Productions1 on Broadway
| 1940 | Imperial Theatre Original. May 28, 1940 · Edgar MacGregor | 444 performances |
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Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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In the literature38 passages
Balanchine, George Babes in Arms Boys from Syracuse, The Cabin in the Sky I Married an Angel Louisiana Purchase Merry Widow, The On Your Toes Song of Norway Where’s Charley? Ziegfeld Follies book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p387
two were interpolated: “The (That) International Rag” for Merman (the song was first performed by Berlin himself in the 1913 London revue Hello, Ragtime , and was later added to the 1913 Broadway musical All Aboard ) and “What Chance Have I with Love?” for O’Connor (from Berlin’s 1940 Broadway musical Louisiana Purchas… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p86
Irving Berlin and Morrie Ryskind rang the bell with Louisiana Purchase, a political musical set in New Orleans, starring Victor Moore, William Gaxton, Vera Zorina, and Irene Bordoni. Mr. Balanchine provided the choreography and Mr. Berlin some fetching songs, such as "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow," the title song, and so… book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p178
Berlin returned to Broadway on May 28, 1940, with Louisiana Purchase, which contained the songs “Fools Fall in Love,” “It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow,” and the title song. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p89
In 1940 IrvING BERLIN’ s produc- tion of Louisiana Purchase (5/28/40; 444 perfor- mances) opened. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p278
After As Thousands Cheer in 1933, he spent most of the decade in Hollywood writing scores for Alice Faye and the team of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. He returned to New York with Louisiana Purchase in 1940. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p20
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