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| Address | 501 West 78th Street Chanhassen, Minnesota United States |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Years active | 1968 - Present |
| Architect | Herbert "Herb" Bloomberg |
| Website | |
| https://chanhassendt.com/ | |
The Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is a dinner theater, comedy club and venue located in Chanhassen, Minnesota. As a part of the National Dinner Theatre Association (NDTA), the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is often cited as one of the largest professional dinner theatre companies in the United States.[1]
History
The Bloomberg Family
Herbert "Herb" Bloomberg and Carolyn Bloomberg founded the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) in 1968.[2] The Bloomberg family first moved to Chanhassen in 1958 from the Twin Cities area.[3] Herb was a drafter and builder who had previously designed several buildings throughout Minnesota including; the Old Log Theatre in Minnetonka, Minnesota, the Hazeltine National Golf Club's Clubhouse in Chaska, Minnesota, the Quadna Mountain Ski Lodge and Chalet in Hill City, Minnesota, the Gold Bond Lodge on Lake Minnesuing in Wisconsin, the conservation of the St. James Hotel in Red Wing, Minnesota, and numerous custom homes.[4] As fans of Broadway theatre from their frequent vacations in New York City, the Bloombergs purchased land in Chanhassen, Minnesota and eventually built a dinner theater which opened in 1968. From 1968-1989 the Bloomberg family operated the facility as a theatre, comedy club, and venue.[5]
Theatre Productions
The theatres first production was How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, other featured musical productions include; Annie, I Do! I Do!, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Misérables, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat among others.[3][6]
Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret
Besides theatre, the CDT also offers a comedy club named Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret. Stevie Ray’s is a comedy troupe which also offers classes on improv and stand-up comedy.[7]
New Ownership
In 1989 the Bloomberg family sold the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres to local Minnesota entrepreneur and owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, Thomas Scallen. In 2010 Scallen sold the complex to a group of local Chanhassen inventors including Michael Brindisi and Tamara Kangas Erickson.[3][8][9]
References
- ^ Gould, Heidi (2014-10-28). "Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is the largest professional dinner theatre company in the U.S." MinnPost. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Preston, Rohan (2019-01-05). "Meet the showman who made Chanhassen an unlikely entertainment mecca". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ a b c "Chanhassen Dinner Theatres | MNopedia". www3.mnhs.org. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Herbert Bloomberg Obituary - MN". Twin Cities. 2005-12-06. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "50 things you may not know about Chanhassen Dinner Theatres as it turns 50". Twin Cities. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Past Productions". Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Comedy". Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Delion, Natasha (2025-04-16). "Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Announces New President and Artistic Director". Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Chanhassen Dinner Theatres names new artistic director". MPR News. 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-06-26.