The Carousel Dinner Theater in Akron Ohio tells patrons to “expect the unexpected”.  Busy folks want to have a good time.  Good food and a entertaining show combine to make dinner theater a satisfying choice of a lot of people every year.

Many dinner theaters claim to be the largest, Carousel is no exception.  Whether it really is the largest or not, it is one of the best.  Carousel employs union actors, technicians and musicians.  That’s not just because the like the unions.  Union talents and workers tend to be the most proficient.

Carousel opened in 1973 in a converted supermarket, then moved to its current location in 1988.  The theater accommodates patrons looking for both dinner and a show, as well as those who want to skip the meal but see the show .  Over the last few years the production quality has risen, attracting even more serious professionals from the New York theater business.  This means the shows are even better than in the past.

”Wicked” has been a very popular play .  This is the back story of the witches from the Wizard of Oz.  From August to November of 2008 the Carousel urges theater patrons to see the “story that started it all,” the original story Wizard of Oz presented in a stage play.  The frame around the stage that moves the sets around, the Proscenium, is very intricate.  Carousel maintains a Wizard of Oz blog at http://carouseldinnertheatre.blogspot.com .  Blogs are fairly new for plays.

Many Broadway productions eventually find their way to the Carousel.  It was “the Odd Couple” in 2008.  Others include Annie, Grease and even the Sound of Music.  It’s almost a Broadway off Broadway, where you can enjoy a meal while watching a top quality play.  2009 will be a big season for the theater with classics like My Fair Lady and brand new plays like High School Musical.

Get a feel for New York elegance at the Carousel Dinner Theater.  It’s a lot of fun.

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