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OUR 2023 SEASON
EVENING SHOW - June 30
MATINEE SHOWS - July 1 & 2
After a highly successful run in April, we are bringing TEEN ANGELS back to the BHDT stage.
Teen Angels is a tribute to the teen idols and teen queens of the 50s & 60s. Before Elvis started shaking his hips, the clean-cut look and traditional pop sound ruled popular music. Featuring music made famous by Fabian, Bobby Rydell, Lesley Gore, Paul Anka, Connie Francis, Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, Bobby Vee, Brenda Lee and many more, this jukebox celebration will take you back to a simpler time when a teenage romance played out at the soda shop and a sock hop! .
EVENING SHOWS - July 7 & 14
MATINEE SHOWS - July 8, 9, 12, 13, 15 & 16
Kick off your flip flops and set your clock to island time in this tropical paradise where love and laughter are the keys to ‘growing older but not up.’ We’re going to Margaritaville. Leading our visit is Tully, a part-time bartender, part-time singer, and full-time charmer who thinks he’s got life all figured out—until a beautiful tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything. ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE is a heartwarming musical featuring both original songs and your most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Fins,” “Volcano,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” and many more!
EVENING SHOWS - July 21 & 28
MATINEE SHOWS. - July 22, 23, 26, 27, 29 & 30
Ted Swindley, the author of Always, Patsy Cline has revised the script for the third and final installment of his Honky Tonk Angels trilogy and the Beef House Dinner Theatre will be the first to produce it this summer. Suellen and Angela are “on the road again” to honor the passing of their former singing partner Darleen, after a tragic disco ball accident, and they are bringing their husbands (Bubba and Cornell Crawford) along to help them entertain. Kena Clark & Kayla Dillman reprise their roles from the original (our 2019 hit) and Logan Kirby joins the cast as Little Jimmy Timmy, a role you won’t want to miss. Enjoy a hilarious story and country hits including Jolene, Islands in the Stream, Elvira, You Ain’t Woman Enough to Take My Man, Rhinestone Cowboy, The Devil Went Down to Georgia and many more!
EVENING SHOW - September 15
MATINEE SHOWS - September 16 & 17
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is all about the woman who deserve our respect for paving the way for powerful, talented and exceptional African-American musical divas. Featuring the music of Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston & many more soul and R&B hits, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. will raise the roof and bring down the house at every performance.
EVENING SHOWS - October 20 & 27
MATINEE SHOWS - October 21, 22, 28 & 29
A Jones Hope Wooten Comedy. Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. The action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH!, the abandoned church-turned-day-spa where this group of friends gathers every Friday afternoon. After the loss of a dear friend, the women realize time is precious, and if they’re going to change their lives and achieve their dreams, they have to get on it now! But Sugar Lee, their high-spirited, determined leader, has her hands full keeping the women motivated. Carlene’s given up on romance, having buried three husbands. Nita’s a nervous wreck from running interference between her problematic son and his probation officer. Mavis’ marriage is so stagnant she’s wondering how she can fake her own death to get out of it. And sweet, simple Crystal entertains them all, singing Christmas carols with her own hilarious lyrics. The comic tension mounts when a sexy ex-boyfriend shows up unexpectedly, a marriage proposal comes from an unlikely suitor and Sugar Lee’s archrival vows she’ll stop at nothing to steal the spa away from her. By the time the women rally together to overcome these obstacles and launch their new, improved lives, you’ve got a side-splitting, joyful comedy that will make you laugh out loud and shout “Hallelujah!"
DUELING PIANOS with CHRISSY SPARKS & TIM ATWOOD
SPECIAL EVENT This show is not part of the season membership.
EVENING SHOW - November 17
MATINEE SHOWS - November 18 & 19
Chrissy Sparks and Tim Atwood are back by popular demand to bring you their hilarious show that they perform each year on the Country Music Crusie. Don't worry if you've seen them before because each show is original and you will never see the same show twice. With a combination of popular music including oldies, classic rock and country, there is music for everyone. Their appearacnes always sell out quickly!
