Based on the record-breaking box office film of 1954 starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, White Christmas is arriving in the UK on stage for the very first time as a spectacular winter musical with a host of Irving Berlin's best loved song and dance numbers to warm the hearts of both young and old.
Craig McLachlan, star of stage and screen (Neighbours, Home & Away, BBC TV's Bugs as well as the hit musical Grease at London's Dominion Theatre) plays singer Bob Wallace. Tim Flavin (nominated for four Olivier Awards and winner for On Your Toes in the West End) plays tap dancer Phil Davis.
Wallace and Davis are successful Broadway partners who become romantically involved with the Haynes Sisters. On vacation in Vermont they stay at a ski resort owned by the boys' former Army General (Ken Kercheval - Cliff Barnes from the TV series Dallas) and run by Martha, his wisecracking housekeeper (Lorna Luft - international musical theatre and cabaret star). The boys discover they are the only guests because there is no snow! They help out the General by staging their Broadway bound Revue at the resort as well as making a television appeal to their army buddies to show up on Christmas Eve. The result is a spectacular and emotional finale.
This uplifting family musical has a dazzling score which includes Blue Skies, I Love A Piano, How Deep Is The Ocean, Sisters, Happy Holidays, The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing, Let Yourself Go and the perennial favourite White Christmas. With a 17 piece orchestra and a cast of over 30 West End performers this is the perfect Christmas treat for the whole family.
Performance dates and times
White Christmas is running from Thursday 7th December 2006 to Sunday 28th January 2007, excluding Mondays.
Evening performances are at 7.30pm on Tuesdays to Saturdays.
Matinee performances are at 2.00pm on Thursdays (except 7 Dec and 28 Dec), 2.00pm on Saturdays, 3.00pm on Sundays, and 2.00pm on Boxing Day (Tuesday 26 Dec).