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Name: A Christmas Story Live!
Released: 2017-12-17
Cast: Andy Walken, Maya Rudolph, Matthew Broderick

A Christmas Story Live!

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3h 0m
2017

43%

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A live musical event inspired by the holiday classic feature and the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical production, A CHRISTMAS STORY LIVE! follows nine-year-old Ralphie Parker, whose only dream is to get a Red Ryder Range Model Carbine Action BB Gun for Christmas. The three-hour musical event stars Emmy® Award nominee Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live, Bridesmaids), two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick (How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, The Producers), Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, 30 Rock), Emmy® Award nominee Chris Diamantopoulos (Good Girls Revolt, Silicon Valley, Episodes), Ana Gasteyer (Saturday Night Live) and newcomer Andy Walken. Don't miss the holiday musical event with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, lyricists of La La Land's Oscar®-winning song, "City of Stars." Get festive with this perennial holiday favorite.

Director:

Alex Rudzinski

Producer:

Jonathan Tolins, Robert Cary, Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Robert Cary, Jonathan Tolins

Writer:

Jonathan Tolins, Robert Cary

Cast:

Andy Walken, Maya Rudolph, Matthew Broderick

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

43%

Critics Consensus: Overlong and perhaps a little too faithful, A Christmas Story Live! can't quite capture the holiday spirit of its source material.

Reviews

TheWrap

Jennifer Maas

While writers conceded it covered every important part of the film, it didn't deliver it in the same package - in fact, it might have been presented a little too perfectly.

Musical based on classic film is an OK update, but too long.

The modest charms of this adaptation shone through only occasionally when bloated to three hours, making even this unapologetic show-tune enthusiast squirm at times, feeling like the kid brother who couldn't face yet another plate of meatloaf.

A Christmas Story Live! was solid, but it lacked the kind of emotional resonance that makes people want to see the movie over and over.

"A Christmas Story Live!" lacked the feeling of a piece of theater unfolding in front of the audience's eyes in real time, like a slick magic trick.

December 18, 2017

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