I’m dreaming of a White Christmas. Actually, I’m not, but it’s still fun to say. And with a wonderful play like Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” in town, who doesn’t want to look outside come Christmas morning and see the landscape draped in white? “White Christmas” is a holiday classic (I’ll let you guess which one) that may be rooted in the post-WWII era, but has a timeless quality all its own.
With the original movie starring smash-hits Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, it is hard not to compare the play to the movie. All the same, the BYU production shows that you don’t have to imitate the movie to still have a great show. All the same, I will confess that there were aspects of the movie that I wished had not been changed.
I wasn’t terribly fond of the move to make Phil a womanizer who still continued to be even after falling in love with Betty. Putting the landlady (Mrs. Allen) in the show was rather weird, and I personally wish that “Oh Gee, I Wish I was back in the Army” had been more than a reprise. Ah well. Say la vee.
Other moves worked out alright, such as the change to the General’s character, the change in what it is that Bob has supposedly done, and the addition of Bob’s and Phil’s “Million Dollar Deal” friend from the army.
Overall, the production was very entertaining, with great dancing and singing. The actors pressed on in spite of a few technical glitches, and it worked. At the end of the night, they got the girl, so what else matters?
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