Theater
This year, Broadway will celebrate a White Christmas
01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, August 31, 2008
Get ready to celebrate Irving Berlin’s White Christmas on Broadway. A stage version of the celluloid classic will play New York this holiday season, Nov. 14-Jan. 4, at the Marquis Theatre.
“It’s a quintessential seasonal family show,” said producer Kevin McCollum. “And hopefully we’ll start making some memories with it.”
The musical is based on the 1954 movie that starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. The plot concerns a couple of show-biz veterans who travel to Vermont to put on a show. Of course, there’s romance involved.
White Christmas has been adapted by David Ives and will be directed by Walter Bobbie, who oversaw the long-running revival of Chicago.
The stage show first appeared in 2004 in San Francisco and since then has played in several cities, including Los Angeles and Boston.
McCollum called the show “a reinvention of the movie, not a revival — because there is so much more music and the story is enhanced.” In addition to the title song, White Christmas includes Berlin standards such as Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep, I Love a Piano, Blue Skies, How Deep is the Ocean and I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.
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