Harold Arlen Musicals


Artist Profile

Full Name: Harold Arlen

Born: February 15, 1905

Died: April 23, 1986


Musicals by Harold Arlen

The following musicals are listed chronologically, from earliest to most recent.


Life Begins at 8:40

Music: Harold Arlen  Lyrics: Ira Gershwin, Yip Harburg

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)


Bloomer Girl

Music: Harold Arlen  Lyrics: Yip Harburg  Book: Sig Herzig, Fred Saidy

Musical Type: Golden Age (1944)


St. Louis Woman

Music: Harold Arlen  Lyrics: Johnny Mercer  Book: Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen

Musical Type: Golden Age (1946)


House of Flowers

Music/Lyrics: Harold Arlen  Lyrics/Book: Truman Capote

Musical Type: Golden Age (1954)


Jamaica

Music: Harold Arlen  Lyrics/Book: Yip Harburg  Book: Fred Saidy

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)


Saratoga

Music: Harold Arlen  Lyrics: Johnny Mercer  Book: Morton DaCosta

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)


The Wizard of Oz

Music/Lyrics: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg  Music: Herbert Stothart  Book: L. Frank Baum, John Kane

Musical Type: 1939 Film/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1987)


The Wizard of Oz

Music: Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart  Music/Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics: Yip Harburg, Tim Rice  Book: Jeremy Sams

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)


Archived Harold Arlen Musicals

The following musicals are in Theatre Trip’s archive due to the lack of an accessible cast album.


1931: You Said It

1937: Hooray for What!


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