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{{Short description|Musical}}
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|book= [[Morrie Ryskind]]
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|basis= A story [[Buddy De Sylva]]
|basis= A story [[Buddy De Sylva]]
|productions= [[1940]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br> [[1941]] [[Louisiana Purchase (film)|Film]]
|productions= 1940 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br> 1941 [[Louisiana Purchase (film)|Film]] <br> 1996 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
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'''''Louisiana Purchase''''' is a [[musical theater|musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Irving Berlin]] and book by [[Morrie Ryskind]] based on a story by [[B. G. DeSylva]]. Set in [[New Orleans]], the musical lightly [[satire|satirises]] Louisiana [[List of Governors of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Huey Long]] and his control over [[Louisiana]] politics.<ref>Bordman, Gerald (2001). ''American Musical Theater: A Chronicle.'' 3rd ed. New York: [[Oxford University Press]]. {{ISBN|0-19-513074-X}}, pg. 573</ref> An honest [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] travels to Louisiana to investigate corruption in the Louisiana Purchase Company; the company's lawyer attempts to divert him via the attentions of two beautiful women, but the senator maintains his integrity and ends up marrying one of them. In [[1941 in film|1941]] it was adapted for the film ''[[Louisiana Purchase (film)|Louisiana Purchase]]'' directed by [[Irving Cummings]].
{{For|the film adaptation|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 in film|1941]] it was adapted for the film ''[[Louisiana Purchase (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 [[ballet]]s by [[George Balanchine]] and the musical staging and dances by [[Carl Randall]].
The show opened at the [[Shubert Brothers]]' [[Imperial Theatre (Broadway)|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 [[ballet]]s by [[George Balanchine]] and the musical staging and dances by Carl Randall. On June 19, 1996, a [[concert version]] with the complete score was recorded at Carnegie Hall (during four performances), including three additional songs cut from the original album.

Set in [[New Orleans]], the musical parodies [[List of Governors of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Huey Long]] and his control over [[Louisiana]] politics.

==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


==Songs==
==Songs==
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* The Letter - Sam Liebowitz
* The Letter - Sam Liebowitz
* Apologia - Secretary, Sam Liebowitz and Ensemble
* Apologia - Secretary, Sam Liebowitz and Ensemble
* Sex Marches On - Jim Taylor, Col. Davis D. Davis, Sr., Davis D. Davis, Jr., Dean Manning and Police Captain Whitfield
* Sex Marches On - Jim Taylor, Col. Davis D. Davis Sr., Davis D. Davis Jr., Dean Manning and Police Captain Whitfield
* Louisiana Purchase - Beatrice, The Martins, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
* Louisiana Purchase - Beatrice, The Martins, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
* Tomorrow Is a Lovely Day - Madame Bordelaise
* [[It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow]] - Madame Bordelaise
* Louisiana Purchase (Reprise) - Beatrice, Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis, The Martins and Ensemble
* Louisiana Purchase (Reprise) - Beatrice, Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis, The Martins and Ensemble
* Outside of That I Love You - Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
* Outside of That I Love You - Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
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* (Dance with Me) Tonight at the Mardi Gras - The Martins
* (Dance with Me) Tonight at the Mardi Gras - The Martins
{{col-break}}
{{col-break}}
;Act I
;Act II
* Latins Know How - Madame Bordelaise and Ensemble
* Latins Know How - Madame Bordelaise and Ensemble
* What Chance Have I (with Love) - Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
* What Chance Have I (with Love) - Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
* The Lord Done Fixed Up My Soul - Beatrice, Abner, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
* The Lord Done Fixed Up My Soul - Beatrice, Abner, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
* Fools Fall in Love - Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
* Fools Fall in Love - Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
* Old Man's Darling- Young Man's Slave? - Marina van Linden, Spirit of Jim Taylor and Spirit of Senator Loganberry
* Old Man's Darling - Young Man's Slave? - Marina van Linden, Spirit of Jim Taylor and Spirit of Senator Loganberry
* You Can't Brush Me Off - Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis and The Martins
* You Can't Brush Me Off - Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis and The Martins
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


