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Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL at Beef & Boards Brings Holiday Cheer & Charm

It’s Indiana at Christmastime. We all know what ancient VHS, dusty DVD, or TV holiday film special is ready to roll: A CHRISTMAS STORY. After all, it has everything you could ask for. A small town, a lovable family, snow, shenanigans, and heartwarming scenes. Now, imagine all of that plus music. Cue the sweet and silly production of A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL. It’s gracing the stage at Beef & Boards, and it makes a perfect addition to your holiday traditions.
Review: GRUMPY OLD MEN Reels in the Laughs at Beef & Boards

GRUMPY OLD MEN split guts and warmed hearts when it first hit theaters as a movie in 1993, and its musical adaptation is no different. The musical on stage now at Beef & Boards maintains all of the charms and chortles of the original and incorporates new, reimagined moments for many of the characters. The musical provides an extra dose of reflection on the importance of living in the moment and recognizing the relationships you have, the relationships you neglect, and the relationships you may be missing out on.
Review: CLUE at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre

Clue, the classic whodunit farce, kicks off Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre's 50th anniversary season. The mystery show takes the famous board game and film and turns it into a play. Each character is given a weapon and a motive and the murders begin. Eddie Curry directs the fast-paced production and keeps the actors as close to their movie counterparts as possible. 
BWW Review: CRY IT OUT at Phoenix Theatre

Six week after giving birth I braved the outside world with my daughter for the first time completely on my own. We went to a breastfeeding support group at a local hospital. I was completely overwhelmed, sleep-deprived and somehow managed to get lost in the winding corridors. The adventure ended with me in tears in an elevator. I don't often share personal details here, but the Phoenix Theatre's production of Cry It Out hit close to home for me.
CRY IT OUT Opens at Phoenix Theatre

A season of excitement, change, and new opportunities for Phoenix Theatre closes with a production mirroring those very qualities. Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler follows the burgeoning friendship of two brand new mothers and their new parent-neighbors up the hill. The joys and chaos of raising a baby come into full view with touching and heartbreaking reality-all from the cozy backyard of a Long Island suburb.
BWW Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL Wows at Beef And Boards, Thru July 2

Now on stage at Beef and Boards is the ogre-sized, greatest fairy tale never told: the breathtaking Broadway musical adaptation of the hit movie Shrek. On one level, SHREK THE MUSICAL is silly family fun, but digging deeper into the story, there are messages that are crucial in life. The Princess, Fiona, never loses her faith in her fairytales. She is trapped in a tower, surrounded by boiling lava, with a fire-breathing dragon Hell-bent on keeping any interloper at bay. I greatly admire her character; how many people would give up on their dreams and just off themselves? I wanted to escape the cornfields of the Amish countryside desperately when I was young, and the odds were greatly against me. I never gave up on my dreams, and today I own a house by the ocean in Hawaii, and have my own knight in shining armor. Theatre gives you the chance to dream about how life can be, should be, or will be. It's like a seed that gets planted in your mind and one day can grow into a mighty oak.
Beef & Boards' Pyramid Players to Welcome Back PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL

The Pyramid Players are tickled pink to announce Pinkalicious, the Musical will return to Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre during its 2017 Season. This fun show opens Feb. 18 for kids of all ages.
PINKALICIOUS to Tickle Audiences Pink at Beef & Boards This February

The Pyramid Players are tickled pink to announce Pinkalicious, the Musical will return to Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre during its 2017 Season. This fun show opens Feb. 17 for kids of all ages.
Beef & Boards' Pyramid Players to Welcome Back PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL

The Pyramid Players are tickled pink to announce Pinkalicious, the Musical will return to Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre during its 2017 Season. This fun show opens Feb. 18 for kids of all ages.
PINKALICIOUS to Tickle Audiences Pink at Beef & Boards This February

The Pyramid Players are tickled pink to announce Pinkalicious, the Musical will return to Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre during its 2017 Season. This fun show opens Feb. 17 for kids of all ages.
JUNIE B. JONES, THE MUSICAL Continues 2016 Kids Series at Beef & Boards

The work of popular children's author Barbara Park comes to the stage as the Pyramid Players open their 2016 Live Theatre for Kids Series with JUNIE B. JONES, THE MUSICAL at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre.
Photo Flash: PETER PAN Opens Tonight at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre

It's the beloved story by Sir James M. Barrie that has enchanted generations. Peter Pan, the tale about the adventures of a boy who would not grow up, soars into Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre tonight, May 14 as the 2015 Season Family Show. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
PETER PAN Begins Tonight at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre

It's the beloved story by Sir James M. Barrie that has enchanted generations. Peter Pan, the tale about the adventures of a boy who would not grow up, soars into Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre tonight, May 14 as the 2015 Season Family Show.
PETER PAN Begins 5/14 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre

It's the beloved story by Sir James M. Barrie that has enchanted generations. Peter Pan, the tale about the adventures of a boy who would not grow up, soars into Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre on May 14 as the 2015 Season Family Show.
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre to Stage PETER PAN in May

It's the beloved story by Sir James M. Barrie that has enchanted generations. Peter Pan, the tale about the adventures of a boy who would not grow up, soars into Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre on May 14 as the 2015 Season Family Show.
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre's Pyramid Players Extend CHARLOTTE'S WEB

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre's Pyramid Players have extended the run for their first Live Theatre for Kids production of 2015: a stage adaptation of the beloved children's story, Charlotte's Web.
Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of MARY POPPINS at The Palace Theater

The Palace Theater, Wisconsin Dells' newest professional theater, 564 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy South, gifts audiences this holiday season by bringing to the stage the world's most beloved nanny, Disney's MARY POPPINS previewing November 19, opening Monday, November 24 at 7 p.m., and running through January 3, 2015. The all-star cast is led by Jessica Lorion Haugh (National Tour of Disney's Beauty & the Beast) who will fly through the air as 'Mary Poppins,' Kyle Szen (National Tour of A Christmas Carol) as 'Bert,' Eddie Urish (National Broadway Tour of Memphis the Musical) as 'George Banks,' and Rebecca Kostell as 'Winifred Banks.' MARY POPPINS is directed and choreographed by Multi Jeff Award-winner Marc Robin and co-directed by Buddy Reeder. Nationally known stand-up comedian and actor, Tom Dreesen, long time guest of The Tonight Show and The David Letterman Show will serve as the emcee at the opening night performance on November 24.
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT Opens Tonight at the Athenaeum Theatre

Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy 'lovingly ripped off from' the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways. The original 2005 Broadway production, directed by Mike Nichols with Eric Idle writing the musical's book and lyrics, won three Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical of the 2004-05 season and received 14 Tony Award nominations.
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT Opens 6/14 at the Athenaeum Theatre

Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy 'lovingly ripped off from' the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways. The original 2005 Broadway production, directed by Mike Nichols with Eric Idle writing the musical's book and lyrics, won three Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical of the 2004-05 season and received 14 Tony Award nominations.
BWW Reviews: Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre Serves Up a Delicious CHICAGO

Chicago the musical, one of theater's favorites, returns to the stage in Indianapolis at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre.

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