Louisiana Purchase (musical)
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| Music | Irving Berlin |
| Lyrics | Irving Berlin |
| Book | Morrie Ryskind |
| Based upon | A story Buddy De Sylva |
| Productions | 1940 Broadway 1941 Film |
For the film adaptation, see Louisiana Purchase (film).
Louisiana Purchase is a musical theater production from 1940. It has music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Morrie Ryskind based on a story by B. G. DeSylva. In 1941 it was adapted for the film Louisiana Purchase directed by Irving Cummings.
The show opened at the Shubert Brothers' Imperial Theatre, New York City on May 28, 1940 and ran for 444 performances. It was produced by Buddy De Sylva, who also wrote the story, and staged by Edgar MacGregor. The musical orchestrations were by Robert Emmett Dolan and N. Lang Van Cleve, with the ballets by George Balanchine and the musical staging and dances by Carl Randall.
Set in New Orleans, the musical parodies Governor Huey Long and his control over Louisiana politics.
[edit] Cast
- William Gaxton : Jim Taylor
- Vera Zorina : Marina Von Minden
- Victor Moore : Sen. Oliver P. Loganberry
- Irène Bordoni : Madame Yvonne Bordelaise
- April Ames : Emmy Lou
- Carol Bruce : Beatrice
- Robert Pitkin : Colonel Davis
[edit] Songs
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