Reviewed by Richard Crawford

"Married Alive!," the latest offering at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ Fireside Stage, is a close cousin to the hit "I Do! I Do!," the longest running show on the Chanhassen stage. It also contains some of the same humor captured in another Chanhassen forerunner, "Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical."

While some of the themes are familiar, there is plenty of humor to be had in this musical comedy.

It’s common for children ages 3 to 8 to develop nighttime fears. They might imagine their lamp growing arms, legs and fangs. They might imagine that one of their toys has come to life – or that there’s a monster in their room.
While the monsters might not be real, the fears behind them are, according to the founders of “Your Thyme,” and authors of "Bye Bye Monster," Mary Horan of Shakopee and Kelly Lucente of Plymouth.
Read more about them in this week's Chanhassen Villager. Kelly Lucente reads from the book in the video below.

The Minnesota Valley Community Band presents a free “Jubilee” concert 7 p.m., Sunday, April 20 at the Chaska High School auditorium.

Soloists featured with the band will be soprano Sonja Du Toit Tengblad and tubist Doug Riemer.

The band is using the 150th anniversaries of the state of Minnesota and the Guardian Angels and Chaska Moravian churches as the theme for this program.

Photo by Forrest Adams

On Sunday, March 30, KidSync conducted a second rehearsal at the Club Theatre in the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres complex. Click on the attached sound file to hear some kids singing during the rehearsal. 

She choreographs, dances in new Chan production