The movie has been a Christmas cult favorite for almost 30 years now, and a stage musical version was a big hit when it played in five cities late last year. Now “A Christmas Story, The Musical!†is headed to Broadway, just in time for the 2012 holiday season.
“A Christmas Story, The Musical!†will play at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, with opening night scheduled for Nov. 19, and is scheduled to run through Dec. 30. The creative team includes veterans like the director John Rando (“Urinetownâ€) and the choreographer Warren Carlyle (“Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadwayâ€), with songs by a pair of young newcomers, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
First released in 1983 and set in the Midwest during the Great Depression, “A Christmas Story†follows a 12 year old boy named Ralphie, who is desperate to get a BB gun as a present and endures all sorts of challenges on his quest. Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in t he original film version, which was based on a book by the humorist Jean Shepherd, is one of the show's producers.
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