Transcript: Irving Berlin Musical is Resurrected After 50 Years

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"Louisiana Purchase", Irving Berlin's spoof of sex and politics in New Orleans, is back on stage for the first time in over 50 years after the original musical score was unearthed at the Library of Congress.

ALEX CHADWICK, Host: Louisiana Purchase, Irving Berlin's spoof of sex and politics in New Orleans - it is back on stage in New York City for the first time in more than 50 years. In addition to Irving Berlin's music, the production featured ballets choreographed by George Ballanchine. Louisiana Purchase was Broadway's biggest hit in 1941, but has not been performed in New York since then.

A concert production of the play is …

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