once again meet little Ralphie and his family as he hopes for a Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun from Santa - or at least his parents. From the infamous scene at the flag pole to the leg-lamp in the window for all the neighbors to see, this current production at BDT Stage has it all for those wishing to live out a live version of their favorite Christmas movie. 

BWW Review: A Catchphrase Becomes a Musical Mantra in A CHRISTMAS STORY
by Perry Tannenbaum - Dec 7, 2018


Joseph Robinette's adaptation of Jean Shepherd's beloved Yuletide story doesn't make all the right moves, but A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL will still warm your holiday spirit if you're patient with it.

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY Relishes and Reveres Holidays of Old
by Tanya Seale - Dec 7, 2018


Whether you're 7 or 107, Philip Grecian's adaptation of the 1983 cult classic film, A Christmas Story, will likely tickle your funny bone and get you reminiscing about holidays past. You'll be greeted at your seat by evocative Christmas carols and a stage flanked with decked-out trees and shiny, wrapped gifts as Ralphie's quest to obtain a 'legendary official Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Range Model Air Rifle with a compass and this thing which tells time built right into the stock' begins.

Photo Flash: First Look At The Sauk's A CHRISTMAS STORY
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2018


The cult classic Christmas film, A CHRISTMAS STORY, jumps to life in December on stage at The Sauk, Hillsdale County's community theatre for eight performances December 6-16.

BWW Review: Nashville Rep's Holiday Tradition of A CHRISTMAS STORY Comes to a Fitting Close
by Jeffrey Ellis - Dec 3, 2018


When the final curtain falls on A Christmas Story at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theatre on December 22, the cast and crew of Nashville Repertory Theatre's production will pack up all the leg lamps and all the tinsel, Gary Hoff's gorgeous set will go into mothballs, the costumes will be stored away with the rest of the company's vast collection and a ten-year-old Nashville holiday tradition will come to an end.

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL at Broadway In Louisville
by Keith Waits - Dec 3, 2018


This week's Broadway Series production ushers in the holiday season with the stage adaptation of the 1983 movie, A Christmas Story. It took almost three decades for the musical to come into being, hitting Broadway November 2012. The perennial television favorite is a nostalgic stroll through small-town northern Indiana circa 1940. And a new tradition is developing with recent years' seasonal tours of A Christmas Story The Musical.

Hershey Area Playhouse Presents A CHRISTMAS STORY
by Julie Musbach - Nov 28, 2018


Hershey Area Playhouse is proud to present its holiday production, A Christmas Story.

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