“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” Coming to Marriott Theatre
Get ready to jumpstart your holiday celebrations. The Marriott Theatre recently announced that it will stage one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, this holiday season.
White Christmas tells the story of two showbiz buddies Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, formerly old war comrades, who stage a winter pageant to save a struggling Vermont inn owned by their old commanding officer. Along the way, they meet their ideal matches – Betty and Judy Haynes, two talented performing sisters.
Directed and choreographed by Linda Fortunato with Musical Direction by Jeff Award winner Brad Haak, White Christmas is jam packed with dazzling hits like “Blue Skies,” “Count Your Blessings,” “I Love a Piano” and the perennial holiday favorite and title song “White Christmas.” With dazzling costumes, captivating dance numbers, and an unforgettable score, this uplifting classic will be a spectacular celebration of the most magical time of the year for the entire family to enjoy.
“So many people have a fondness and love for the 1954 movie White Christmas,” said director Linda Fortunato. “While the stage adaptation is not an exact retelling, it beautifully preserves the charm and nostalgia of the original film. At its heart, White Christmas is a story about community and connection. In relationships throughout the play, people come together to do for others, not for themselves. That spirit of selflessness and coming together for the good of others encapsulates the spirit of the holiday season and is a refreshing message in this divided world.”
White Christmas stars Ben Mayne as “Bob Wallace” (Broadway/New York: Girl from The North Country; Off Broadway: The View Upstairs, Edwin, Afloat; Marriott Theatre: Beautiful); Jacquelyne Jones as “Betty Haynes” (Regional: Sweeney Todd, Jeff Award Winner, West Coast Tour of One Nation; Marriott Theatre: Grease, Shrek, The Wizard of Oz); Tyler Johnson-Campion as “Phil Davis” (Marriott debut! National Tour: Disney’s Aladdin; TV/Film: “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”); and Kelly Felthous as “Judy Haynes” (National: Wicked, Flashdance, Grease; Marriott Theatre: Oliver!, Seussical, The Music Man; Television: “Night Sky,” “Law & Order: SVU”).
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will press premiere on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, and then run Wednesdays (beginning on November 6, 2024) at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., with select Thursday 1:00 p.m. shows. To reserve tickets, please call the Marriott Theatre Box Office at 847.634.0200 or go to www.tickets.marriotttheatre.com.
