Disclosure: Complimentary admission provided for this review. However, all opinions expressed are mine.
I was so excited to take my older two kids to see the classic story ‘A Christmas Story’ at the Rose Theater. Our annual holiday family tradition is to borrow the DVD from the library and watch Ralphie’s quest for a Red Ryder BB gun.
The live show at the Rose Theater portrayed all our favorite scenes from this classic story as a musical performance with entertaining song and dance. There was even a very comical leg lamp dance scene and an enjoyable tap dance routine. This was a fun and exciting way to see our favorite Christmas movie.
I would recommend ‘A Christmas Story: The Musical’ for older children or as an adult date night. This is a 2 hour show with intermission so young children could get squirmy during the performance. I took my 6 and 8 year old children and they both loved it! Even though the Rose Theater is known for children’s entertainment, this is a show that all ages can enjoy and would make a great night out with or without the kids. I saw many couples with their elderly parents and other adult family members enjoying this show.
If you attend the show take a few extra dollars to purchase some fun toys in the lobby and chocolate chip cookies during intermission (proceeds benefit the Rose Theater). Kids can enjoy a fun slide in the lobby before or after the show. Also, stay after the show for an insightful Q & A session with the cast and head upstairs for autographs. My kids had several burning questions, including what they put on Flick’s tongue after it was pulled from the flagpole and how the stage turned.
Here are the details about ‘A Christmas Story: The Musical’. Some shows are already sold out, so if you want to see this performance I would reserve your tickets soon.
SHOW DATES
Dec. 5-28, 2014
Fridays at 7 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm, Sundays at 2 pm
Additional performance Saturday, Dec. 27 at 7 pm
Two hours with intermission
TICKETS
Tickets: $20-$25 reserved seats
Call (402) 345-4849 or purchase online at www.rosetheater.org
Discount ticket vouchers and a Kid Cuisine special purchase offer are available at Hy-Vee. See Hy-Vee customer service for details.
What is your favorite scene from ‘A Christmas Story’?
One of my Beautiful Friends son plays Ralphie!! He is a superstar in the making.http://www.ohmyomaha.com/2014/12/review-christmas-story-musical/
Love all you do, Thank you!
the tire changing scene is my absolute favorite!!!!
would love to see this . My favorite scene was when the boy stuck his tongue on the pole .How many times as a kid ,did we do that .
my favorite part is the leg lamp. My father went as far as to purchase one and give each one of us kids an ornament of the leg for our tree.
My son absolutely loves this movie. Our favorite part is when Randy falls down in the snow and rolls around because he can’t get up. My son told me this year he felt like that kid when I was getting him ready to go outside
My favorite scene is the changing of the tire. “Oh fuuuuuudddddge,” but it wasn’t fudge, it was the f dash dash dash word!! Lol!!
SERIOUSLY THIS IS THE BEST SHOW EVER, And the 24hr marathon is on at my house every year. What a family bonding experience. Youll shoot your eye out is a phrase we say often here. The live show would be amazing.
My favorite scene is when they get the leg lamp. I also love the bunny pajamas! The entire movie is hilarious, I’d love to see it performed live. 🙂
Love it when the little brother waddles around overly bundled up and the bunny suit!!
my favorite scene is when the younger brother has on his outside winter gear and yells “I can’t put my arms down”
I love the bunny suit! 🙂 I would love to make this a date night!
I would love to take my hubbie and 2 boys (11 & 8)! My oldest will be going to middle school next year and hopefully doing plays. this will be an awesome experience for him and the whole fam! Plus…they need to hear “No, you’ll shoot your eye out.”
I love the brother in the bunny suit!!!
Who doesn’t love the bunny costume?! That alone is worth watching the marathon 🙂
Fra-gee-lee. Must be Italian!
Definitely when the boy stuck his tongue on the pole, I couldn’t stop laughing!! I dared my friend to do the same thing–but, she got me back in another way!!
The bunny suit! I always thought it looked cool 🙂