Yip Harburg Musicals



Full Name: Edgar Yipsel Harburg

Born: April 8, 1896

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: March 5, 1981


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


Musical Type: Jazz Age (1934)

Creators: Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, and Yip Harburg


Musical Type: Golden Age (1944)

Creators: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Sig Herzig, and Fred Saidy


Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)

Creators: Burton Lane, Yip Harburg, and Fred Saidy


Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)

Creators: Sammy Fain, Yip Harburg, and Fred Saidy


Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)

Creators: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, and Fred Saidy


Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)

Creators: Jacques Offenbach, Yip Harburg, Fred Saidy, and Henry Mayers


Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)

Creators: Jule Styne, Yip Harburg, and Nunnally Johnson


Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1987)

Creators: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Herbert Stothart, L. Frank Baum, and John Kane


Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Creators: Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Yip Harburg, Tim Rice, and Jeremy Sams


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


1932: Walk a Little Faster

1937: Hooray for What!

1940: Hold On to Your Hats


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