Review: Musical of ’A Christmas Story’ is joyous  Updated at:
11/19/2012 9:05 PM  (AP) NEW YORK - We’ve all seen the scene in
"A Christmas Story" when the kid gets his tongue stuck on a
frozen flagpole. Now on Broadway is that very same scene _ plus
the kid actually singing through it, or at least trying to sing.
"Sthlun luv a...," he mumbles at the end.  It’s just one great
touch in a musical that dares to mess with one of the most
popular Christmas-time movies of all time and yet manages to not
only do the film justice, but top it.  The show that opened
Monday at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a charming triumph of
imagination that director John Rando has infused with utter joy.
It’s also a snappy piece of mature songwriting from a pair of
guys barely as old as the original 1983 film.  The duo, Benj
Pasek and Justin Paul, are making their Broadway debuts with a
score that is funny, nostalgic, warm and tender. Among the best
tunes are "Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana," "Red Ryder Carbine
Action BB Gun" and "R