==External link ==
==Casts==
{| class="wikitable"
* {{ibdb show|ID=10933|title=Louisiana Purchase}}
|+
!
!Original Broadway (1940)
!Film Adaptation (1941)
!New York Concert (1996)
|-
|'''Jim Taylor'''
|style="text-align:center;" | [[William Gaxton]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Bob Hope]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Michael McGrath (actor)|Michael McGrath]]
|-
|'''Marina van Linden'''
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | [[Vera Zorina]]
|style="text-align:center;" | Judy Blazer
|-
|'''Senator Oliver P. Loganberry'''
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | [[Victor Moore]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[George S. Irving]]
|-
|'''Madame Yvonne Bordelaise'''
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | [[Irène Bordoni]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Taina Elg]]
|-
|'''Emmy-Lou'''
|style="text-align:center;" | April Ames
|style="text-align:center;" | Phyllis Ruth
|style="text-align:center;" | Alet Oury
|-
|'''Beatrice'''
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Carol Bruce]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Dona Drake]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Debbie Gravitte]]
|-
|'''Alphonse'''
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Charles La Torre
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Keith Byron Kirk]]
|-
|'''Colonel Davis D. Davis Sr.'''
|style="text-align:center;" | Robert Pitkin
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Raymond Walburn]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[John Wylie (actor)|John Wylie]]
|-
|'''Colonel Davis D. Davis Jr.'''
|style="text-align:center;" | Ray Mayer
|style='background: #808080 |
|style="text-align:center;" | Michael Morotta
|-
|'''Lee Davis'''
|style="text-align:center;" | Nick Long Jr.
|style='background: #808080 |
|style="text-align:center;" | James Ludwig
|-
|'''Dean Joseph T. Manning'''
|style="text-align:center;" | Ralph Riggs
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Andrew Tombes]]
|style="text-align:center;" | Merwin Goldsmith
|-
|'''Police Captain Whitfield'''
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Edward H. Robins]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Donald MacBride]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Rick Crom]]
|-
|'''Sam Liebowitz'''
|style="text-align:center;" | John Eliot
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Emory Parnell]]
|style="text-align:center;" | Merwin Goldsmith
|-
|'''Secretary'''
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Georgia Carroll]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Iris Meredith]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[Erin Dilly]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
*Suskin, Steven (2000) "Showtunes", 3rd ed. Oxford University Press; {{ISBN|0-19-512599-1}}

==External links==
* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13260 ''Louisiana Purchase'' at the Internet Broadway Database], ibdb.com. Accessed March 25, 2024.

{{Irving Berlin}}

[[Category:Musicals by Irving Berlin]]
[[Category:1940 musicals]]
[[Category:1940 musicals]]
[[Category:American musicals]]
[[Category:Broadway musicals]]
[[Category:Broadway musicals]]
[[Category:Musicals choreographed by George Balanchine]]
[[Category:Musicals set in New Orleans]]

Latest revision as of 04:33, 25 March 2024

For the film adaptation, see Louisiana Purchase (film).
Louisiana Purchase
1996 Cast Recording
MusicIrving Berlin
LyricsIrving Berlin
BookMorrie Ryskind
BasisA story Buddy De Sylva
Productions1940 Broadway
1941 Film
1996 Broadway

Louisiana Purchase is a musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Morrie Ryskind based on a story by B. G. DeSylva. Set in New Orleans, the musical lightly satirises Louisiana Governor Huey Long and his control over Louisiana politics.[1] An honest U.S. senator travels to Louisiana to investigate corruption in the Louisiana Purchase Company; the company's lawyer attempts to divert him via the attentions of two beautiful women, but the senator maintains his integrity and ends up marrying one of them. 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. On June 19, 1996, a concert version with the complete score was recorded at Carnegie Hall (during four performances), including three additional songs cut from the original album.

Songs[edit]

Casts[edit]

Original Broadway (1940) Film Adaptation (1941) New York Concert (1996)
Jim Taylor William Gaxton Bob Hope Michael McGrath
Marina van Linden Vera Zorina Judy Blazer
Senator Oliver P. Loganberry Victor Moore George S. Irving
Madame Yvonne Bordelaise Irène Bordoni Taina Elg
Emmy-Lou April Ames Phyllis Ruth Alet Oury
Beatrice Carol Bruce Dona Drake Debbie Gravitte
Alphonse Charles La Torre Keith Byron Kirk
Colonel Davis D. Davis Sr. Robert Pitkin Raymond Walburn John Wylie
Colonel Davis D. Davis Jr. Ray Mayer Michael Morotta
Lee Davis Nick Long Jr. James Ludwig
Dean Joseph T. Manning Ralph Riggs Andrew Tombes Merwin Goldsmith
Police Captain Whitfield Edward H. Robins Donald MacBride Rick Crom
Sam Liebowitz John Eliot Emory Parnell Merwin Goldsmith
Secretary Georgia Carroll Iris Meredith Erin Dilly

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bordman, Gerald (2001). American Musical Theater: A Chronicle. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513074-X, pg. 573

Sources[edit]

  • Suskin, Steven (2000) "Showtunes", 3rd ed. Oxford University Press; ISBN 0-19-512599-1

External links[edit]

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