Walnut Street Theatre staging holiday favorite A CHRISTMAS STORY The Musical

Brad Gilelay. >> A Christmas Story is a holiday classic. What I want for Christmas is a Red Rider BB gun. >> Ralphie wants his gun. >> And Walnut Street Theater is taking it to the stage. [music] >> We're trying to just bring the spirit of the movie onto our stage. >> Fran Prisco plays the old man. [music] >> I get to have the lamp. >> Oh yes, the lamp. >> Alise Langley makes her Walnut Street debut [music] as mother, the old man's wife, and Ralphiey's mom. We have those iconic moments of I can't put my arms down. >> I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU. >> The [music] kid sticking his tongue on the flag pole. The dogs eating the turkey. >> The show artfully crafts these moments into a musical. >> All the fantasies become [music] these giant musical numbers. >> There's a song called a major award. >> Take that >> wonderful bombastic song by the dead. When he gets the leg lamp, you learn more character, more personality from the songs. There's a whole number called you'll [music] shoot your eye out. tap number >> and there are touching moments with mother. >> She sings a song called just like that. It turns into their childhood will be over just like that. [singing] >> The stage is set in the Parker House of the 1940s. >> Really [music] evokes the period. It evokes the holiday. It's a month out from Christmas when we begin and then we sort of count down to Christmas. The >> theater is embracing the season. [music] >> We might even snow. Are we going to snow? >> I think so. >> You'll shoot your eye out. It's a holiday celebration with a cast of more than 40 characters bringing [music] a Christmas story to life. >> This show has dogs, it has kids, it has epic dance numbers. It's going to be a really, really lovely time. [cheering]