Building on the great partnership with the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the Ogunquit Playhouse will once again produce a holiday show for the historic theatre. The Irving Berlin classic White Christmas will be presented just in time for the holidays from December 9 to 20. Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow two beautiful singing sisters to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil's former army commander. The dazzling score features well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.”

JOEY SORGE (Bob Wallace)

KATE LOPREST (Betty Haynes)

JEFFRY DENMAN (Phil Davis)

VANESSA SONON (Judy Haynes)

VICTORIA CASILLO (Ensemble)

BRITTANY CATTARUZZO (Ensemble)

PATCH DAVID (Jimmy/Ensemble)

MALLORY DAVIS (Ensemble)

KEVIN FARLEY (Ezekiel)

ERIC GREENGOLD (Ensemble)

ALICIA HEMANN (Ensemble)

DAVID JOHNSON (Mike/Mr. Snoring Man/Ensemble)

MAUREEN KELLEY (Ensemble)

DAREN KELLY (General Waverly)

MATTHEW J. KILGORE (Assistant ChoreographerEnsemble)

ELISE KINNON (Rita/Ensemble)

DENNIS O'BANNION (Ensemble)

MYCHAL PHILLIPS (Rhoda/Ensemble)

LILY RAMRAS (Susan Waverly)

SIERRA REIN (Tessie/Ensemble)

CARALINE SHAHEEN (Susan Waverly)

RYAN STEER (Sheldrake/Ensemble)

DEBORAH JEAN TEMPLIN (Martha Watson)

DANIEL SCOTT WALTON (Ensemble)

IRVING BERLIN (Music and Lyrics)

PAUL BLAKE (Book)

DAVID IVES (Book)

JAYME MCDANIEL (Director)

RANDY SKINNER (Original Choreographer)

KELLI BARCLAY (Choreographer)

MIACH YOUNG (Music Director)

ANNA LOUIZOS (Original Broadway Scenic Design)

CARRIE ROBBINS (Original Broadway Costume Design)

RICHARD LATTA (Lighting Design)

KEVIN HEARD (Sound Design)

EMILIA MARTIN (Hair/Wig and Makeup Design)

ANTHONY C. DANIEL (Casting Director)

KAREN PARLATO (Production Stage Manager)

DANIEL EVERETT (Assistant Stage Manager)

ERIC ALSFORD (Associate Music Director)

BRIAN J. SWASEY (Associate Producer)

TIMOTHEY SULLIVAN (Production Manager)

GEOF DOLAN (Technical Director)

CHERYL DOLAN (Resident Scenic Charge)

MOLLY WALZ (Costume Shop Supervisor)

BRADFORD T. KENNEY (Executive Artistic Director of the Ogunquit Playhouse)

PATRICIA LYNCH (Executive Director of The Music Hall)

ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)

R&H THEATRICALS

Broadway's Jeffry Denman and Joey Sorge to Star in the Ogunquit Playhouse Production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas the Musical at the Historic Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH

November 5, 2015

Two Broadway veterans are slated to star in the upcoming Ogunquit Playhouse production of the beloved holiday classic White Christmas at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, December 9 to 20. Jeffry Denman will reprise his role as Phil Davis and Joey Sorge will play Bob Wallace in this heartwarming musical adaptation that features the book by David Ives and Paul Blake and seventeen Irving Berlin songs including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.” The story follows the two World War II veterans whose successful song-and-dance act finds them following two beautiful singing sisters to Vermont in search of romance and to put on a Christmas show – but, will there be snow?

Jeffry Denman played Phil Davis in the world premiere, cast recording and original Broadway (Astaire Award nomination) casts of White Christmas and won an IRNE Award in 2007 for the Boston production. An accomplished director and choreographer as well, Jeffry choreographed the Ogunquit Playhouse productions of The Music Man and West Side Story and directed and choreographed Damn Yankees. On Broadway: The Producers, Cats, Dream, How To Succeed. Encores: Face the Music, Of Thee I Sing. Off Broadway: YANK! (Drama Desk, Lortel, Callaway noms), Passion, Children of a Lesser God, The Holiday Guys. TV/Film: Erotic Fire of the Unattainable, Law & Order, Nurse Jackie, PBS Great Performances. Regional: Kid Victory (Signature), Crazy for You, Spamalot (Ogunquit), Singin in the Rain (MUNY), Into the Woods (Baltimore Center Stage, Sacramento Music Circus).

Starring as Bob Wallace is Joey Sorge who recently played the lead in the Ogunquit production of Nice Work If You Can Get It and was part of its original Broadway cast with Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara. On Broadway he also appeared in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, The Drowsy Chaperone, Thoroughly Modern Millie and as Young Buddy in the 2001 revival of Follies. Sorge also starred in the Ogunquit Playhouse productions of Singin’ in the Rain and The Drowsy Chaperone. Off-Broadway: Sondheims’ Saturday Night (Second Stage) and Summer of ’42 (Variety Arts). National Tours include: Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything Goes, the iconic Fonz in Happy Days - A New Musical, and Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie. He has been seen regionally in Victor, Victoria at TUTS, Animal Crackers at Williamstown, Grease at Papermill, Radio Girl at Goodspeed, and Marty at Huntington Theatre. His film credits include: New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Contradictions of The Heart, Providence, and Audrey. TV/Web: “The Knick,” “Alphabet Boys,” “Person of Interest,” “Numb3rs,” “Commander in Chief” and the remake of “Night Stalker.”

Tickets are on sale now at The Music Hall by calling 603-436-2400, online at www.themusichall.org or visiting the box office at 28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Photo Caption:

Joey Sorge to play Bob Wallace and Jeffry Denman to play Phil Harris in the holiday classic on stage at the Portsmouth Music Hall December 9 to 20.

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Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil's former army commander. The dazzling score features well known standards including Blue Skies, I Love A Piano, How Deep Is the Ocean and the perennial favorite, White Christmas. WHITE CHRISTMAS is an uplifting musical worthy of year-round productions.