A Christmas Story Live!

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A Christmas Story Live!

2017

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14 Reviews

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

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Jennifer Maas

TheWrap

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.

May 30, 2018

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Noel Murray

New York Times

"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.

Dec 18, 2017

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Darren Franich

Entertainment Weekly

If this live musical craze continues, can I request a follow-up from this same creative team?

Rated: B-

Dec 18, 2017

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Joyce Slaton

Common Sense Media

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

Rated: 3/5

Dec 19, 2017

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Matt Roush

TV Insider

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.

Dec 18, 2017

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Ken Tucker

Yahoo! TV

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.

Dec 18, 2017

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Stephen C

LOL, profanity and violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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David S

This is not what I expected it to be but after a song or two I really got into it this was actually pretty good I enjoyed it a lot I like the fact that they got Mathew Broderick in this to play the Narrator/Older Ralphie I thought the songs were catchy and really good the two I liked the most was Major Award sung by The Old Man/Frank Parker they actually gave him a name in this but not the mom lol and Ralphie to the Rescue was pretty good Ken Jeong as the Tree Salesman/Chinese Restaurant owner I was not expecting this to be a musical but I really enjoyed it. The acting, Directing, Songs and Story is great in this movie. I did love the fact that they did a dedication to the first responders that put their lives on the line to stop the Forrest fires that happened in 2017. This was something new and refreshing to see and it took a new spin on the classic movie that we all love. If You have not seen this movie then I recommend you do

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/23

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Audience Member

While it's obvious there was effort put into this production, this wasn't an adaptation anyone was begging for. The first thing on anyone's mind when finding out about this special was 'why do you exist?' Other than Frank and a few other characters, the cast can't sing. The tone is dead and the scenes mirroring the original are lifeless and stale. It's impressive when you realize all of it was done live, but this is definitely the wrong adaptation for A Christmas Story

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

This is really bad, and shows that the world is trying to ruin out childhood nostalgia.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

It's funny, original, and the best live musical ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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