Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn

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Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 3m, 1boy(s) plus ensemble

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge

Based on the Film from Universal Pictures

The beloved film classic comes to the stage in a charming crowd-pleaser featuring one glorious Irving Berlin number after another, each celebrating a different festivity.

Image: 2016 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m, 1boy(s) plus ensemble
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Period, Docudrama/History
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1943 Academy Award for Best Original Song
    Nominee: Two 1943 Academy Awards for Best Score and Best Original Story
    Nominee: 2017 Tony Award for Best Choreography
    Nominee: 2017 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn

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Summary

Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn tells the story of Jim, who leaves the bright lights of show business behind to settle down on his farmhouse in Connecticut... but life just isn't the same without a bit of song and dance. Jim's luck takes a spectacular turn when he meets Linda, a spirited schoolteacher with talent to spare. Together they turn the farmhouse into a fabulous inn with dazzling performances to celebrate each holiday, from Thanksgiving to the Fourth of July. But when Jim's best friend Ted tries to lure Linda to Hollywood to be his new dance partner, will Jim be able to salvage his latest chance at love?

Based on the classic film, this joyous musical features thrilling dance numbers, laugh-out-loud comedy and a parade of hit Irving Berlin songs, including "Blue Skies," "Easter Parade," "Steppin' Out With My Baby," "Heat Wave," "White Christmas," "Be Careful, It's My Heart," "Cheek to Cheek," "Shaking the Blues Away" and many more!

This year-round romance is sure to delight audiences!

History

The film Holiday Inn, directed by Mark Sandrich, premiered on August 4, 1942, starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Virginia Dale, Marjorie Reynolds and Walter Abel. The film received a 1943 Academy Award for Best Original Song (Irving Berlin for "White Christmas") and Academy Award nominations for Best Score (Robert Emmett Dolan) and Best Original Story (Irving Berlin).

The stage adaptation of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn opened on Broadway at Studio 54 on October 6, 2016, starring Bryce Pinkham, Corbin Bleu, Laura Lee Gayer and Megan Sikora.

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Performing Groups
  • Time Period 1940s/WWII
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

“An exuberant, shamelessly old-fashioned tap-and-tuner...!” — Jeremy Gerard, Deadline
"[A] trip back to sheer old-fashioned good-time entertainment.” — Elyse Sommer

“The Berlin tunes – 'White Christmas,' 'Easter Parade,' 'Cheek to Cheek' – are of course a treat!” — Alexis Soloski, The Guardian

“This is a Holiday Inn you’ll want to check into” — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

“If you’re in the mood for a show that’s light-on-its-feet and wall-to-wall Irving Berlin, check into Broadway’s Holiday Inn” — Joe Dziemianowicz, NY Daily News

"Heartfelt musical eggnog!" — Rex Reed, NY Observer

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    Holiday Inn at Paper Mill Playhouse

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  • Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn

    Image: 2016 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn

    Image: 2016 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

Music

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  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Jazz
  • Dance Requirements Difficult
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Medium
  • Chorus Size Medium

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Authors

Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

With a life that spanned more than 100 years and a catalogue that boasts over 1,000 songs, Irving Berlin (1888-1989) epitomized Jerome Kern’s famous maxim that “Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music.” Berlin wrote scores to 13 Broadway musicals, ...

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Gordon Greenberg

Gordon Greenberg

Gordon Greenberg has directed on Broadway, off-Broadway and in London’s West End, written for television and stage, and developed, directed and produced new works for arts institutions across America.

Current directing/writing projects include The Heart of Rock and Roll, which ...

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Chad Hodge

Chad Hodge

Chad Hodge is the co-creator, showrunner and executive producer of TNT's drama Good Behavior, which recently returned for a second season. The series stars Michelle Dockery, and is based on the Letty Dobesh novellas by Blake Crouch.

Prior to Good Behavior, Hodge created and ex ...

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