Harold Arlen
Date of Birth: February 15, 1905
Date of Death: April 23, 1986 (81)
Birth Place: Buffalo, NY, USA
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Video: Children's Theatre Company Shares 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' Clip from THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Joshua Wright - 2026-06-08 12:58:44
Coming Up at 54 Below: Exclusive Previews from Jenn Colella, Lillias White & More
by Joey Mervis - 2025-03-17 15:37:23
Video: Melissa Errico Sings 'I've Grown Accustomed To His Face' from MY FAIR LADY
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-07 14:05:46
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Interview: Melissa Errico talks performing THE STREISAND EFFECT in Provincetown
by R. Scott Reedy - Aug 17, 2026
Singer, actress, and author Melissa Errico – who will perform her concert “The Streisand Effect” as her debut at Town Hall in Provincetown on August 23 – says she first became aware of Barbra Streisand when, as a teenager, she saw “Yentl,” the 1983 movie musical co-written, co-produced, and directed by, and starring, the show business icon.
by R. Scott Reedy - Aug 17, 2026
Singer, actress, and author Melissa Errico – who will perform her concert “The Streisand Effect” as her debut at Town Hall in Provincetown on August 23 – says she first became aware of Barbra Streisand when, as a teenager, she saw “Yentl,” the 1983 movie musical co-written, co-produced, and directed by, and starring, the show business icon.
Review: SONGBOOK SUNDAYS Celebrates Tony Bennett at Dizzy's Club
by Andrew Poretz - Aug 14, 2026
Deborah Grace Winer’s Songbook Sundays celebrates the Tony Bennett Centennial with Billy Stritch, Debby Boone, Gabrielle Stravelli, and David Marino in a sparkling evening of timeless songs, great stories, and first-rate musicianship.
by Andrew Poretz - Aug 14, 2026
Deborah Grace Winer’s Songbook Sundays celebrates the Tony Bennett Centennial with Billy Stritch, Debby Boone, Gabrielle Stravelli, and David Marino in a sparkling evening of timeless songs, great stories, and first-rate musicianship.
Bruce Cockburn to Release THE BLOOD OF OTHERS on Sunset Boulevard Records
by Rachel Stone - Aug 5, 2026
Bruce Cockburn will release a covers album tracing the gospel, blues and folk songs that influenced him, with a title drawn from a Simone de Beauvoir novel.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 5, 2026
Bruce Cockburn will release a covers album tracing the gospel, blues and folk songs that influenced him, with a title drawn from a Simone de Beauvoir novel.
THE BLOOD OF OTHERS: Bruce Cockburn to Release Covers Album
by Rachel Stone - Aug 5, 2026
Bruce Cockburn will release an album of songs by other artists that shaped his musical development, spanning gospel, blues, jazz and folk influences from his youth in Ottawa.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 5, 2026
Bruce Cockburn will release an album of songs by other artists that shaped his musical development, spanning gospel, blues, jazz and folk influences from his youth in Ottawa.
Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano to Bring Songbook Show to the Hamptons
by Joshua Wright - Jul 30, 2026
Cabaret duo Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano will perform a summer songbook program in the Hamptons, offering an evening of classic American song.
by Joshua Wright - Jul 30, 2026
Cabaret duo Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano will perform a summer songbook program in the Hamptons, offering an evening of classic American song.
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Charlie Thomas - Jul 23, 2026
Some productions feel like comfort food: familiar, warming, and quietly essential. But every so often, a company takes a beloved title and reminds you why it became beloved in the first place—not by chasing novelty for its own sake, but by leaning into craft, clarity, and the strange emotional truth hiding under a story you thought you knew by heart.
by Charlie Thomas - Jul 23, 2026
Some productions feel like comfort food: familiar, warming, and quietly essential. But every so often, a company takes a beloved title and reminds you why it became beloved in the first place—not by chasing novelty for its own sake, but by leaning into craft, clarity, and the strange emotional truth hiding under a story you thought you knew by heart.
