(*) 'Two-fers' for Cameo Theatre's White Christmas, December 14, 2013 - January 1, 2014

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"Irving Berlin's White Christmas": 2 Tickets

Cameo Theatre • San Antonio, TX

Select Dates in December and January

• Two Tickets ($36 instead of $72)
• Choice of Ten Performances
• Hear All the Songs from the Film Plus More!

Make your days merry and bright with a ticket to the stage production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas at Cameo Theatre. With two tickets to one of ten shows through January 1, you and a special date can get caught up in this classic story of two "dynamite acts" in the days of the dinner show, including original Irving Berlin favorites like "Sisters," "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep," and of course, "White Christmas."
Choose from the following offers:
• $36 ($72 value) for two adult tickets to a show on December 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, or 29; or January 1
• $42 ($84 value) for two adult tickets to a show on December 31
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A timeless tradition without which no holiday season would be complete, "White Christmas" tells the story of dynamic duo Bob Wallace and Phil Davis's rise to song-and-dance fame following World War II. Fueled by an interest in two lovely sisters with their own singing act, the pair of performers end up in Vermont putting on an elaborate holiday production that will warm your heart and have you on your feet by the finale.

Extra: Click to read Deborah Martin's December 17 view at www.mysanantonio.com

 

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Auditions in San Antonio for White Christmas, J. Pennington Studios at Cameo Theatre, October 20, 2013

Auditions for White Christmas, Jonathan Pennington Studios at Cameo Theatre, 1123 E. Commerce St., San Antonio (click for map ) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm (ONE DAY ONLY). Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin | Book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Director will be Jonathan Pennington. Performances will be December 14, 2013 through January 1, 2014.

No appointment necessary, but email is encouraged. Put 'White Christmas' in subject line if you email and send to JP Studios Productions at jonathan@jpstudios.org. Late arrivals will be seen at the discretion of the director.

Prepare 16 -24 bars of a song your choice. It is okay to perform a song from the show; bring a track on media device or CD. Wear comfortable clothing for a movement portion of the audition and readings from the script will occur. For further information, contact JP Studios Productions at jonathan@jpstudios.org.

Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil's former army commander. The dazzling score features well known standards including Blue Skies, I Love A Piano, How Deep Is the Ocean and the perennial favorite, White Christmas. WHITE CHRISTMAS is an uplifting musical worthy of year-round productions.

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White Christmas by Irving Berlin, Zach Theatre, December 5 - 30

by Michael Meigs


The Zach throws everything it's got at White Christmas, and it shows.  Nick Demos' inventive choreography is on display; Allen Robertson conducts a vigorous nine-piece orchestra tucked out of sight beneath the stage; invited stars Matthew Redden and Matt Gibson make a plausible buddy team, even though they don't much resemble Bing and Donald.  Our Meredith McCall is there as the older, wiser and more angular of the hoofin' Haynes Sisters nightclub act, and the fifteen-person chorus includes such accomplished local talent as Joshua Denning and Sara Burke.

The Zach prides itself on the valiantly earned status as a significant regional theatre.  Earning those stripes and getting the awesome 425-seat Topfer Theatre built have taken decades of planning and work. But now Artistic Director Dave Steakley faces a new challenge -- the Zach has got that impressive magic box on South Lamar but how are they going to get enough rears onto those seats in order to make sure that it's a viable concern?

Matthew Redden with Lara Wright and Laura Galt (image: Kirk R. Tuck)

One approach is to dust off the standards and make them new.  Harvey, the one about the six-foot invisible white rabbit, is on the roster for late spring.  It was a play before it was a movie.
And here we have a real live version of Irving Berlin's 1954 film, a nostalgia vehicle even back then, firmly grounded on the 1930's and 1940's cinema musicals themed as "Come on, kids, let's put on a show!" and offering Depression-era escapist visions of the glamor of New York nightclubs.  Both the buddies and the sisters are show-biz entertainers, fetched away by chance and misdirection to the Vermont inn that good ol' General Henry Waverly sank his army savings and pension into, and by gosh, they decide to support the Old Man by putting on a show in the barn and inviting all of their war-time buddies who served under the Old Man, along with their families.  As a surprise to the General, of course.  And don't forget that sure-fire formula "Boy gets girl; boy loses girl; boy gets girl again" (oh, it was all just a misunderstanding).

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Upcoming: Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Zach Theatre, December 5 - 30

in the first-ever season in its new Topfer Theatre, presents the Austin premiere of 

WHITE CHRISTMAS

Based on the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by NORMAN KRASNA, NORMAN PANAMA, and MELVIN FRANK

Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN, Book by DAVID IVES and PAUL BLAKE


Musical Direction by Allen Robertson
Directed and Choreographed by NICK DEMOS

Original Set Design by CLIFF SIMON • Lighting Design by JASON AMATO • Sound Design by CRAIG BROCK • Properties Design by BLAKE REEVES • Costume Design by DEBORAH ROBERTS

Previews December 5-12 - Champagne Opening and Press Night is Thursday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m., followed by a reception with the stars of show
GLBT Wilde Party pre-show mixer is Thursday, December 6

Performances continue through December 30, 2012, Tuesdays - Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

in ZACH’s new Topfer Theatre, 202 South Lamar Blvd. (corner of Riverside Drive and South Lamar Blvd.)

To order tickets call 512-476-0541 ext. 1 or visit www.zachtheatre.org. Tickets range from $25-$75. Student Rush Tickets: $18 one hour before showtime (with valid ID). ZACH’s new, full bar opens one and half hours prior to showtime and remains open for one hour post-show.

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