White Christmas
Opening Night: November 23, 2008
Closing: January 4, 2009
Theater: Marquis Theatre
The story of Second World War veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis who become partners in a song-and-dance act after the war. Looking for love, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters who have a Christmas gig at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by their former army commander, General Waverley. The 1954 film, was directed by Michael Curtiz and starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney. The score includes the Academy Award-winning title song first featured in Berlin’s 1942 film, "Holiday Inn," which also starred Crosby as well as Fred Astaire.
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November 24, 2008
Given the grim tidings from everywhere these days, a longing for the seasonal comforts of happier yesteryears is understandable. Still, you’d have to be in a desperately, even pathologically nostalgic mood — trawling the Internet in the wee hours for VHS copies of Lawrence Welk holiday specials, say — to derive much joy from the stage retread of “White Christmas,” a synthetically cozy trip down memory lane.
READ THE REVIEWApril 22, 2014
Who diluted the holiday cheer? The festivities are muted and mild in "Irving Berlin’s White Christmas," a lavish, yet surprisingly bland stage adaptation of the popular 1954 movie.
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April 22, 2014
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is as conscientiously G-rated a musical as you’ll find on Broadway. Still, it ought to have an audience advisory — for diabetics.
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April 22, 2014
There hasn’t been this much tap-dancing on a Broadway stage since "42nd Street." Yet despite its relentless effervescence, "Irving Berlin’s White Christmas" is most alive in its gentler, more melancholy moments — few as there are. Arriving in New York after multiple regional stops in the past four seasons, and aiming to establish itself as an annual holiday engagement, this somewhat mechanical show feels like a road production staffed with mostly second-tier talent. More seasonal confection than full-bodied musical theater, it coasts along on the strength of its melodious numbers and sparkling visuals, which should suffice to keep the tourist trade happy.
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April 22, 2014
As far as holiday entertainment goes, “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” easily wins our vote for the most professional and crowd-pleasing show in an overstuffed genre that includes “The Radio City Christmas Spectacular,” “Wintuk,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Nutcracker” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
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