White Christmas
The Lowry hosts the North West première of White Christmas, the musical, for Christmas 2009
North West première
Fri 27 November 2009 – Sat 9 January 2010
Press night: Tue 1 December 2009, 7.30pm
THE MUSICAL YOU’VE BEEN DREAMING OF!
The spectacular stage musical of the classic 1954 movie White Christmas, makes its North West debut at The Lowry, for six weeks over the holiday period 2009. Arriving at The Lowry prior to a West End run, make your days merry and bright by seeing it in Salford first!
White Christmas was first brought to the UK stage in 2006 by the producers of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, appearing at the Plymouth Theatre Royal and The Mayflower Theatre Southampton. In 2007 it broke box office records at the Edinburgh Playhouse and Wales Millennium Centre. It is currently playing at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway for the holiday season 2008/09.
With a star-studded cast to be announced in the New Year, an ensemble of over 30 and a dynamic 17-piece orchestra, Irving Berlin’s dazzling musical is full of tap dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written – a magical theatrical experience for the whole family.
Brimming with classic Irving Berlin hits like Blue Skies, How Deep is the Ocean, Happy Holiday, Sisters and of course, the unforgettable title song White Christmas, it tells the story of two buddies putting on a show in a magical Vermont inn, finding their perfect mates in the process.
This delightful musical is as fresh and rare as newly fallen snow. A multi-million pound production which has won local and national acclaim – The Times called it ‘A Big, Glittery Greeting Card of a Show’, The Stage deemed it ‘Exhilarating’ and ‘Dazzling’. ‘A festive treat, with sumptuous production values to dazzle your senses’ Metro and ‘A large-scale delight from start to finish’ Herald.
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Posted on Friday, 05 December 2008 under Press Theatre Press