Overview
Synopsis
When Liz Livingstone – a rich, widowed Philadelphia hostess, at odds with the Main Line crowd – perceives a snub at the Grace Kelly-Prince Rainier "Wedding of the Year" in Monaco, she single-mindedly sets out to snare an even more impressively titled husband for her daughter. Things get predictably complicated when she succeeds... and then promptly falls for her intended son-in-law, herself! Meanwhile, the bride-to-be only has eyes for a society lawyer. Things then really get interesting when Liz's dashing Duke turns out to be penniless.
Show Information
Context
Plot
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Songs
- "Postage Stamp-Principality" - Tourists and Monegasques
- "Don't Tell Me" - Sandy and Beth Livingstone
- "It's Good to Be Here" - Liz Livingstone and Reporters
- "Mutual Admiration Society" - Liz and Beth Livingstone
- "For Love or Money" - The Girls
- "Bikini Dance" - Beth Livingstone
- "It's Like a Beautiful Woman" - Duke of Granada
- "Wedding-of-the-Year Blues" - Maud Foley, Harry Watson, Jack Adams, Reporters, and Photographers
- "Mr. Livingstone" - Liz Livingstone
- "If'n" - Beth Livingstone, Sandy, and Passengers
- "This Is What I Call Love" - Liz Livingstone
- "A New-Fangled Tango" - Liz and Beth Livingstone, Arturo, and Guests
- "She's Just Another Girl" - Sandy
- "The Game of Love" - Liz Livingstone
- "Happy Hunting" - Liz Livingstone, Duke of Granada, and Members of the Hunt
- "I'm a Funny Dame" - Liz Livingstone
- "This Much I Know" - Duke of Granada
- "Just Another Guy" - Liz Livingstone
- "Everyone Who's "Who's Who" - Jack Adams, Harry Watson, and Footmen
- "Mutual Admiration Society (Reprise)" - Liz Livingstone and Duke of Granada
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
Key Terms
A musical with a well-structured narrative that integrates songs, dialogue, and dance to advance plot and character development.
Farce is a comedic style that emphasizes exaggerated situations, improbable coincidences, mistaken identities, and rapid pacing. It often includes physical humor such as slamming doors, frantic chases, or characters hiding in plain sight. Farce is designed to generate nonstop laughter, often prioritizing chaos and absurdity over realistic storytelling.
A period of artistic flourishing, often referring to 1940s-60s Broadway or English Renaissance theatre. This term plays a vital role in understanding theatrical structure and is commonly encountered in stagecraft or performance settings.
The “Golden Age Musical” refers to Broadway shows written roughly between the 1940s and 1960s, a period known for integrating songs, story, and character development. These musicals often balanced romance, comedy, and social themes with memorable melodies and large ensembles. Classics from this era continue to shape the foundation of modern musical theatre.
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