Article: Oh, those summer nights; "Grease" moves downtown from Chanhassen to the Pantages in Minneapolis.(VITA.MN)

Article: `Seven Brides' puts a song in your heart; Chanhassen heads for the hills with frothy entertainment that's short on story but long on heart, dance and song.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 14, 2009 ;     542 words ......Seven Brothers comes to Chanhassen. This is a musical that...would say yes. Director Michael Brindisi writes in his program notes...and it feels perfect for Chanhassen. Brindisi could not have...Lawrence Kasha. Directed by Michael Brindisi. When: 4:30 p.m. dinner...Sat. Ends June 20. ...

Article: `Cats' puts a little spring into step of venerable Chanhassen.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 9, 2003 ;     556 words ......this is not your father's Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. With his...Webber's Cats, director Michael Brindisi and his artistic staff...monstrous spectacle into Chanhassen's relatively intimate main...Lloyd Webber. Directed by Michael Brindisi. When: 6 p.m. dinner, ...

Article: Zest and zing coexist with sluggish fare in new musical revue; THEATER REVIEW: "Mid-Life!" is taking baby steps as a new work at Chanhassen. The revue mixes moments of inspiration with some overcooked material.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 5, 2006 ;     474 words ......world premiere Friday at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' Fireside...talented cast, directed by Michael Brindisi, it can make you forget...supposed to eat every morning. Chanhassen has never developed new...Bob Walton. Directed by Michael Brindisi, musical direction by Thomas...Where: ...

Article: Breaking out; Brendan Bujold trades the leather jacket of "Grease" for the many-colored coat of Joseph at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre.(SCENE)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......traded moon eyes in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' production...takes the lead in Chanhassen's Joseph and the Amazing...turn two years ago. Chanhassen's production won't...way. His break at Chanhassen He had submitted a head shot and resume to Chanhassen and, during a Christmas...came along, ...

Article: Scaled-down `Les Miz' soars just the same; THEATER REVIEW: The Chanhassen production finds its spectacle in the humanity of Victor Hugo's epic tale.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 28, 2007 ;     504 words ......a different look in its Chanhassen Dinner Theatre premiere. Director Michael Brindisi, working within the technical...pools of human heroism, Chanhassen's production is at its...Victor Hugo. Directed by Michael Brindisi. When: 6 p.m. dinner, 8...Through October. Where: ...

Article: Hold the spectacle; Director Michael Brindisi hopes his scaled-back staging of "Les Miserables" emphasizes the story instead of spectacle.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 17, 2007 ;     565 words ......was an easy decision. But Chanhassen's Michael Brindisi hinted that even if he...that, Cameron Mackintosh! Chanhassen's Les Miz opens Friday...Schonberg. Directed by Michael Brindisi. When: 6 p.m. dinner, 8...Sat. Continuing. Where: Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 W...

Article: Chanhassen's `Camelot' so good it'll make you cry.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 27, 2002 ;     542 words ......asked on the way out of Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's opening...vividly illustrated at Chanhassen by Nayna Ramey's spooky...elements that inform director Michael Brindisi's Dark Ages conception...gorgeous stage tableaux, and Michael Matthew Ferrell's choreography...Indefinite run. Where: ...

Article: Right up their alley; The hit Broadway musical "Cats" might have more than nine lives. Its latest reincarnation hits the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ......regional theaters, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatre is one of...the first thing director Michael Brindisi did at Chanhassen was to shoo the felines...Lloyd Webber. Directed by Michael Brindisi. When: Previews Fri.-next...show at 8 p.m. Where: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 501 W...

Article: FOOTLESS; A pregnant Tamara Kangas Erickson choreographed rigorous dance routines for Chanhassen's production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.".(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 15, 2009 ;     643 words ......her vision on paper with Chanhassen dance captain Mark King...muscles are stronger. The Chanhassen production schedule was...had greater success. At Chanhassen, 7B7B has generated the...year ago, said director Michael Brindisi. I went to a community...Lawrence Kasha. Directed by ...

Article: It's the bomb; Chanhassen Dinner Theatres edges into new territory with the arch, irreverent "The Big Bang.".(VARIETY / FREETIME)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......never do that at Chanhassen. That's what actor...tonight with fellow Chanhassen denizen Scott Blackburn...downstairs Playhouse at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres...artistic director Michael Brindisi began last fall...propose it for one of Chanhassen's smaller stages...Graham. Directed by ...

Article: Cornball wizard; To Michael Brindisi, artistic director of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, the dramatic contents of classic Broadway musicals like `State Fair' remain big and relevant. He believes in them totally - and he's convincing even the skeptics.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 29, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Hammerstein's State Fair. Yet to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' managing artistic director, Michael Brindisi, those issues are as big...Forum, who is choreographing Chanhassen's version of the show. Michael...version of State Fair for Chanhassen, he threw himself at it...kitsch. Even the ...

Article: remembering; CHANHASSEN; Willard H. Pauly, longtime postmaster.(WEST)(Obituary)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 17, 2006 ;     428 words ......General Store was the center of life in Chanhassen for much of the 20th century, when Chanhassen was just a small village of a few hundred...Dutch Pauly ran the business and served as Chanhassen's postmaster for more than three decades...

Article: SPOTLIGHT ON CHANHASSEN; Suburban standout; Chanhassen is one of the few communities that posted an increase in the median sale price last year.(HOMES)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......and Julie Greely recently sold their Chanhassen starter home and traded up for a larger...western suburbs, but decided not to leave Chanhassen because they enjoy swimming at Lake...gardens. We stayed for our kids and for Chanhassen's small community feel in a large metro...

Article: The longest-running actors; Chanhassen's veteran performers are greater than sum of their parts.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 9, 1996 ;     700+ words ......in front of audiences slurping cocktails. The Chanhassen Dinner Theatres are different, however. For 28...Cities has prospered. One of the keys is that Chanhassen has kept a core of veteran performers - none of...My Fair Lady chorus. Susan Long, 49, made her Chanhassen debut in 1975 as Desiree in Stephen ...