Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. McMahon, Elizabeth
2. Rosenberg, Deena, 1951-
3. Harburg, Ernest
4. Brunetti, David
5. Russell, Catherine
6. Harburg, Ben
7. Case, John
8. Georgescu, Gabrielle
9. Jacobson, Libbie
10. Koch, Genevieve
11. Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981
12. Lane, Burton, 1912-1997
13. Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986
14. Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990
15. Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991
16. Yip Harburg Foundation, producer.
17. Donnell Library Center.
18. Yip Harburg Foundation, donor.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (82 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Program of songs with lyrics by E.Y Harburg and his collaborators. The songs were co-written with various composers, including Burton Lane, Harold Arlen, Jay Gorney, and Earl Robinson.

Subject

1. Musical revues & comedies > New York (State) > New York > 2001-2010
2. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 2001-2010
3. Musicals
4. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
5. Harburg, E. Y (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.

Contents

1. Songs: Look to the rainbow -- April in Paris -- It's only a paper moon -- Brother, can you spare a dime? -- Ding Dong! The witch is dead -- If I only had a brain -- Over the rainbow -- How are things in Glocca Morra? -- Something sort of grandish -- Necessity -- That great come-and-get-it day -- Hurry Sundown -- Look to the rainbow.

Call number

1. NCOV 3362

Note

1. Copy of program available.
2. This program was the fourth annual theatrical concert organized to celebrate the Yip Harburg Political Documentary Collection.
3. Performers seen or heard in archival recordings include Yip Harburg, Burton Lane, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, and Eva Cassidy.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Performers: Catherine Russell, Ben Harburg, John Case, Gabrielle Georgescu, Libbie Jacobson, Genevieve Koch.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Donnell Media Center Auditorium, Donnell Library, New York, N.Y., April 12, 2007.

Title

1. Who put the rainbow in The Wizard of Oz? : Yip Harburg, lyricist [videorecording] / The Yip Harburg Foundation and the Donnell Media Center of the New York Public Library, present ; conceived and narrated by Deena Rosenberg ; all lyrics by Yip Harburg.

Imprint

1. New York, 2007.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer

1. Introductory remarks: Elizabeth McMahon.
2. Narrator: Deena Rosenberg.
3. Speaker: Ernie Harburg.
4. Pianist: David Brunetti.

Cast

1. Performers: Catherine Russell, Ben Harburg, John Case, Gabrielle Georgescu, Libbie Jacobson, Genevieve Koch.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Donnell Media Center Auditorium, Donnell Library, New York, N.Y., April 12, 2007.

Local note

1. Gift of the Yip Harburg Foundation.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. McMahon, Elizabeth, speaker.
2. Rosenberg, Deena, 1951- conceptor.
3. Rosenberg, Deena, 1951- narrator.
4. Harburg, Ernest, speaker.
5. Brunetti, David, instrumentalist.
6. Russell, Catherine, performer.
7. Harburg, Ben, performer.
8. Case, John, performer.
9. Georgescu, Gabrielle, performer.
10. Jacobson, Libbie, performer.
11. Koch, Genevieve, performer.
12. Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981, lyricist.
13. Lane, Burton, 1912-1997, composer.
14. Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986, composer.
15. Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990, composer.
16. Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991, composer.
17. Yip Harburg Foundation, producer.
18. Donnell Library Center.
19. Yip Harburg Foundation, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOV 3362