The 2022 Mabel Mercer Foundation Cabaret Convention will kick off this year's events with a tribute to Yip Harburg hosted by Andrea Marcovicci and Jeff Harnar. Read the press release and this New York Sun feature story by Will Friedwald.
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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 ››
Richard Skipper & Friends Celebrate Yip!
Richard Skipper will be joined by Karen Oberlin, Leslie Orofino, Maureen Kelley Stewart, Anita Gillette and members of the cast and jazz ensemble of Harlem Repertory Theatre's current production of The Wizard of Oz to celebrate Continue Reading ››
Harburg Recapitulations
On August 27, 2016 Yip’s great-grandson David Harburg, working with Children Waiting Everywhere, presented CONCERT FOR UGANDA, to raise funds to help build and paint a new schoolroom at the Bishop Magambo Primary School in Uganda. The concert featured new renditions of songs with lyrics by Yip … Continue Reading ››
Paper Moon: The Lyrics of Yip Harburg
On Nov. 27, 2015 Amici Arts will present “Paper Moon: The Lyrics of Yip Harburg” at Theater O-Tonart in Berlin, Germany as part of its American Songbook Series.
