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Miss Liberty

Shows · Miss Liberty

Miss Liberty boasted impressive credentials: songs by Irving Berlin, book by Robert E. Sherwood (his only musical), and direction by Moss Hart. If the results fell somewhat short of expectations, the show was still very much in the Americana mold of Oklahoma! and Bloomer Girl that offered a comforting view of the past to make audiences feel confident about the future.

Opened
1949
Performances
308
Type
Musical
Era
Golden Age
Music: Irving BerlinLyrics: Irving BerlinBook: Robert E. Sherwood

Productions1 on Broadway

1949 Imperial Theatre Original. July 15, 1949 · Moss Hart 308 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 literature35 passages

Another piece, Irving Berlin’s “Mr. Monotony,” makes its Broadway debut in this production since it had been cut out of both Miss Liberty and Call Me Madam. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p274

Miss Liberty boasted impressive credentials: songs by Irving Berlin, book by Robert E. Sherwood (his only musical), and direction by Moss Hart. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p168

The song “Mr. Monotony” had a long history in Berlin musicals before it was finally heard on Broadway. The song was originally written for Judy Garland in the 1948 MGM film Easter Parade, and while the number was filmed, it was cut before the final release (the outtake is included in the DVD release of the film [on War… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p85

“Only for Americans” (Miss Liberty , 1949; lyric and music by Irving Berlin); book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p695

McLerie was (once-in-love-with) Amy in Frank Loesser’s hit Where’s Charley? and in 1949 played the title role in Irving Berlin’s Miss Liberty. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p749

The last two shows at the Imperial during the 1940s were minor successes. A revue called Along Fifih Avenue moved from the Broadhurst and starred Nancy Walker, Jackie Gleason, Carol Bruce, and Hank Ladd, but it lasted only seven months. Irving Berlin's Miss Liberty had a book by Robert E. Sherwood and starred Eddie Alb… book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p179

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