Debby Boone, Billy Stritch and More to Join TONY BENNETT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club will present a Tony Bennett Centennial Celebration as part of its Songbook Sundays series, featuring Debby Boone, Billy Stritch, Gabrielle Stravelli, and David Marino.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club will present a Tony Bennett Centennial Celebration as part of its Songbook Sundays series, featuring Debby Boone, Billy Stritch, Gabrielle Stravelli, and David Marino.
Photos: THE WIZARD OF OZ Comes to 5-Star Theatricals
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2026
5-Star Theatricals has released all new photos from the second show of their 2026 season, one of the most beloved musicals of all time, THE WIZARD OF OZ. Check out the photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2026
5-Star Theatricals has released all new photos from the second show of their 2026 season, one of the most beloved musicals of all time, THE WIZARD OF OZ. Check out the photos here!
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center
by Cary Ginell - Jul 12, 2026
What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center?
by Cary Ginell - Jul 12, 2026
What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center?
MAD ABOUT THE BOY, B-SHERT to Headline Tom Gold Dance's 2026 Summer Engagements
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2026
Tom Gold Dance announced summer engagements including a Fairfield County Dance Festival debut in Connecticut and a return to the Berkshires at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA, with performances of B-SHERT and MAD ABOUT THE BOY.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2026
Tom Gold Dance announced summer engagements including a Fairfield County Dance Festival debut in Connecticut and a return to the Berkshires at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA, with performances of B-SHERT and MAD ABOUT THE BOY.
ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY: HERE'S TO LIFE to Play Hamptons Summer Songbook By The Sea
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2026
Tony-nominated singer Ann Hampton Callaway will bring HERE'S TO LIFE to LTV Studios in East Hampton as part of the Hamptons Summer Songbook By the Sea series, performing songs by Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, and her own originals.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2026
Tony-nominated singer Ann Hampton Callaway will bring HERE'S TO LIFE to LTV Studios in East Hampton as part of the Hamptons Summer Songbook By the Sea series, performing songs by Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, and her own originals.
LES MISÉRABLES, MEAN GIRLS and More Set for PCPA 63 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2026
PCPA has revealed Season 63, featuring seven productions including Les Miserables, Mean Girls, A Midsummer Night's Dream and more across its Santa Maria and Solvang venues.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2026
PCPA has revealed Season 63, featuring seven productions including Les Miserables, Mean Girls, A Midsummer Night's Dream and more across its Santa Maria and Solvang venues.
Review: AMERICAN POPULAR SONG SOCIETY PRESENTS SIDNEY MYER at The Cutting Room
by Andrew Poretz - Jun 18, 2026
Sidney Myer was feted by Marilyn Maye, Charles Busch, Nicolas King and dozens more at a joyous sold-out American Popular Song Society Lifetime Achievement Award gala on June 15.
by Andrew Poretz - Jun 18, 2026
Sidney Myer was feted by Marilyn Maye, Charles Busch, Nicolas King and dozens more at a joyous sold-out American Popular Song Society Lifetime Achievement Award gala on June 15.
Photos: Jeff Harnar Celebrates The 1959 Broadway Songboook At Birdland
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 17, 2026
Jeff Harnar brought The 1959 Broadway Songbook to Birdland, celebrating one of theater's greatest seasons. Directed by Sarah Louise Lazarus with musical direction by Alex Rybeck.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 17, 2026
Jeff Harnar brought The 1959 Broadway Songbook to Birdland, celebrating one of theater's greatest seasons. Directed by Sarah Louise Lazarus with musical direction by Alex Rybeck.
