![]() ![]() The role of Ralphie in this production is split between Kavon Newman and Keegan Gulledge (in select performances), who both boast impressive child-actor resumes. The yearning heart of this adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s tale of his eventful 1940 Christmas in small-town Indiana remains young Ralphie and his star-crossed quest for a Daisy Red Ryder BB rifle. ![]() When The Old Man pins his own hopes for recognition on a crossword contest (“The Genius on Cleveland Street”) and then actually lands somewhat dubious proof of his talents (“A Major Award”), Rush shines brighter than the plastic leg lamp enshrined in his living room for all the neighborhood to see. The long strings of faux profanity (fauxfanity?) Rush unleashes whenever he’s beset by the neighbor’s dogs, a furnace that gives him fits or a car that seems to be well past its last mile provide a holiday soundtrack all too relatable to the stressed-out parents in the audience who find themselves laughing in recognition. But it’s Ralphie Parker’s dad, billed as The Old Man, who generates the biggest laughs thanks to Lorenzo Rush, Jr.’s potent combination of vocal talent and total commitment to playing the most misunderstood, put-upon man in the Midwest. 9 at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. The kids are more than all right in the spirited production of A Christmas Story, The Musical that opened Nov. ![]()
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