A Christmas Story is a classic movie and a tradition for most. Over the years, it has been adapted in many different formats as musicals and plays. This year Fox Network is bringing the musical version of that film to television with its A Christmas Story Live Musical Event on December 17 2017.
A Christmas Story Live Cast
A Christmas Story: The Musical was nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score (Pasek and Paul) and Best Book of a Musical. Jonathan Tolins and Robert Cary write this live musical with Scott Ellis as the stage director along with Alex Rudzinski as the live television director for the spectacle.
A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
Produced By: Marc Platt and Adam Siegel
Director: Scott Ellis and Alex Rudzinski
Lyrics and Music: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Cast: Maya Rudolph, Matthew Broderick, Jane Krakowski, Chris Diamantopoulis, Ana Gasteyer, David Alan Grier, Ken Jeong and newcomer Andy Walken
Network: Fox
Air Date: December 17 2017, 7 PM
A Christmas Story Plot
For the select few who have never seen this movie or need to brush up on Ralphie’s best Christmas present, here’s a quick recap of A Christmas Story movie plot. The film is presented in a series of vignettes, with narration provided by the adult Ralphie Parker reminiscing on one particular Christmas when he was nine years old. Ralphie wanted only one thing for that Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Ralphie’s desire is rejected by his mother, his teacher Miss Shields, and even a Santa Claus at Higbee’s department store, all giving him the same warning: “You’ll shoot your eye out.”
Christmas morning arrives and Ralphie dives into his presents. Although he does receive some presents he enjoys, Ralphie ultimately is disappointed that he did not receive the one thing he wanted more than anything. After it appears all of the presents have been opened, Ralphie’s father, “The Old Man,” directs Ralphie to look at one last present that he had hidden. Ralphie opens it to reveal the Red Ryder gun he wanted.
Ralphie takes the gun outside and fires it at a target perched on a metal sign in the backyard. However, the BB ricochets back at Ralphie and knocks his glasses off. While searching for them, thinking he has indeed shot his eye out, Ralphie accidentally steps on his glasses and breaks them. He lies to his mother that a falling icicle broke his glasses, and she believes him.
Ralphie is in bed on Christmas night with his gun by his side. The adult Ralphie narrates that this was the best present he had ever received or would ever receive.
A Christmas Story Live Review
Although not traditional and with a lot of diversity, viewers seem to love this musical than most others that make it to the TV. But if you dot not like a musical, this may not be for you. There are a lot of opposing views out there on social with most agreeing that the spectacle was worth the watch and also hoped to have a replay soon. Checkout the audience opinions here and join the conversation,
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A Christmas Story Live Promos
Take a peek at this preview of the first song recorded for A Christmas Story Live on Fox and get ready for an amazing event.
https://youtu.be/n5qGHIOI7wA
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