A Christmas Story Now with Music

Sorry for the lack of new material these last few days. Things have been crazy as Dan and I have been busy getting packed and traveling to NY for the holidays. We got in late last night and today has been  whirlwind start to our holiday with our family.

Traditionally we get our Christmas started on Christmas Eve with a big celebration with my mom's side of the family at my Meme's house (my grandma's house) for dinner and Christmas presents. But this year we got things started early, with the whole family going to dinner in the theatre district and going to see A Christmas Story on Broadway.

The musical was really a delight. Running only for the holiday season, it was true to the story without being word for word so that it still felt like it was worth going to see the show. The highlights of the performance were those of Johnny Rabe as Ralphie, Jean Lauria from Wonder Years fame as Jean Shepard, Erin Dilly as Ralphie's Mom, and the rest of the kids that made up the cast, especially the tap dance performance of one little boy during a "Kid at Christmas."

But my favorite performance of the night had to be Johnny Rabe's performance in Act One of "Ralphie to the Rescue." It was the perfect musical update of Ralphie's showdown with Black Bart from the original Christmas Story sequence.

If A Christmas Story Musical comes to your town next holiday season, go for it and get yourself tickets, its a great open to the holiday season, or in my family's case, close. Honestly I cannot think of a better night and a better way to start the Christmas season. (But this doesn't mean we won't be watching A Christmas Story Marathon on TBS tomorrow night mind you...)