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  • Sound Advice
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  • Sound of Music
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  • Theater Mania
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A White Christmas at the Marquis?

White christmas Hey, if it worked for the Grinch...

Word has it that Irving Berlin's White Christmas may be coming to Broadway this season, possibly at the newly vacated Marquis Theater. (The theater's most recent tenant, Cry-Baby, closed on June 22nd.) The producers told Playbill.com that they are trying to work out an economic structure (i.e. union agreements) whereby the show can make a profit in only ten weeks.

White Christmas has been playing regional gigs for the past few holiday seasons in various cities, including San Francisco, Toronto, and Minneapolis, but it has yet to play New York City. The financial success of two limited engagements for Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas no doubt factored into the decision to bring the show to Broadway.

When I saw White Christmas in Boston last year, I thought it was professionally presented but a bit creaky. (Read my review.) It's no masterpiece, but it's certainly an enjoyable enough holiday diversion. The highlights were Randy Skinner's outstanding tap choreography, some enjoyable performances, and an engaging "aw shucks" quality to the proceedings, mainly due to Walter Bobbie's idiomatic direction. The show, IMHO, is actually better than the original "White Christmas" movie, of which I admittedly have never been a fan.

As was true of both incarnations of The Grinch, White Christmas will likely be ignored come Tony time, but the show will at least provide diversion -- and employment -- over the upcoming holiday season.

June 25, 2008 in Upcoming musicals |

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Not a fan of the movie? But Chris! It's Vera Ellen and Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby and best of all Rosemary Clooney! What's not to be a fan of?

Posted by: SarahB | June 25, 2008 at 06:44 PM

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