I LOVE A PIANO is the celebration of the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin. It follows the journey of a piano as it moves in an out of American lives from the turn of the century to the present. Along the way, the story comes to vibrant life with over sixty of Irving Berlin's most beloved songs, including classics such as "Blue Skies," "There's no Business Like Show Business," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "Cheek to Cheek," "Always," "How Deep is the Ocean," "Anything You Can Do," "God Bless America," and, of course, "I Love a Piano."
Alternately heartbreaking and hilarious, rousing and reflective, I LOVE A PIANO is a fitting tribute to the man Jerome Kern famously said had "no place in American music - he is American music."
Cast Requirements: 3 Men, 3 Women
I LOVE A PIANO requires 6 triple-threat performers. While the cast retain their identities and names throughout the show, they play different characters in different time periods.
Set Requirements: I LOVE A PIANO requires a unit set, with one main prop - an early 20th century piano. The original production of the show relied heavily on the use of projections to set the scenes though subsequent productions have been equally effective without the use of slides.
Genre / Style: Musical Revue
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set 10 Libretto-Vocal Book
2 PIANO-CONDUCTOR SCORE
Orchestration Package (8 Books)
1 PIANO-CONDUCTOR SCORE
1 DRUMS (see list below)
1 BASS (Doubles Tuba)
1 GUITAR (Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele)
1 TROMBONE
1 TRUMPET
1 REED (Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Flute, Piccolo)
1 VIOLIN
Musical Numbers: Old Fashioned Wedding; What Are We Going to Do With All the Jeeps?; God Bless America; White Christmas; Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep; What'll I Do?; Any Bonds Today; I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen; I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep; This is the Army; Oh, How I Hate To Wake Up In t