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Miss Liberty

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 5m

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by Robert E. Sherwood

A sweeping Irving Berlin musical about the Statue of Liberty making for a quintessentially American night of theatre!

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Period, Docudrama/History
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

Details

Summary
It is 1885 and Horace, a newspaper photographer, is fired when he bungles the important assignment of covering the Statue of Liberty ceremonies. At his girlfriend Maisie's urging, he goes to Paris in pursuit of the ultimate scoop-to discover the model who actually posed for the statue. When he finds her in sculptor Bartholdi's studio, Maisie sets about persuading the competing paper from which Horace was sacked to underwrite a U.S. tour for the model. What Horace doesn't realize is that he has the wrong model, and what Maisie doesn't know is that Horace has fallen in love with her. Upon their return from Paris, some antic and heartfelt complications ensue but a happy ending is inevitable when the statue is dedicated in a rousing patriotic finale that only Irving Berlin could have written.
PRINCIPALS
2 Women
3 Men

FEATURED
1 Woman
2 Men

COMMENTS
Large singing-dancing ensemble with many small roles

CHARACTERS
Maisie Dell
The Herald Reader
James Gordon Bennett
Horace Miller
Police Captain
The Mayor
French Ambassador
Carthwright
Joseph Pulitzer
The Sharks
Bartholdi
The Models
Monique Dupont
The Boy
The Girl
The Acrobats
Strong Man
The Countess
A Lover
His Girl
A Gendarme
A Lamplighter
Another Lamplighter
A Socialite
An Actress
A Minister
An Admiral
The Boys
The Mother
The Policeman
The Brothers
The Train
Reception Delegation
A Maid
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

"A major source of musical enjoyment...With Berlin combining two of his favorite things — patriotism and romance — you can't go wrong."
Oakland Tribune
"Shows exactly why the score is so prized by lovers of musical theatre...building to a triumphant choral finale, it is genuinely touching...Berlin's music is lovely ...stirs up more patriotic feeling than a stage full of flags."
Norwich Fairpress

Music

Music Samples

1. "Extra, Extra" - Newsboys and Ensemble
2. "What Do I Have To Do To Get My Picture Took?" - Maisie, Horace and the Dancers
3. "The Most Expensive Statue In The World" - Pulitzer, Bennett, the Mayor, the Singers and Dancers
4. "A Little Fish In A Big Pond" - Horace, Maisie and the Sharks
5. "Let's Take An Old-Fashioned Walk" - Horace, Monique, the Singers and Dansers
6. "Homework" - Maisie
7. "Paris Wakes Up And Smiles" - Lamplighter, Monique and Ensemble
8. "Only For Americans" - The Countess, Horace, the Singers and Dancers
9. "Just One Way To Say I Love You" - Horace and Monique
10. "Miss Liberty" - Entire Company
11. "The Train" - Monique, the Train and Reception Delegation
12. "You Can Have Him" - Maisie and Monique
13. "The Policeman's Ball" - Maisie, the Dandy and the Ensemble
14. "Homework (Reprise)" - Maisie
15. "Follow The Leader Jig" - The Ensemble
16. "Me And My Bundle" - Horace, Monique and Company
17. "Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun" - Maisie
18. "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor (By Emma Lazarus)" - Monique and the Singers
Full Orchestration

Piano
Reed I (Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax)
Reed II (Clarinet, Alto Sax, Optional Oboe)
Reed III (Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Optional Flute)
Reed IV (Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
Reed V (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Baritone Sax)
Trumpet I&II
Trumpet III
Horn
Trombone I
Trombone II (With F attachment)
Violin A (Divisi)
Violin B (Divisi)
Violin C (Divisi)
Violin D (Divisi)
Viola I&II
Cello I&II
Bass
Harp
PercussionI&II
Trap Set
Timpani
Woodblock
Bells
Xylophone
Gong
Ratchet
Temple Blocks
Slide Whistle
Vibraphone
Slap Stick
Triangle

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Difficult
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size X-Large
  • Chorus Size Large

Licensing & Materials

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1 Reed 2
1 Reed 3
1 Reed 4
1 Reed 5
1 Trumpet 1&2
1 Trumpet 3
1 Horn
1 Trombone 1
1 Trombone 2
1 Piano - Act 1
1 Piano - Act 2
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1 Violin A
1 Violin B
1 Violin C
1 Violin D
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Authors

Irving Berlin

With a life that spanned more than 100 years and a catalogue that boasts over 1,000 songs, Irving Berlin (1888-1989) epitomized Jerome Kern’s famous maxim that “Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music.” Berlin wrote scores to 13 Broadway musicals, ...

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Robert E. Sherwood

Robert E. Sherwood (1896-1955) was born in New Rochelle, New York and educated at Harvard University. He was an editor (1919-28) for Vanity Fair and Life magazines before establishing himself as a playwright. His plays include WATERLOO BRIDGE (1929), REUNION IN VIENNA (1931), ...

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