Christmas Memories Celebrates 35 Years at Station Dinner Theatre
Holiday tradition blends laughs with meaning for a really big show
CONTINUING SATURDAY, DEC. 13
A local holiday tradition continues into its 35th year with the Station Dinner Theatre's Christmas Memories.
This year, guests are treated to a new retro revisioning of a 1950s variety show. Follow your host Ned Sullivan as he hosts the Kraft Foods Christmas Hour Special. In the style of mid-century American television, expect special "celebrity" guests to appear. Keep an ear out for the Harmony Singers – a mainstay of each Christmas Memories production.
Guests will hear memorable renditions of "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Baby It's Cold Outside," "Do You Hear What I Hear," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," and many more. These songs will be intercut with comedy sketches, vintage commercial parodies, and actual "Letters to Santa" from children.
The generational cast includes Seamus Clerkin, Richard Kress, Karen Nasca, Adria Urbanowicz, Paul Urbanowicz, and Rae Jean Urbanowicz – and not only will they be performing, but they will serve as the waitstaff, delivering the audience's food completely in character.
Dinner is, of course, included with the ticket, and features an appetizer of homemade wedding soup, dinner of stuffed chicken breast, holiday ham, au gratin potatoes, and green beans, with a caramel apple crunch for dessert.
While the sentiment has echoed through the decades, the show has seen dozens of variations. Whether they're stranded touring musicians, old friends reconnecting, or a USO tour performing a throwback performance, the cast is filled with the holiday spirit, always cognizant of the true meaning of Christmas.
Saturdays at 5:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through Dec. 21 // Station Dinner Theatre, 4940 Peach St. // $31-$51 // For Tickets and info: canterburyfeast.com
