The Muny's summer production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn recently kicked off on July 6, where it will run through through July 12, 2015 - below, BroadwayWorld brings you a look inside the opening night cast party!
Based on the 1942 film, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn features music and lyrics by Irving Berlin with a book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge. Greenberg will direct the Muny production with choreography by Denis Jones. Musical direction is by James Moore, vocal and dance arrangements are by Sam Davis with additional arrangements by Bruce Pomahac, and orchestrations by Larry Blank. The Muny's production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn is its second production worldwide.
"As Jerome Kern once said, 'Irving Berlin has no place in American music - he is American music.' commented Muny Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson. "To have so many of our Muny family back creating this wonderful new Irving Berlin show is an honor and a joy. We're so grateful to have the support of Universal Stage Productions for this Muny premiere."
The full cast of Holiday Inn includes Patti Murin (Linda Mason), Colin Donnell (Jim Hardy), Noah Racey (Ted Hanover), Nancy Opel (Louise), Danny Rutigliano (Danny), Holly Ann Butler (Lila Dixon) and Phoenix Lawson (Charlie).
The ensemble includes Alissa Alter, Matthew Borchers, Stephen Brower, Abby Church, Darien Crago, Caley Crawford, Sarah Fagan, Jeremiah Ginn, Juliane Godfrey, Laura Harrison, Bryan Thomas Hunt, Darrell T. Joe, Sean Jones, Charles Ogilvie MacEachern, Isabelle McCalla, Connor McRory, Drew Nellessen, Amy Van Norstrand, Kelly Sheehan and John T. Wolfe.
The design team includes scenic design by Tim Mackabee, costume design by Alejo Vietti, lighting design by Rob Denton, sound design by John Shivers and Hugh Sweeney, video design by Nathan Scheuer, and wig design is byLeah Loukas. The production stage manager is Monica Dickhens.
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn dances its way onto the Muny stage, telling the story of a Connecticut farmhouse transformed into a jubilant nightspot and hotel that is only open on holidays. Holiday Inn features such Irving Berlinclassics as "Happy Holidays," "Easter Parade," "White Christmas," "Be Careful, It's My Heart" and more!
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