Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn

Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn at Beef And Boards Dinner Theatre

Some holiday shows ask you to sit back and watch the calendar flip to December. Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn hands you the whole year instead. On December 17 at 7:30 PM, Beef And Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis brings this stage musical to life, and it is a smart way to turn a busy season into an actual night out.

The story starts with a choice many of us have dreamed about. Jim, an entertainer, walks away from show business for a Connecticut farmhouse. Then schoolteacher Linda enters the picture, and the two turn that farmhouse into an inn that puts on performances for different holidays. It's a tale of reinvention, of what a quieter life can give you and what the spotlight can take back. Add Jim's friend Ted, who wants Linda as his Hollywood dance partner, and the romance gets a real tug-of-war. Stay put or chase the big stage?

The production features Irving Berlin songs including "Blue Skies," "Easter Parade," "Cheek to Cheek" and "White Christmas." Those titles are familiar enough to make you smile before the first note lands, and here they carry a story instead of just a playlist. Bring someone who loves a classic tune, a good love triangle or both. Beef And Boards is presenting Holiday Inn from November 27, 2026, through January 3, 2027, and you can claim your seats for the December 17 performance here.