VACATION AND TRAVEL
Blue Gate Restaurant and Theater
This next theatre is also in Indiana, and that is the Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre at 9301 Michigan Rd. in Indianapolis. This theatre is closer at 4 hours and 30 minutes to get there from Michigan. Upcoming productions are; Waitress, Heartbreak Hotel, Tootsie, A Beef & Board Christmas, and A Christmas Carol.
These productions include a dinner buffet, and always includes their signature hand-carved roast beef and other meat options, as well as a fruit and salad bar and hot vegetable items. Also included with the buffet is unlimited coffee, tea, or lemonade. The buffet menu for future productions is not available until the opening day of each show; meaning; it is not always the same food. Free parking! Their website is https://www.beefandboards.com/Online/default.asp.
Now, this next dinner theatre is the closest in distance, and that is Blue Gate Restaurant and Theater at 105 E. Middlebury St in Shipshewana in Indiana (Amish area). This is not technically your typical Dinner Theater, but most people have dinner first in The Blue Gate Restaurant before heading to the theatre in the same building. I have been here many times, and its only 2 hours and 45 minutes from Michigan. Free parking!
Now, Derby Dinner freshly-prepares a home-style buffet that features Classic American Cuisine. Selections include a full salad bar, a variety of vegetables, fish, fried chicken, hot rolls, and beverage. Take your time as the “Overtures,” Derby Dinner’s own talented vocal ensemble, entertain you just prior to the stage production. A full bar and delicious desserts are a specialty of the house. Paid Parking! Upcoming productions are Come from Away, MO5AIC, Dial “M” for Murder, Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon presents a Tribute to John Denver, and Elf the Musical. Their website is https://derbydinner.com/about/
many times, and it's only 2 hours and 45 minutes from Michigan. Free parking!