Yip Harburg Musicals


Artist Profile

Full Name: Edgar Yipsel Harburg

Born: April 8, 1896

Died: March 5, 1981


Musicals by Yip Harburg

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)


Finian’s Rainbow

Music: Burton Lane  Lyrics/Book: Yip Harburg  Book: Fred Saidy

Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)


Flahooley

Music: Sammy Fain  Lyrics/Book: Yip Harburg  Book: Fred Saidy

Musical Type: Golden Age (1951)


Jamaica

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

Musical Type: Golden Age (1957)


The Happiest Girl in the World

Music: Jacques Offenbach  Lyrics: Yip Harburg  Book: Fred Saidy, Henry Mayers

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1961)


Darling of the Day

Music: Jule Styne  Lyrics: Yip Harburg  Book: Nunnally Johnson

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1968)


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 Yip Harburg Musicals

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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