Posted: 4/12/25 at 1:46am
The other day I was rewatching Easter Parade with Fred Astaire & Judy Garland. I’m even surprised it hasn’t received a stage musical treatment. And I’ve now seen two Irving Berlin movie musicals that successfully were adapted. I first saw Holiday Inn and then White Christmas.
Posted: 4/12/25 at 10:09am
BwayLB said: "The other day I was rewatching Easter Parade with Fred Astaire & Judy Garland. I’m even surprised it hasn’t received a stage musical treatment. And I’ve now seen two Irving Berlin movie musicals that successfully were adapted. I first saw Holiday Inn and then White Christmas."
Yeah but White Christmas is a remake of Holiday Inn.
Posted: 4/12/25 at 11:59am
I actually think the stage version of White Christmas is better than the movie
Posted: 4/12/25 at 2:01pm
There was a workshop years ago (pre covid) of this with Sheridan Smith in London. It was under development with Sonia Friedman, I think. But nothing seemed to come from it
Posted: 4/12/25 at 3:42pm
BwayLB said: "The other day I was rewatching Easter Parade with Fred Astaire & Judy Garland. I’m even surprised it hasn’t received a stage musical treatment. And I’ve now seen two Irving Berlin movie musicals that successfully were adapted. I first saw Holiday Inn and then White Christmas."
You have to remember- the demographic that knows what Easter Parade is and would enjoy it, is dwindling in 2025.
White Christmas has become a holiday staple and the song itself is iconic enough to grab people.
Posted: 4/12/25 at 4:06pm
Easter Parade was almost on Broadway with Tommy Tune but it closed out of town when Tune had an injury.
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Posted: 4/12/25 at 5:03pm
rattleNwoolypenguin said: "BwayLB said: "The other day I was rewatching Easter Parade with Fred Astaire & Judy Garland. I’m even surprised it hasn’t received a stage musical treatment. And I’ve now seen two Irving Berlin movie musicals that successfully were adapted. I first saw Holiday Inn and then White Christmas."
You have to remember- the demographic that knows what Easter Parade is and would enjoy it, is dwindling in 2025.
White Christmas has become a holiday staple and the song itself is iconic enough to grab people."
Never thought it that way
