A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL! Begins Play Holiday Engagement at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Tonight, 11/5

By: Nov. 05, 2012
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Christmas Story, The Musical! will arrive on Broadway at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre just in time for the 2012 holiday season.  The producers have announced that the new musical, based on the 1983 movie perennial, will play tonight, November 5 – December 30 holiday engagement.  Opening night is Monday, November 19.
 
A Christmas Story, The Musical! launched a tour in 2011 with stops in Hershey, PA; Detroit, MI; Raleigh, NC; Tampa, FL; and Chicago, IL. The musical features a bright holiday score by composer/lyricist team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and a book by Joseph Robinette based on the writings of radio humorist Jean Shepherd and the 1983 holiday film favorite. Tony Award winner John Rando (Urinetown) directs the production with Warren Carlyle (Chaplin, Follies, An Evening With Hugh Jackman) choreographing.  Casting is soon to be announced.
 
A Christmas Story, The Musical! features scenic design by Walt Spangler; costume design by Elizabeth Hope Clancy; lighting design by Howell Binkley; sound design by Ken Travis; wig design by Tom Watson; orchestrations by Larry Blank; music direction and supervision by Ian Eisendrath; dance music arrangements by Glen Kelly; and vocal arrangements by Justin Paul. 
 
The story from a cherished movie classic that's enchanted millions is now a musical spectacular. In 1940's Indiana, a bespectacled boy named Ralphie has a big imagination and one wish for Christmas-a Red Ryder BB Gun. A kooky leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a cranky department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the obstacles that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas dream. Co-produced by the film's original Ralphie, Peter Billingsley, A Christmas Story, The Musical! is holiday entertainment that captures a simpler time in America with delicious wit and a heart of gold.
 
 
A Christmas Story, The Musical!  is based upon the motion picture "A Christmas Story"© 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros.,written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, and "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" written by Jean Shepherd.  A Christmas Story, The Musical! is produced with permission of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. and Dalfie Entertainment, Inc.

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