In the main theater at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, the super talented "little girls" of
Annie, and their grownups, are
bringing joy and hope and boisterous energy to audiences. But the name of this theater is plural for a reason - there's a lot going on in that labyrinth of a building.
The Fireside Theatre hosts multiple concerts every week, and downstairs in The Playhouse Theatre (home of Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret, which
performs every Friday and Saturday night), they're presenting the quietly lovely two-hander
Tuesdays with Morrie. The popular 1997 book by Mitch Albom about the year he spent visiting his college professor in his final days was adapted into a stage play in the early 2000s by the author, with the help of prolific local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher. This funny, touching, and inspirational two-hander is a great choice for this space and this time. The Playhouse Theatre is smaller than the main theater, but it has table (and booth) seating and the same menu as upstairs. And even though this would make the perfect 90-minute-no-intermission play, this is Chanhassen
Dinner Theatres, and people (myself included) want their dessert at intermission. So it runs just under two hours, including that intermission when you can have dessert delivered to your table to complete the dinner theater experience (
continuing through November 29).
