Playbill reports that a stage production of A Christmas Story is in the works. I hope they do it justice and remember that they’re not adapting a movie, they’re adapting a short story by the late great American humorist and radio legend Jean Shepherd: “Duel In The Snow, Or: Red Ryder Nails the Cleveland Street Kid.”

You can hear Shep himself read the story over here. (That’s Shep on the left, up there, in a scene from the movie.) Better yet, buy yourself a copy of “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash” and read the story for yourself.

Excelsior (and Merry Christmas), you fatheads!

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 25th, 2008 at 6:00 am and is filed under This 'n' That.