A CHRISTMAS STORY to Play Barn Theatre, Begin. 11.21
By: Tyler Peterson
The Barn Theatre of Montville, New Jersey will be presenting "A Christmas Story the Musical". Performances will be on November 21, 28, 29, December 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8pm; and on November 22, 23, 30, December 7 at 2pm. Tickets are $24 (senior/student tickets are $22 on matinees only).
"A Christmas Story the Musical", with book by Joseph Robinette, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, is a new musical based on the holiday cult-classic movie of the same name. It tells the story of Ralphie and his family, and his comic quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts-an Official Red Ryder,carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. This production marks the New Jersey Premiere of this musical, directed by Scott Hart, one of the producers of the Broadway musical. Musical Direction is by Charles Santoro and Choreography is by Megan Lahiff Ferentinos. The cast of "A Christmas Story the Musical" features Tom Schopper (of Bloomingdale NJ), Cheryl Bookstaver (of Montville NJ ), Lynn Hart (of Wharton NJ), Jeffrey Gallup (of Montville NJ), Matthew Quirk (of Nanuet NY), Bob Mackasek (of Mendham NJ), James Ignacio (of Roseland NJ), Liam Driscoll (of Chatham NJ), Jacob Lesser (of Gillette NJ), Luke Mitchell (of Pompton Lakes NJ), Jonathan G Galvez (of Linden NJ), Ayla Schwartz (of Montclair NJ ), Amanda Vogel (of Livingston NJ), Dana Efron (of Summit NJ), Zachary Petzinger (of Parsippany NJ), Megan Bodmer (of Oxford NJ), Anita Freedson-Jackson (of SouthOrange NJ), Craig Stevens (of Oak Ridge NJ), Katie Weigl (of Ridgewood NJ), Alan Van Antwerp (of Little Falls NJ), Roxanna Wagner (of Mendham NJ), Salvatore Bellomo (of Lodi NJ), Michal Efron (of Summit NJ), Pearl Hart (of Oakland NJ), Vinnie Plantamura (of Washington Twp NJ), Nikki Simz (of Pompton Lakes NJ), James Lopez (of Lake Hiawatha NJ), Evie Turner-Salerno (of Washington Twp NJ), James Russo (of Wayne NJ), and Susan Hagen (of Boonton NJ).
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