A Christmas Story: The Musical
San Francisco Playhouse450 Post Street
Until January 13, 2018
Reviewed by Christine Okon
Tucked among the holiday lights and memories of your personal Christmas past is, perhaps, the 1983 film A Christmas Story, Jean Shepherd’s warm and quirky reminiscence of his own childhood in circa 1940’s small town America. Good news: You can still experience a little bit of Christmas with San Francisco Playhouse’s production of A Christmas Story: The Musical, playing until January 13, 2018.
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The Cast |
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Ralphie and his dream gift (Jonah Broscow) |
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Mother (Abbie Haug) at odds with the Old Man's prize lamp |
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Christopher Reber as Jean Shepherd |
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Miss Shields (Katrina Lauren McGraw) and class |
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Ralphie (Jonah Broscow) "rescues" Miss Shields (l) and Mother (r) |
The Old Man’s fantasy builds into song and dance as he imagines himself “The Genius of Cleveland Street,” joined by others swinging and waltzing with their leg lamps across the stage.
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The Old Man (Ryan Drummond) exults in the Lamp Dance |
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The Triple Dog Dare |
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The Parkers Enjoy a Christmas Meal |
Go ahead, treat yourself to a little more Christmas and start the new year with A Christmas Story: The Musical.
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A Christmas Story: The Musical
San Francisco PlayhouseUntil January 13, 2018
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book by Joseph Robinette
CAST
Christopher Reber JEAN SHEPHERDJonah Broscow RALPHIE
Jack Barrett GROVER DILL
Kavan Bhatia RANDY
Ken Brill SANTA
Chloe Dalzell ESTER JANE
Ryan Drummond THE OLD MAN
Kathryn Han NANCY'S MOM
Abby Haug MOTHER
Gwen Herndon NANCY
Mario Gianni Herrera FLICK
Matilda Holtz SCUT FARKUS
Alex Hsu VILLIAN/WAITER
Sophia LaPaglia ENSEMBLE
Charlotte Ying Levy NANCY
Katrina Lauren McGraw MISS SHIELDS
Understudies
Jake Miller RANDY
Ozlo Ransom Mitchell FLICK/SCHWARTZ
David Rukin SCHWARTZ
Mira Shah ESTER JANE
Leo Sens GROVER DILL
Panita Serizawa MARY BETH
Sammy Vernick SCUT FARKUS
CREATIVE TEAM
Director - Susi DamilanoMusic Director - David Dobrusky
Choreographer - Kimberly Richards
Scenic and Properties Designer - Jacquelyn Scott
Costume Designer - Abra Berman
Sound Designer - Theodor J.H. Hulsker
Lighting Designer - Thomas J. Munn
Stage Manager - Saraj Selig