Michael Brindisi News

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres brings its audiences another new Main Stage show with contagiously delightful Broadway musical, HAIRSPRAY! Winner of eight Tony Awards (out of thirteen nominations) including Best Musical, HAIRSPRAY offers two weeks of preview performances from August 5 - 18, with the official Press Opening Night on Friday, August 19.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres brings its audiences another new Main Stage show with contagiously delightful Broadway musical, HAIRSPRAY! Winner of eight Tony Awards (out of thirteen nominations) including Best Musical, HAIRSPRAY offers two weeks of preview performances from August 5 - 18, with the official Press Opening Night on Friday, August 19.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is pleased to announce the 20th anniversary of its renowned summer theatre camp program, newly renamed: CHAN DT MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is pleased to announce the 20th anniversary of its renowned summer theatre camp program, newly renamed: CHAN DT MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will produce another new show on its Main Stage with JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. The groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece will run two weeks of previews from Friday, February 4 -17, with grand opening festivities on Friday, July 18. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is slated to run through July 30, 2011. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is presented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is thrilled to produce another new show to its Main Stage -- ALL SHOOK UP! Called the 'best retro rock show since Grease,' ALL SHOOK UP opens on the Main Stage to previews from August 6 -19, with grand opening festivities on Friday, August 20.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will produce another new show on its Main Stage with JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. The groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece will run two weeks of previews from Friday, February 4 -17, with grand opening festivities on Friday, July 18. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is slated to run through July 30, 2011. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is presented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

It's been 18 years since I DO! I DO! closed after a 22.5 year run. That production held the world record for being the longest running musical with its original cast, also easily making it the most popular musical production in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' history. I DO! I DO! will open September 24th to two weeks of previews with a grand opening on Friday, October 8th on Chanhassen's Fireside Theatre stage.

It's been 18 years since I DO! I DO! closed after a 22.5 year run. That production held the world record for being the longest running musical with its original cast, also easily making it the most popular musical production in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' history. I DO! I DO! will open September 24th to two weeks of previews with a grand opening on Friday, October 8th on Chanhassen's Fireside Theatre stage.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is thrilled to produce another new show to its Main Stage -- ALL SHOOK UP! Called the 'best retro rock show since Grease,' ALL SHOOK UP opens on the Main Stage to previews from August 6 -19, with grand opening festivities on Friday, August 20.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is thrilled to produce another new show to its Main Stage -- ALL SHOOK UP! Called the 'best retro rock show since Grease,' ALL SHOOK UP opens on the Main Stage to previews from August 6 -19, with grand opening festivities on Friday, August 20.

For the next six months, Minnesota residents will have an opportunity to enjoy a new museum display entitled 'Chanhassen Dinner Theatres: 42 Years of Magic,' opening at the Carver County Historical Society on June 14, 2010.

For the next six months, Minnesota residents will have an opportunity to enjoy a new museum display entitled 'Chanhassen Dinner Theatres: 42 Years of Magic,' opening at the Carver County Historical Society on June 14, 2010.

In an unprecedented move, the New Chanhassen Dinner Theatres announces its schedule of musicals through January 2012.

For the first time, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will produce the hugely popular musical play about the legendary country singer, Miss Patsy Cline. ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE opens Friday, April 3 on the Fireside stage with official opening festivities on Friday, April 17th.

One hundred high school students from the Twin Cities' area and beyond, are thrilled to have been selected to appear in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' STARKID event to honor them and celebrate young talent. The honor is two-fold. First, STARKIDS have garnered the amazing opportunity to appear onstage, altogether in the finale of FOOTLOOSE at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in a specially choreographed piece to showcase the students alongside the cast on Tuesday evening, March 30. Additionally, each student has also earned the dream 'job,' winning an actual role in a single future production of FOOTLOOSE during April or May (A maximum of four students will appear in each performance).

As of this morning, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres has officially been sold. The new managing partners of the 41 year-old theatre include: Michael Brindisi, Chanhassen Resident Artistic Director; Tamara Kangas Erickson, Professional Choreographer; and Steven L. Peters, Owner and President of VenuWorks.

FOOTLOOSE - the MUSICAL will play on the Main Stage at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres for the first time ever.