One could mark down Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the pleasant diversion now arriving at the Marriott Marquis after years on the road in various productions, as the town's latest jukebox musical. And fear not, it ranks far above embarrassing items like The Times They Are A-Changin" and Ring of Fire, and at about the same level as the long-running, ABBA-royalties-fattening Mamma Mia!.

In a way, Berlin is the father of all jukebox musicals. For many of his films, including Holiday Inn, Blue Skies, Easter Parade, There's No Business Like Show Business, and, of course, the 1954 celluloid White Christmas, the outrageously prolific composer-lyricist would produce new tunes while also incorpo[...]