Theater for the New City’s 17th annual “Love ‘n’ Courage” benefit will take place Feb. 24, 2020 at the Players Club in Manhattan. As usual, the event will feature a concert by the Yip Harburg Lyric Foundation’s Rainbow Troupe.
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YIP HARBURG TRIBUTE AT 92ND ST. Y, jAN. 2020
The 92nd Street Y in New York City will host Follow the Fellow Who Follows a Dream, a tribute to Yip Harburg, on Jan. 25, 26th and 27th, 2020 to launch a series of 50th anniversary concerts in celebration of the “Lyrics and Lyricists” series which Yip launched in 1970.
YIP HARBURG: FORGOTTEN LYRICIST
YouTube’s “History Guy” posted a segment about Yip Harburg on July 12, 2019 entitled “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 song in this trailer.