Tamara Kangas Erickson News

One hundred high school students from the Twin Cities' area and beyond have been selected to appear in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' second annual StarKid event to honor and celebrate young musical theatre talent in our schools. StarKids have garnered the amazing opportunity to appear onstage in HAIRSPRAY at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres alongside the cast during November and January.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will resurrect its ever-popular 50s musical classic, FOREVER PLAID, opening Tuesday, January 10, in the Fireside Theatre.

One hundred high school students from the Twin Cities' area and beyond have been selected to appear in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' second annual StarKid event to honor and celebrate young musical theatre talent in our schools. StarKids have garnered the amazing opportunity to appear onstage in HAIRSPRAY at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres alongside the cast during November and January.

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 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.

On Sunday, August 22nd, 207 volunteers danced in a 'Flash Mob' performance at Mall of America to celebrate Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' new hit production of ALL SHOOK UP in a choreographed rendition of 'JAILHOUSE ROCK.' The 'Flash Mob,' choreographed by Tamara Kangas-Erickson, featured several members of the ALL SHOOK UP cast and about 200 additional volunteers (from as far north as St. Cloud and as far south as Marshalltown, Iowa) who joined in the fun. Participants ranged in age from 7 to 70! The 'Flash Mob' number features the lead dancer from the Chanhassen production playing a character who busts out of jail and is eluding the law. Dancers are looking high and low for him. At one point in the dance, the group strips off their tops to reveal black and white t-shirts used to form jailhouse uniform stripes and a live beating heart for the 'heartthrob jailbird.' The entire 3.5 minute routine was rehearsed in just two rehearsals last week held at Chanhassen and Chaska High Schools.

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.

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.