The 'A Christmas Story' tour will wrap up in January. | Rob Laughter/Unsplash
The 'A Christmas Story' tour will wrap up in January. | Rob Laughter/Unsplash
Metro Atlanta 13-year-old Carson Shelton got his big break in "A Christmas Story" and now he is hitting the road for a national tour.
"I was taking classes with someone who was the casting director of 'A Christmas Story' and they were like, 'Hey Carson, you should audition for this,'" Shelton told Fox 5 Atlanta.
Shelton moved to New York to assume the role.
"I play Schwartz, I'm the kid that's like, 'I triple dog dare you!' The bad influence type of kid, which is pretty fun because I consider myself a pretty nice person," Shelton told Fox 5.
Shelton has dreams of starring on Broadway.
"Going to school, rehearsing for 6 hours, it was a process," he told Fox 5. "It was sometimes hard, but it was so much. But what made it fun is because the show is so good. And it was so great to do these big songs and these big numbers. And I loved doing it so much."
The final leg of the tour is in Durham, North Carolina, ending on Jan. 2.
"I love theater so much," he said. "I want to do it when I'm older. I want to be on Broadway one day. I want to do all this, I want to do more national tours, I hope there's many more for me in the future."
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