The Jewish Museum of Milwaukee’s exhibit, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”: Jewish Artists of the WPA, named after the Depression-era song by Yip Harburg and Jay Gorney, features creations by Jewish artists as part of the Works Progress Administration, a branch of the Federal Arts Project launched … Continue Reading ››
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ASHLEY PARK SINGS “OVER THE RAINBOW”
Broadway singer Ashley Park did an a cappella rendition of the Yip Harburg-Harold Arlen song classic "Over the Rainbow" on The Drew Barrymore Show on Oct. 30, 2020. See it here.
RANDY RAINBOW’S “JITTERBUG” PARODY
See and hear Randy Rainbow's clever parody of the Yip Harburg-Harold Arlen song "The Jitterbug" (cut from The Wizard of Oz film) in which the singer-satirist skewers the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd killing.
Harlem Repertory Theatre Does the Wizard of Oz Featured on New York Live TV!!
Check out this NBC segment that aired 8/27/19 about our Wizard of Oz: A Jazz Musical for All Ages, a unique 21st century take!
YIP HARBURG: FORGOTTEN LYRICIST
YouTube's "History Guy" posted a segment about Yip Harburg on July 12, 2019 entitled "Yip Harburg: Forgotten Lyricist."
No Room for Humbugs at the Rainbow Room
In “No Room For Humbugs At The Rainbow Room” (Huffington Post, Sept 28, 2016) Nancy Cohen compares Hillary Clinton to a feisty Dorothy and Donald Trump to the Wizard as she notes the thematic similarities between Dorothy’s signature song “Over the Rainbow” (lyric by Yip Harburg, music by Harold Arlen) and John Lennon’s … Continue Reading ››
Yip Harburg Foundation’s Rainbow Troupe: Hallowe’en 2015 Concert
The Yip Harburg Foundation's Rainbow Troupe presented a concert of songs with lyrics by Yip at Theater for the New City's Annual Hallowe'en Costume Ball on Oct. 31, 2015. Ben Harburg, Holly Rae Phillips, Eric Poindexter and Reanna Armellino performed, with David Gaines as Musical Director and Deena R. Harburg as Conceiver and … Continue Reading ››
HUFFINGTON POST: ERNIE HARBURG REMINISCES ABOUT YIP
On Aug. 6, 2015 the Huffington Post published "Lyricist Yip Harburg's Son Ernie: How My Dad Inspired Me to Become a Scientist" by Mike Sigman based on an essay by Ernie entitled "Yip and I."
Greenwich Village Literary Review: Essay About Yip – Spring 2015
Published in Spring 2015: "Yip Harburg: A Lyrical Activist Against Social Injustice," by Leigh Donaldson and Ernie Harburg." Greenwich Village Literary Review, Vol. II, No. 1.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: E.Y. Harburg Papers, part of the Billy Rose Theatre Collection; these materials were donated by Yip's heirs.