Join us for a beloved Northeast Wisconsin tradition! Get in the holiday spirit with our 25th annual Christmas show. Diamonds and Gold and Festival Foods present Let Me Be Frank Productions’ all-new comedy musical, “A Frank’s Christmas,” at the Meyer Theatre, November 29-December 28, 2024
The holiday season is for family, food, and making memories, right? Well, that’s all June Griswoldski wants for Christmas in 1965. She would love to reconnect with her sister, Lisa Johnson. The unfortunate part is that their husbands, Ward Griswoldski and “Cousin” Eddie Johnson, don’t quite get along as brothers-in-law. A few too many games of sheepshead in 1962 left Ward empty-handed and convinced Eddie was cheating. It’s been downhill since. This year will be different though! Eddie, Lisa, Ruby Sue, and Rocky Johnson from Christmas, Michigan travel to Pulaski, Wisconsin to spend the holidays with Ward, June, Wally, and Beaver Griswoldski. Wally can’t wait to see his cousin, Ruby Sue, again. Much to his dismay, Beaver is the perfect chaperone whenever Ruby Sue is around! And Rocky, well…Rocky is just happy to be included. Can Ward and Eddie put aside their differences to make this a Christmas to remember? You’ll have to see in this all-original Christmas musical comedy!
“A Frank’s Christmas” opens at the Meyer Theatre Friday, November 29th, at 7:30pm with a benefit show for C.P. Innovation – Compassion – Purpose. For our opening night performance, $10 of every sold ticket goes to this valuable organization in our community.
“A Frank’s Christmas” then runs:
Saturday, November 30th at 1:00pm
Wednesday, December 4th at 7:30pm
Thursday, December 5th at 1:00pm
Friday, December 6th at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 7th at 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 11th at 7:30pm
Thursday, December 12th at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Friday, December 13th at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 14th at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 18th at 7:30pm
Thursday, December 19th at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Friday, December 20th at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 21st at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Friday, December 27th at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 28th at 7:30pm
Tickets are available at meyertheatre.org, ticketstaronline.com, or by calling Ticketstar at 920-494-3401. Doors open to the box office inside the Meyer Theatre for day of tickets one hour prior to each performance.
Two out-of-town performances will be held this holiday season. We’ll be at the Southern Door Auditorium in Brussels on Sunday, December 8th for a 3pm performance. Tickets are available by going to sdauditorium.org. We’ll also be at the Capitol Civic Centre in Manitowoc on Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00 pm. Head to cccshows.org or call 920-683-2184 for tickets and more information.
Cast: Frank Hermans as Ward Griswoldski, Pat Hibbard as Cousin Eddie Johnson, Amy Riemer as June Griswoldski, Tom Verbrick as Rocky Johnson, Lisa Borley as Lisa Johnson, Sarah Galati as Ruby Sue Johnson, Blake Hermans as Beaver Griswoldski, and Paul Evansen as Wally Griswoldski
Band: John Singer (guitars), Pat Hibbard (bass), Tony Pilz (keyboards), Andrew Klaus (drums).
Lights: Ross Loining
Sound: Kelly Klaus