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EVENING SHOWS - December 8 & 15
MATINEE SHOWS - December 9, 10, 14, 16 & 17
The 2023 Beef House Christmas Show is paying tribute to those ICONIC CHRISTMAS MOMENTS we have celebrated for years. From Gene Autry’s number one recording of “Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer” to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”, The Beef House will take you down memory lane as we celebrate the season. Who can forget Andy Williams crooning the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, Nat King Cole singing “The Christmas Song” or Brenda Lee “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree”? Celebrate with the Beef House Dinner Theatre as we perform holiday tunes with a blend of secular and sacred hits you love. With live music provided by the spectacular Beef House band & cast members and a bountiful holiday buffet, this event has something for everyone!
Individual seats $63 includes buffet dinner, show, salad, rolls, beverage, dessert & tax.
Group rates available for groups of 20 or more by calling 217-499-5355 or emailing beefhousedt@gmail.com
Evening Shows Doors Open 6:00 PM Eastern Time, Show at 8:00 PM Eastern Time
Matinee Shows Doors Open 12:30 PM Eastern Time, Show at 2:00 PM Eastern Time
ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN! IF YOU ARE FROM ILLINOIS WE ARE 1 HOUR AHEAD.
Dates and titles are subject to change.
HELPFUL INFORMATION
All sales are final.
Reservations are non-refundable but we will tranfer reservations to other performances if cancellations are made at least 24 hours in advance, unless the show you hold tickets for is already sold out. If the show has been sold out we cannot offer any type of tranfer for unused tickets.
If you arrive less than 15 minutes before show time, you will not have time to eat and the buffet will no longer be available. There will be no refund for the food portion of your reservation.
You will not recieve email or printed tickets. Your purchase is considered a reservation. All you will need to do is present your name at the door and parties will be seated from our reservation list. When purchaisng reservations online you wlll recieve a PayPal receipt only. Please watch your cart very carefully when making online reservations and make sure you just have the items you wish in your cart.
If you have some in a wheelchair or using a walker please let us know when you make reservations so that we may make seating arrangements for your party.
Dessert is often a fruit cobbler with ice cream. Our meal options are subject to change but entree choices often include: roast beef, roast pork, baked chicken, fried cod, fried shrimp, grilled chicken over rice, stuffed chicken breast, chicken & noodles, lasagna, baked ham or roast turkey. The menu changes daily and may not be the same for the entire run of a show.
IF YOU WISH TO SIT TOGETHER AS A GROUP, PLEASE MAKE THE RESERVATION AT ONE TIME UNDER ONE NAME. WE CANNOT GAURANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE SEATED TOGETHER OTHERWISE.
Email All Questions to beefhousedt@gmail.com
PAST BHDT SHOWS
2022 - From Memphis to Motor City, Elvis The Musical, Rockin the Ivories, Crazy...About Patsy, The Wild Women of Winedale, Beef House Christmas Show
2021 - Blessed Assurance, The Hop, Unchained Melodies, Here's to the Hayride, The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, Beef House Christmas Show
2020 - 8 Track, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Kirby & Clark: Classic Country Duets, The Savannah Sipping Society, Beef House Christmas Show
2019 - Godspell, That Lovin' Feelin', The Honky Tonk Angels, Ring of Fire, Beef House Christmas Show
2018 - Always, Patsy Cline, Newsies, Million Dollar Quartet, The Odd Couple, Beef House Christmas Show
2017 - My Way: A Tribute to Sinatra, Life Could Be A Dream, DISASTER!, The Trip to Bountiful, Beef House Christmas Show
2016 - The Boys in Autumn, Oklahoma!, Million Dollar Quartet, Driving Miss Daisy, Beef House Christmas Show
2015 - Love Letters, 9 to 5 The Musical, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Steel Magnolias, Beef House Christmas Show
2014 - Always, Patsy Cline, Ring of Fire, Return to the Forbidden Planet, The 39 Steps, Beef House Christmas Show
2013 - Always, Patsy Cline, BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story, Beef House Christmas Show
2012 - The Marvelous Wonderettes
2011 - Big River
2010 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
2009 - Neil Sedaka's Breaking Up is Hard to Do
2008 - Nunsense
2007 - All Shook Up
2006 - Forever Plaid
2005 - Big River
2004 - Pump Boys & Dinettes
2003 - Little Shop of Horrors
2002 - Carousel
2001 - 1776
2000 - 6 Rms Riv Vu, Gypsy
1999 - Arsenic & Old Lace, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1998 - Murder is a Game, Brigadoon
1997 - Rodgers & Hammerstien's A Grand Night for Singing, Guys & Dolls
