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Mystery dinner theatre is fun for everyone. They enjoy an interactive mystery, as well as a good meal. It might begin with a shout and a woman missing her necklace.

A popular entertainment and tourist destination in the Twin Cities, Minnesota is the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. More than 8 million patrons have seen over 193 shows there since 1968. Given the quality of shows, those numbers aren’t surprising.

You’re eating dessert. Then a nearby table erupts. Two customers appear to be arguing. Someone pushes. One man falls to the floor. He rises, grabs a knife, and stabs the other man in the chest. Hold on, there may be more to this than meets the eye says a policeman who rushes in. The dead man was shot dead, the stabbing came after. Who shot off a gun? That’s how a murder mystery dinner might begin.

People love dinner theater, the idea of enjoying a meal while seeing a show has been around since the first dinner theater opened in 1962. Only six years after that first, Chanhassen dinner theater opened for its first show and its still going strong. 2008 is the 40th anniversary of this popular Minnesota entertainment spot. A lot of top quality shows play there each year.

The Carousel calls itself the largest professional dinner theater in the country, but many dinner theaters seem to make that claim. Whether it really is the largest or not, it is one of the best. Carousel productions are put on by union members. That’s not just because the like the unions. Union talents and workers tend to be the most proficient.