UM לUGAR PARA NÓS – FROM BROADWAY TO BRAZIL to Celebrate the Jewish Legacy Behind Broadway's Greatest Musicals.
by Claudio Erlichman - Jun 17, 2026
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP), Um לugar Para Nós – From Broadway to Brazil premieres on August 16 at Sala São Paulo. Directed by Gustavo Barchilon, this one-night benefit concert brings together leading stars of Brazilian musical theatre, accompanied by the São Paulo Big Band and Orchestra. Through iconic songs from Broadway classics, the production pays tribute to the extraordinary contribution of Jewish composers, lyricists and producers who helped shape American musical theatre, while also honoring the pioneers who introduced the genre to Brazil. Blending music, history and cultural reflection, the event celebrates immigration, diversity and artistic exchange in a moving journey from Broadway to Brazil
by Claudio Erlichman - Jun 17, 2026
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP), Um לugar Para Nós – From Broadway to Brazil premieres on August 16 at Sala São Paulo. Directed by Gustavo Barchilon, this one-night benefit concert brings together leading stars of Brazilian musical theatre, accompanied by the São Paulo Big Band and Orchestra. Through iconic songs from Broadway classics, the production pays tribute to the extraordinary contribution of Jewish composers, lyricists and producers who helped shape American musical theatre, while also honoring the pioneers who introduced the genre to Brazil. Blending music, history and cultural reflection, the event celebrates immigration, diversity and artistic exchange in a moving journey from Broadway to Brazil
WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION Cast Revealed for Asolo Rep Production
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2026
Asolo Repertory Theatre announced the cast and creative team for THE WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION, with eight actors portraying more than 35 characters in the Sarasota production directed by Cat Brindisi.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2026
Asolo Repertory Theatre announced the cast and creative team for THE WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION, with eight actors portraying more than 35 characters in the Sarasota production directed by Cat Brindisi.
Photos: Songbook Sundays Celebrates Harold Arlen at Dizzy’s Club
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jun 15, 2026
The 6/14 presentation was as slam dunk as music fans celebrated The Knicks win and Harold Arlen's legendary songs. See photos from the show. Songbook Sundays returns 8/9 with Tony Bennett's centennial.
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jun 15, 2026
The 6/14 presentation was as slam dunk as music fans celebrated The Knicks win and Harold Arlen's legendary songs. See photos from the show. Songbook Sundays returns 8/9 with Tony Bennett's centennial.
GREAT LADIES OF JAZZ to Headline Princeton Festival's Juneteenth Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2026
Vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Aisha de Haas will perform tributes to Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Morven Museum & Garden, alongside a quilt exhibit and civil rights talks.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2026
Vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Aisha de Haas will perform tributes to Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Morven Museum & Garden, alongside a quilt exhibit and civil rights talks.
Full Cast Set for THE WIZARD OF OZ at 5-Star Theatricals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2026
5-Star Theatricals has revealed the full cast for the second show of their 2026 season, one of the most beloved musicals of all time, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2026
5-Star Theatricals has revealed the full cast for the second show of their 2026 season, one of the most beloved musicals of all time, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg.
Video: Children's Theatre Company Shares 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' Clip from THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Joshua Wright - Jun 8, 2026
Children's Theatre Company has released a performance clip of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' from its current production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which is scheduled to close June 14.
by Joshua Wright - Jun 8, 2026
Children's Theatre Company has released a performance clip of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' from its current production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which is scheduled to close June 14.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Harold Arlen written?
Harold Arlen has written 28 shows including Cotton Club Parade (Composer), The Wizard of Oz (Composer), Rhyth-Mania (Composer), Blackberries of 1931 (Composer), Earl Carroll's Vanities [1930] (Composer), You Said It (Composer), Earl Carroll's Vanities [1932] (Composer), Cotton Club Parade (Composer), George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932] (Composer), Cotton Club Parade (Composer), Cotton Club Parade (Composer), Life Begins at 8:40 (Composer), Hooray For What! (Composer), Star and Garter (Composer), Bloomer Girl (Composer), St. Louis Woman (Composer), House of Flowers (Composer), Jamaica (Composer), Saratoga (Composer), The Harold Arlen Songbook (Composer), The Wizard of Oz (Composer), Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre (Composer), Dream (Composer/Lyricist), Swing! (Composer/Lyricist), Mostly Sondheim (Composer), Come Fly Away (Composer), After Midnight (Composer), A Star is Born (Music & Lyrics).
What awards has Harold Arlen been nominated for?
Harold Arlen has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical for the show "Jamaica".
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