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Who put the rainbow in The Wizard of Oz? : Yip Harburg, lyricist

Title
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.
Publication
New York, 2007.

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DVDRestricted use NCOV 3362Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Additional Authors
  • McMahon, Elizabeth
  • Rosenberg, Deena, 1951-
  • Harburg, Ernest
  • Brunetti, David
  • Russell, Catherine
  • Harburg, Ben
  • Case, John
  • Georgescu, Gabrielle
  • Jacobson, Libbie
  • Koch, Genevieve
  • Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981
  • Lane, Burton, 1912-1997
  • Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986
  • Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990
  • Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991
  • Yip Harburg Foundation, producer
  • Donnell Library Center
  • Yip Harburg Foundation, donor
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (82 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Note
  • This program was the fourth annual theatrical concert organized to celebrate the Yip Harburg Political Documentary Collection.
  • Performers seen or heard in archival recordings include Yip Harburg, Burton Lane, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, and Eva Cassidy.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Performers: Catherine Russell, Ben Harburg, John Case, Gabrielle Georgescu, Libbie Jacobson, Genevieve Koch.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Donnell Media Center Auditorium, Donnell Library, New York, N.Y., April 12, 2007.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Contents
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
NCOV 3362
OCLC
212383058
Title
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
New York, 2007.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer
Introductory remarks: Elizabeth McMahon.
Narrator: Deena Rosenberg.
Speaker: Ernie Harburg.
Pianist: David Brunetti.
Cast
Performers: Catherine Russell, Ben Harburg, John Case, Gabrielle Georgescu, Libbie Jacobson, Genevieve Koch.
Event
Videotaped at the Donnell Media Center Auditorium, Donnell Library, New York, N.Y., April 12, 2007.
Local Note
Gift of the Yip Harburg Foundation.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
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Added Author
McMahon, Elizabeth, speaker.
Rosenberg, Deena, 1951- conceptor.
Rosenberg, Deena, 1951- narrator.
Harburg, Ernest, speaker.
Brunetti, David, instrumentalist.
Russell, Catherine, performer.
Harburg, Ben, performer.
Case, John, performer.
Georgescu, Gabrielle, performer.
Jacobson, Libbie, performer.
Koch, Genevieve, performer.
Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981, lyricist.
Lane, Burton, 1912-1997, composer.
Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986, composer.
Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990, composer.
Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991, composer.
Yip Harburg Foundation, producer.
Donnell Library Center.
Yip Harburg Foundation, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOV 3362
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