White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre starring Aled Jones and Tom Chambers

The cast of White Christmas performed at a free event on Bond Street last night to launch the show [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="590"] The cast of White Christmas performing at the launch. Photo montage courtesy of Roy Tan[/caption] The cast of White Christmas appeared on a snowy Bond Street in London yesterday evening (29 October 2014). Aled Jones, Tom Chambers, Wendi Peters, Graham Cole and the cast of White Christmas the Musical performed at Fenwick of Bond Street to launch the big new West End show. The event marked the official start of Christmas on Bond Street as famous department store Fenwick of Bond Street came together with big new West End musical Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. The corner balcony at Fenwick's was reopened for the event - the first time since the end of World War II. Aled Jones and the cast sung the title song from the show, under a blanket of virtual snow. White Christmas starts its run at the Dominion Theatre from 8 November 2014, and marks the first time that the musical has been performed in London. The show will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of the much-loved Bing Crosby film. LINKS Book tickets to WHITE CHRISTMAS at the Dominion Theatre Fenwick of Bond Street website

The cast has been announced for the West End production of White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="590"] White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre[/caption] Rehearsals have kicked off this week ahead of the opening of WHITE CHRISTMAS at the Dominion Theatre. This festive treat opens on 8 November 2014 for a strictly limited 8 week season until 3 January 2015. The full cast of the show has now been announced, led by TV host Aled Jones as Bob Wallace, Top Hat star and Strictly winner Tom Chambers as Phil Davis, Coronation Street's Wendi Peters as Martha, plus Graham Cole as General Waverley, Rachel Stanley as Betty Haynes and Louise Bowden as Judy Haynes. Other cast include Lori Haley Fox, Michelle Bishop, Phil Cole, Brendan Cull and Jonathan Halliwell. Also in the cast are Vikki-Marie Ryan, Lucinda Lawrence, Karen Aspinall, Emma Caffrey, Hayley Reed, Helen Patching, Vicki Davids, Jennifer Davison, Grace Holdstock, Ross McLaren, Joshua Lay, Matt Cheney, Jonny Labey, Anthony Whiteman, Eddie Myles, Stuart Winter, Matt Clark and Gary Murphy. Amy Snudden, Emily Robins, Sophia Pettet and Tatum Confrey will alternate the role of Susan. An 18-piece orchestra will accompany the cast, singing some much-loved songs including Let Yourself Go, Sisters, The Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing, Snow, Count Your Blessings, Blue Skies, Love You Didn’t Do Right By Me, How Deep Is The Ocean, I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm and, of course, the title song, White Christmas. Irving Berlin’s classic musical White Christmas is the tale of two ex-army pals who team up with a pair of sisters to put on a show to save their former General’s remote Vermont ski lodge that's fallen on hard times. With music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake, White Christmas is directed by Morgan Young and choreographed by Randy Skinner. The Dominion Theatre, which has recently reopened after refurbishment, is currently hosting Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA starring Marti Pellow until 1 November. BOOK Book tickets to White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre

Irving Berlin's White Christmas to play the Dominion Theatre for Christmas 2014 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Tom Chambers in WHITE CHRISTMAS. Photo: Mike Urwin[/caption] TV presenter and former boy soprano Aled Jones is to make his West End debut this Christmas in a revival of Irving Berlin's classic White Christmas. Also starring in the limited season at the Dominion Theatre is Tom Chambers, who won Strictly Come Dancing and starred in Top Hat in the West End. Aled Jones plays Bob Wallace in the show, with Tom Chambers as Phil Davis. This will be the show's West End premiere and will re-open the newly refurbished Dominion Theatre on 8 November 2014 for a limited eight-week run until 3 January 2015. A 30-strong cast and 17-strong orchestra will feature in the show, with other cast including Wendi Peters as Martha, Graham Cole as General Waverley, Rachel Stanley as Betty Haynes and Louise Bowden as Judy Haynes. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="140"] Aled Jones in WHITE CHRISTMAS. Photo: Alastair Muir[/caption] The show is based on the movie classic which starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen and has music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Irving Berlin's White Christmas was originally directed on Broadway by Walter Bobbie, and will be directed at the Dominion by Morgan Young with choreography by Randy Skinner. White Christmas will run from 8 November 2014 to 3 January 2015. BOOK Book tickets to White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre in London