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Harold Arlen

Date of Death: April 23, 1986 (81)

Birth Place: Buffalo, NY, USA

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The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz
 
[West End, 2023]
MUSIC
The Show is On
 
[Broadway, 1937]
Composer
The Show is On
 
[Broadway, 1936]
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Writing

Music & Lyrics
After Midnight
Lyricist
Composer
Bloomer Girl
Composer
Cotton Club Show
Composer
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Cotton Club Parade
Composer
Composer
Composer
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Dream
Composer/Lyricist
House of Flowers
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Lyricist
Composer
Jamaica
Composer
Life Begins at 8:40
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Composer
Saratoga
Composer
Composer
Composer
St. Louis Woman
Composer
Composer
Star and Garter
Composer
Lyricist
Swing!
Composer/Lyricist
You Said It
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Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1958 - Best Musical

Harold Arlen, Jamaica

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THE COLOR PURPLE, DRACULA And More Announced for Kansas City Repertory Theatre 2025-2 Photo
THE COLOR PURPLE, DRACULA And More Announced for Kansas City Repertory Theatre 2025-2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2025

Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced a diverse lineup of shows for its 2025-2026 season. The season begins with a musical adaptation of a beloved American novel, followed by a sultry, spooky classic, and a hilarious, but heartfelt, family comedy.
ONE FOR MY BABY Comes to All Roads Theatre Company Photo
ONE FOR MY BABY Comes to All Roads Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2025

All Roads Theatre Company’s 2025 Season will kick off with the World Premiere musical ONE FOR MY BABY next month. Learn more about the upcoming show and how to get tickets here!
Interview: Charles Busch's MY LEADING LADIES at 54 Below Honors Women In His Life Photo
Interview: Charles Busch's MY LEADING LADIES at 54 Below Honors Women In His Life
by Rebecca Kaplan - Feb 12, 2025

From March 21 to 23, Tony Award-nominated Charles Busch returns to 54 Below with My Leading Ladies, a new show of stories and songs devoted to the women who have inspired him from show business legends to the remarkable aunt who raised him.
Louisa Lee Poster To Present SWINGING DOWN TIN PAN ALLEY at Silvana Photo
Louisa Lee Poster To Present SWINGING DOWN TIN PAN ALLEY at Silvana
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2025

Silvana will host an unforgettable concert as Louisa Lee Poster returns for an Encore Performance of 'Swinging Down Tin Pan Alley.' Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
American Classics to Present MOONLIGHT, MUSIC AND ROMANCE: Musical Lunar Delights Photo
American Classics to Present MOONLIGHT, MUSIC AND ROMANCE: Musical Lunar Delights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2025

Continuing the 28th Season theme of Sun, Moon, and Stars, American Classics will present 'Moonlight, Music, and Romance: Musical Lunar Delights' in February. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: Sultry, Soulful, and Spectacular: BLUES IN THE NIGHT Delivers at Arizona Thea Photo
Review: Sultry, Soulful, and Spectacular: BLUES IN THE NIGHT Delivers at Arizona Theatre Company
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Feb 3, 2025

Curated in collaboration with musical director Sy Johnson, acclaimed director Sheldon Epps first staged BLUES IN THE NIGHT in 1980 as a musical revue. The show follows three women and one man, each offering a different take on love and loss. Structured around legendary songs by Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, et al., it debuted on Broadway in 1982 and earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical.
Susan Mack's NO MORE BLUES (WINTER EDITION) Set for Chelsea Table & Stage This Month Photo
Susan Mack's NO MORE BLUES (WINTER EDITION) Set for Chelsea Table & Stage This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 2, 2025

Susan Mack will return to Chelsea Table & Stage with a one-night-only encore performance of her newest show, No More Blues (Winter Edition). Learn more about the performance here!
MONTHLY QUIZâ€"â€"Musical People Born in February Photo
MONTHLY QUIZâ€"â€"Musical People Born in February
by Rob Lester - Feb 1, 2025

Every month, Broadway World's cabaret section offers a quiz saluting notable music-related people born in that month. February's edition is ready for you now. Put on your thinking cap. The clues should help.
A SALUTE TO CINEMA Comes to PJPAC Photo
A SALUTE TO CINEMA Comes to PJPAC
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025

This performance is a celebration of iconic film music, bringing the unforgettable scores from The Godfather, Schindler’s List, