Or in his 1948 movieEaster Parade.
Or in 1954sWhite Christmas.
(Berlin was recycling even before it was trendy!)
Credit: Joan Marcus
The hey-kids-lets-put-on-a-show trope is as old as movie musicals themselves.
But wait, Shaking the Blues Away wasnt in the movie!
And its not a Christmas song!
(That was an actual complaint overheard at intermission.)
Theyve added some new tunes, including, most notably, the little-known gem Nothing More to Say.
Oh, and theyve cut the minstrel show number Abraham the one Crosby famously performed in blackface.
(Youll hear no complaints about that.)
One thing that didnt change: Teds famous firecracker solo.
In his defense, its hard to compete with a stuffed bunny Easter bonnet.
For some reason, the book doesnt have Jims whole showbiz-themed-inn idea taking root until right before intermission.
