You'd think someone who writes for Variety would know that Christmas shows close at the end of December.
Ah well.
One thing I noticed this morning - in a thread about on Antenna TV's Facebook page - is that because it was advertised as "A Christmas Story Live" and not "A Christmas Story THE MUSICAL Live," people were NOT expecting a musical - and when the songs started, they felt betrayed. "I don't like musicals. I was so excited for this to come on and then BAM... It's a musical..." wrote one viewer. And she was definitely not alone.