White Christmas, with songs by Irving Berlin and book by David Ives and Paul Blake and a sharp Broadway cast, is an entertainment full of holiday cheer with familiar songs well performed. Everything is bubbly clean: the dancers, the costumes by Carrie Robbins, the imaginative, flexible sets by Anna Louizos.
It's a time warp with a classic 1940's plot (boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl, and let's put on a show). If you'd like to spend some time with a good-natured gang of really fine singers singing the lovely songs of America's best song writer, you'll have a great time. The show gets stronger as the terrific dancers in the cast tap like mad in Randy Skinner's dynamic choreography, including a Fosse-esque number, hats and all. These hoofers are the best. Both romantic couples and all the performers, are excellent, and there is one real star in this show: Susan Mansur who lights up the stage and really captures the audience with everything she does. Walter Bobbie's snappy direction, with lighting by Ken Billington, keeps the show popping, and a holiday good time was had by all.
