CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Berlin scores big with sentiment and patriotism as CLO stages 'Christmas' in July

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Christmas in July? To the extent that's reminiscent of those egregious Christmas Shoppes, which are kitschy any time of year, I can do without it.

But if a little hyping the holiday is the price of getting to revel in 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas,' as the stage adaptation of the 1954 movie is called, it's little enough to pay. The loving, jaunty version directed by Charles Repole for the CLO offers a happy submersion in one of Berlin's most fabulous scores and the 1950s style that embraces it, featuring appealing leads backed by a dancing and singing ensemble that makes you fall in love with musical theater all over again."

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