Call Me Madam
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Call Me Madam is a 1950 Broadway musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, that satirizes American politics and diplomacy through the story of a brash Washington socialite-turned-ambassador.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Call Me Madam (book for the musical) | 1 |
| Call Me Madam (original Broadway production) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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musical comedy ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | 1953 film Call Me Madam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardRecipient | Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Perle Mesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Howard Lindsay
NERFINISHED
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Russel Crouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayClosingYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningTheatre | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunLength | over 600 performances ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
U.S. foreign aid
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satire of political patronage ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| character | Sally Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar | Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasAmbassadorProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasType | political satire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Perle Mesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRevival | Encores! concert production at New York City Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Can You Use Any Money Today?
NERFINISHED
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It’s a Lovely Day Today NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hostess with the Mostes’ on the Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ You’re Just in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrator |
Don Walker
NERFINISHED
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Robert Russell Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayChoreographer | Jerome Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayDirector | George Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadActress | Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Golden Age of Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| producer | Leland Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Washington, D.C.
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fictional European country ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American politics
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diplomacy ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Call Me Madam (book for the musical)
this entity surface form:
Call Me Madam (original Broadway production)
subject surface form:
Howard Lindsay