A CHRISTMAS STORY Begins Tonight at The Engeman

The John W. Engeman Theater has announced the cast and creative team for the musical adaptation of the iconic holiday classic - A CHRISTMAS STORY - THE MUSICAL. Performances begin tonight, November 20th at 8:00pm and run through January 4, 2015.

Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: An Official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. A CHRISTMAS STORY is the hilarious account of bespectacled Ralphie's desperate quest to ensure that this most perfect of gifts ends up under his tree for Christmas. Join Ralphie and his family as he navigates though leg lamps, a bully with yellow eyes, bar soap punishments and double dog dares on his way to the perfect Christmas morning. The musical is based on the classic 1983 movie, which itself was based on stories by legendary radio humorist Jean Shepherd, and features funny and heartfelt songs by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and a faithful yet inventive book by Joseph Robinette.

A CHRISTMAS STORY - THE MUSICAL is directed and produced by Richard T. Dolce, the Engeman Theater's Producing Artistic Director.

Choreography is by ANTOINETTE DIPIETROPOLO (Engeman Theater: Evita, The Music Man, South Pacific, Hairspray, I Love You Your Perfect Now Change and Nunsense. Off Broadway: With Glee. National Tour: How The Grinch Stole Christmas) and Musical Direction by JONATHON LYNCH (The City Club, Finding Neverland; original compositions include Lunacy and SLAM!).

The Design Team is JONATHAN COLLINS (Scenic Design), TRISTAN RAINES (Costume Design), DRISCOLL OTTO (Lighting Design), CRAIG KAUFMAN (Sound Design), BRANDALYN FULTON (Hair and Wig Design) and WOJCIK/SEAY CASTING, LLC (Casting Director).

The cast of A CHRISTMAS STORY features:

ETHAN EISENBERG (Ralphie Parker) Regional: The Addams Family (Pugsley), Mary Poppins (Michael Banks), Beauty and the Beast (Chip). Other favorites: Nine (Little Guido), Auntie Mame (Michael), Suessical (Horton), Cinderella (Jacques).

STEVE LUKER (The Old Man) Engeman Theater: A Christmas Carol. Broadway: 42nd Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off Broadway : The P Monologues. Regional: Productions at Goodspeed, Bristol Riverside, Gateway Playhouse, Vero Beach Riverside, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, Merry Go Round

Playhouse, Theatre By The Sea and more. Television: Boardwalk Empire, Law and Order, Cosby, Hope and Faith, As The World Turns and One Life To Live.

GINA MILO (Mother) Engeman Theater: Plaza Suite, Hairspray and Little Shop of Horrors. Broadway: Les Miserables (Eponine). National Tours: Les Miserables, Annie, Best Little Whorehouse. Regional: Xanadu (Kira). Enter Laughing, Spamalot, Civil War, Das Barbecu and Lucky Stiff.

KATHRYN MARKEY (Miss Shields) Broadway: 3 From Brooklyn. featured artist at both Symphony Space and the Broadway Playhouse series at Merkin Hall. Off Broadway & Regional: The Alliance, Bay Street Theater, Pennsylvania Stage, Gayfest NYC, Northern Stage, English Theatre of Stockholm and others. TV & Film: SVU, Law and Order, Premium Blend, All My Children, Filmic Achievement, DutchWestTV, CollegeHumor & Amateur Hour.

DAVID SCHMITTOU (Jean Shepard) Regional: Mary Poppins at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Mid-Life, Lend Me A Tenor, The Sound Of Music, Arsenic And Old Lace, Legally Blonde, Victor/Victoria Sweet, The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abriged), The 39 Steps and Doubt. David is a Kevin Kline Award winner for The Drowsy Chaperone.

The cast also includes: ALYSON CLANCY, EMILY ESPOSITO, CHAD JENNINGS, LARRY A. LOZIER Jr., SUZANNE MASON, LIZZIE PORCARI, MICHAEL QUATTRONE, CHARLOTTE VAUGHN RAINES, GRIFFIN REESE, CHRISTOPHER TIMSON and VIET VO. as well as a children's cast including: LAUREL CARUSO, CHRISTOPHER DARRIN, KATIE DOLCE, EVAN FLANNERY, VINCENT GERARDI, ERIN HAGGERTY, SHELBY HERLING, JAKE KALINOWSKI, MEAGHAN MAHER, SHANE MCGLONE, RYAN MCINNES, MICHAEL MENESHIAN, MCKENZIE ANN MULLAHEY, MICHAEL SPENCER, JAMES MAXWELL TULLY, ALEXANDRA VALLEJOS, THERON VILJOEN and CHLOE WHEELER.

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