The Liverpool Empire has confirmed its Christmas show this year will be the beloved classic, White Christmas, with Brookside star Michael Starke joining the cast.
Despite being in the midst of a heatwave, theatres up and down the country are releasing details and sneak peeks about their upcoming shows and pantomimes for the festive season. It's 158 days until Christmas and that means many yuletide tickets are already on sale
For the Liverpool Empire, this December will see Made at Curve's production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas treading the boards from December 6 until December 31. You can buy tickets here.
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Direct from the West End, the iconic musical is a festive feast of comedy, love and friendship. It tells the story of sisters, Betty and Judy Haynes, who venture to a Vermont lodge for a special Christmas show. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II, and follow the sisters to the lodge - which is owned by their old army commander - with romance on their minds.
The production will star Jay McGuiness as Bob Wallace, Lorna Luft as Martha Watson, Brookside alum Michael Starke as General Waverly, and Dan Burton, Jessica Daley and Monique Young returning in their roles as Phil Davis, Betty Haynes and Judy Haynes respectively. It will feature the much loved songs 'Blue Skies', 'Sisters, I Love A Piano', 'Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)' and arguably the most famous festive song of all, 'White Christmas'.
White Christmas boasts music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. It is based on the original production by Curve artistic director Nikolai Foster (Annie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s).
It is directed by Ian Talbot OBE (High Society, Anything Goes) and choreographed by two-time Olivier Award-winning choreographer Stephen Mear CBE (Mary Poppins). Set design is by Michael Taylor and costume design is by Diego Pitarch. Musical supervision is by Stephen Brooker, lighting design by Mark Henderson and sound design by Tom Marshall. Orchestrations are by Larry Blank with New Musical arrangements by Jason Carr.
White Christmas will be at Liverpool's Empire Theatre from Tuesday, December 6 until Saturday, December 31. You can book tickets here.
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