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Engel, Galantich, Schaffel, et al, Set for National Tour of White Christmas

Marla Schaffel
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Marla Schaffel
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The national tour of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, based on the popular 1954 film, will kick off at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, November 6-11. The production, which features a score by Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake, will be directed by Jeff Calhoun.

The show will star David Engel (Phil Davis), Tom Galantich (Bob Wallace), Karen Murphy (Martha), Marla Schaffel (Betty Haynes), Kristen Beth Williams (Judy Haynes), George McDaniel (General Waverly), Fred Berman (Ralph Sheldrake), Elisa Van Duyne (Rita), Roxane Barlow (Rhoda), and Hannah Misera (Susan Waverly).

The creative team includes Noah Racey (choreography), Steven Landau (musical direction), Kenneth Foy (sets), Wade Laboissonniere (costumes), Ken Billington (lighting), and Peter Fitzgerald and Erich Bechtel (sound).

After Atlanta, the show will make stops in Appleton, Wisconsin (November 13-18), Nashville (November 27-December 2), Memphis (December 4-9), Rochester (December 11-16), Buffalo (December 18-23), Raleigh (December 26-30), and Fort Myers, Florida (January 1-6).