YouTube's "History Guy" posted a segment about Yip Harburg on July 12, 2019 entitled "Yip Harburg: Forgotten Lyricist."
YIP HARBURG: FORGOTTEN LYRICIST
“OVER THE RAINBOW” in oscar-winning new film
"Over the Rainbow" by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen from The Wizard of Oz (1939) is featured in the motion picture, Judy, starring Renee Zellwegger who won the Beat Actress Oscar of 2019 for her performance as Judy Garland, the beloved star who introduced the classic song. Zellwegger sings part of the … Continue Reading ››
LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL 2019
On May 24, 25 and 26, 2019 Theater for the New City will present the 24th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts. The Yip Harburg Foundation's Rainbow Troupe will perform a concert entitled … Continue Reading ››
LOVE ‘N’ COURAGE 2019
The Yip Harburg Foundation's Rainbow Troupe performed at the 2019 "Love 'n' Courage" benefit at The Players in New York City. Proceeds went to Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program. The performers were Reanna Armellino, Stephen Bogardus, Ben … Continue Reading ››
“ON YIP HARBURG: PART 2” – 92nd St Y – Nov 1, 2018
Harvey Granat hosted host an encore presentation of "On Yip Harburg" at the 92nd Street Y in New York City on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at Noon. Guests were Yip's son Ernie Harburg and daughter-in-law Deena Rosenberg-Harburg who also participated in 2017. Pianist: Rob Kelly. Vocalist: Continue Reading ››
ADAPTING “THE WIZARD OF OZ”
In Adapting The Wizard of Oz: Musical Versions from Baum to MGM and Beyond (Oxford University Press, 2018), editors Danielle Birkett and Dominic McHugh bring together insights from eleven experts into the varied musical forms this great American myth has taken in the past century. Includes chapters on … Continue Reading ››
Lower East Side Festival 2018
Here is a little tease of what is coming up for Theater for the New City's 23rd Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts (LES) - YOUTH PROGRAM Saturday, May 26th from 2 PM - 5 PM: John Grimaldi, Fairy Tale Marionettes, Cobu Kids, Shadow Puppet Theater, excerpt of Continue Reading ››
Arlen and Harburg’s “Over the Rainbow”
In Arlen and Harburg's "Over the Rainbow" (Oxford University Press, 2017) Walter Frisch traces the history of the song "Over the Rainbow" from its inception during the development of The Wizard of Oz's screenplay to its various reinterpretations over the course of the ensuing decades. Through analysis of the song's music and lyrics, … Continue Reading ››
THE LYRICS OF YIP HARBURG – 92nd STREET Y – Dec. 14, 2017
Performer, producer and historian Harvey Granat will present "The Lyrics of Yip Harburg," an afternoon of stories and song celebrating Yip at the 92nd Street Y on Dec. 14, 2017 at Noon. His guests will be Ernie Harburg (Yip's son) and Deena Rosenberg-Harburg (Yip's daughter in law). Jazz musician David Lahm, the … Continue Reading ››
Celebrating Yip: Salina, Kansas – Dec. 4, 2017
Yip's great grandsons Aaron Harburg and David Harburg joined former Kansas state legislator J. Basil Dannebohm and nationally syndicated film critic Ryan Jay for a celebration of Yip on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 at 7pm. The presentation consisted of stories and songs to enlighten the public about the man whose lyrics we … Continue Reading ››