If you’ve been dreaming of singing about a white Christmas, the Esquire and Mariemont theaters are transforming into an interactive White Christmas event, where crowd participation — and belting the lyrics to “Sisters” — is highly encouraged.
The 1954 holiday classic stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as two musical World War II soldiers who attempt to save their former commanding general’s Vermont lodge from ruin (and pay tribute to the “Old Man”) with spirited singing sister duo Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.
There’s romance, costuming by Edith Head, weird song-and-dance numbers about choreography and a very concerning minstrel show number, liverwurst sandwiches and buttermilk and some light cross dressing.
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7; 1, 4 and 7 p.m Sunday, Dec. 15. $15. Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, esquiretheatre.com.
1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. $15. Mariemont Theatre, 6906 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, mariemonttheatre.com.
This article appears in Nov 13-26, 2019.