White Christmas (musical) White Christmas (musical) White Christmas is a musical based on the Paramount Pictures 1954 film of the same name. The book is by David Ives and Paul Blake, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The original St. Louis production starred Lara Teeter, Karen Mason, Lauren Kennedy, and Lee Roy Reams, and the 2004 San Francisco production starred Brian D'Arcy James, Anastasia Barzee, Meredith Patterson, and Jeffry Denman. The musical, titled "Irving Berlin's White Christmas", premiered in St. Louis in 2000 at The Muny, after which it opened in San Francisco in 2004. It has since played in various venues
A Christmas Story Live! And I think — I hope — we've succeeded in that." Songwriting duo Pasek & Paul, who wrote the songs for "A Christmas Story: The Musical", wrote three new songs for the production, including "In the Market for a Miracle" for Mrs. Schwartz, "Ralphie's Nightmare" for the Parker family, and the opening theme "Count on Christmas". Pasek noted that the team had to try and maintain a balance between preserving the familiar and iconic aspects of the film, while also expanding upon it through its musical format. He explained that "there are certain moments where we want to stay true