IRVING BERLIN’S snow-dusted musical White Christmas will replace the Liverpool Empire’s planned pantomime next December.
The 20-date run will replace the production of Snow White for which some tickets have already been sold.
Singer and TV presenter Aled Jones will return to the lead role of Bob Wallace, played by Bing Crosby in the 1954 movie version.
Former Royal Ballet principal Adam Cooper, who danced the lead role in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in the 2000 film Billy Elliot, will play Phil Davis, the role held by Danny Kaye.
Stephen Rees, Liverpool Empire general manager, said: “As with all programming decisions, our aim is to bring the very best touring productions to the people of Merseyside and White Christmas, being produced by the company behind the recent touring and West End production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, certainly fits the bill.
