Dinner theater (sometimes called
dinner and a show) is a form of
entertainment that combines a
restaurant meal with a staged
play or musical. Sometimes the play is incidental entertainment, secondary to the meal, in the style of a sophisticated
night club, or the play may be a major production with dinner less important, or in some cases, optional. Dinner theater requires the management of three distinct entities: a live theater, a restaurant, and usually, a bar.