Dinner Theatre, presenting clever mysteries to chill you and lavish musicals to thrill you, accompanied by a fine four-course meal, is making a welcome comeback in this age of reality shows and fast food. Let one of the following Dinner Theatres entertain you tonight:

BOULDER, CO
Boulder's Dinner Theatre (303.449.6000) Boulder's Dinner Theatre has been bringing the best of Broadway to Boulder for almost 30 years. Enjoy a sumptuous four-course meal, served by the night's talented cast of players, followed by a showy stage production with glitzy costumes, and catchy musical numbers that stay with you long after the spotlights fade. Productions: Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical fantasy, Cats (ends 5/1); the bewitching The Wizard of Oz (starts 5/6); and Forever Plaid, a sassy satire (starts 9/9). Click here to visit their website.

CHANHASSEN, MN
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (952.934.1525) In the 1960s, Herb and Carol Bloomberg transformed a lowly cornfield outside downtown Minneapolis into Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. More than 40 years later, this now 90,000-square-foot showplace features four dazzling dinner theatres plus banquet rooms and a grand ballroom for celebrations and momentous occasions. Productions: The Big Bang, an adult farce (starts 1/20), Cole Porter's de-lovely musical, Anything Goes (ends 4/23); the spirited Nunsensations, the Nunsense Vegas Revue (starts 3/4), and the enchanting spectacle, Beauty and the Beast (starts 4/29). Click here to visit their website.

WEST EDMUNTON, ALBERTA, CANADA
Mayfield Dinner Theatre (780.483.4051) If you wish to stay at a first-rate hotel located within walking distance of world-class restaurants and entertainment spots, then Mayfield Inn and Suites has your ticket to paradise! Besides superior accommodations, Mayfield Inn and Suites, West Edmonton's premiere four-star hotel, houses a beautiful dinner theatre, presenting top-notch theatrical performances and a grandiose dinner buffet. Productions: See How They Run, a hilarious farce (starts 2/18); The Wizard of Oz, a musical classic, (starts 4/15); and the inspirational musical, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline (starts 7/8). Click here to visit their website.

ORLANDO, FL
Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows (407.363.1985) Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows present a new mystery-with-meal to solve each night of the week, and the best part of the show is that audience members get to use their sleuthing skills to help crack the case! Each mystery show is cleverly scripted, but the cast's cunning improvisational skills, and audience participation (voluntary and involuntary) makes each production scandalously entertaining. Productions: Lord Mansfield's Fox Hunt Banquet; Kim and Scott Tie the Knot; Roast 'em and Toast 'em; Joshua's Demise; and others. Production dates and times vary. Click here to visit their website.