Initial casting has been revealed for the Ogunquit Playhouse's holiday staging of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. 

Directed by Mary Giattino, re-creating original Broadway choreography by Tony nominee Randy Skinner, the limited engagement will be presented December 3-21 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The cast will be led by Ashley Day as Phil Davis, Grammy winner Adrianna Hicks (Some Like It Hot) as Betty Haynes, Tony nominee A.J. Shively (Paradise Square) as Bob Wallace, Jessica Wockenfuss as Judy Haynes, and Emmy winner Sally Struthers (All in the Family) as Martha Watson. Additional casting, by ARC, will be announced at a later date.

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical is based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norma Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank. The original stage production was directed by Walter Bobbie.

The musical follows two army buddies as they enlist the help of their showbiz pals to put on a show at a picturesque Vermont inn alongside their perfect match, a sister performance duo. The show contains some of Berlin’s most popular tunes, including “Blue Skies,” “I Love a Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean?,” ‘’Count Your Blessings,” and the iconic title song.

The upcoming production will also have orchestrations by Larry Blank, vocal and dance arrangements by Bruce Pomahac, music direction by Jeffrey Campos, original scenic design by Anna Louizos, original costume design by Carrie Robbins, lighting design by Rich Latta, sound design by Mike Tracey, wig/hair and makeup design by Roxanne De Luna, costume coordination and additional costumes for Struthers by Molly Walz, and associate direction and choreography by Sean Quinn. 

Daniel Everett is the production stage manager.

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