Article: 'EASTER' SURPRISE: Chanhassen lands the rights to put on the world premiere of 'Easter Parade,' a stage version of the 1948 classic film.

Byline: Dominic P. Papatola

Mar. 29--Easter came a few weeks early for Chanhassen Dinner Theatres this year. The company has struck a deal to develop and produce the world premiere of "Easter Parade," a stage version of the classic 1948 movie with music by Irving Berlin. It's a feather in Chanhassen's bonnet: Though new musicals frequently begin life outside New York, it's unusual for a theater -- particularly a dinner theater in the suburbs -- to earn the right to develop a high-profile title on its own. The Chanhassen production, scheduled to open in February, will be the template for amateur and professional productions. It could have a life on the ...

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