Overview
Synopsis
The story concerns an over-aggressive newspaper photographer, Horace, who attempts to seek out the model who posed for the creation of the Statue of Liberty. He visits Paris where he believes he has found her. He then brings the model, Monique, back to the United States for a grand tour around the country. Further, he and Monique soon fall in love. However, trouble ensues when it turns out that Monique was not really the model that inspired the creation of the Statue of Liberty.
Show Information
- Book
- Robert E. Sherwood
- Music
- Irving Berlin
- Lyrics
- Irving Berlin
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1949
- Genres
- Romance
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
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Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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