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It was a gathering 50 years and 250 productions in the making. The casts, crews and food and beverage workers of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres met at the longtime playhouse. With the feel of a family reunion, colleagues reconnected and shared memories. Allan Lotsberg, who played Finch in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," the theater's first production, was in attendance, as was Tanner Hagen, who plays Les in the theater's current production of "Newsies," which plays through Sept. 29.
Marci Schmitt is an editor on the Audience team who curates startribune.com and newsletters including Evening Update, Sunday Best and Floored. She's a Wisconsin native and graduate of the University of Minnesota.
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