Ghostlight to Release White Christmas Album Oct. 17

Ghostlight Records has announced a release date for the upcoming cast recording of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, which has been a regional hit in several parts of the country.

The recording, which will be released on October 17th, will feature the talents of Brian D'Arcy James, Anastasia Barzee, Jeffry Denman and Meredith Patterson, who comprised the 2004 San Francisco world premiere cast as well as the 2005 Los Angeles cast of the musical.

San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston each had a White Christmas last holiday season as musical played in three separate and concurrent productions in those cities: at the Orpheum Theatre, the Pantages Theatre and the Wang Center, respectively.

Karen Morrow (The Grass Harp, I Had a Ball), who played the featured role of Martha Watson in the Boston production, will join d'Arcy James (The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Sweet Smell of Success) as Bob Wallace, Barzee (Urinetown, Jekyll & Hyde) as Betty Haynes, Denman (The Producers, How to Succeed...) as Phil Davis, and Patterson (42nd Street) as Judy Haynes for the cast recording, which will feature assorted ensemble members from the three productions. It will feature orchestrations by Larry Blank, with vocal and dance arrangements by Bruce Pomahac and Rob Berman as conductor; Joel Moss will produce.

"The musical tells the story of two showbiz buddies putting on a show in a picturesque Vermont inn, and finding their perfect mates in the bargain," according to press notes. White Christmas featured a book by David Ives (All in the Timing) and Paul Blake in addition to its classic Berlin songs. The three productions boasted direction by Tony Award-winner Walter Bobbie (Chicago) and choreography by Randy Skinner (42nd Street). 

Major productions of the show will be mounted in St. Paul and Detroit this holiday season.