Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
Nov & Dec 2022
Scott Weinstein Director
Ryan Nelson Music Director
Jeffrey D. Kmiec Scenic Design
Izumi Inaba Costume Design
Jesse Klug Lighting Design
Anthony Churchill Projection Design
Sally Zack Props Design
From the songwriting team behind Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the beloved 1983 movie to musical life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Air Rifle. A leg lamp, pink bunny pajamas, and a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish.
This show was in the round and used a different setup than ever before seen at the Marriott. We used twelve individual panels to help tell the story, changing location and - especially - helping for all of the Ralphie dream sequences. Each dream was a stylized piece, from Cowboy serials to Mobster Movies, each sequence had an individual look to pull it out of the rest of the play space.
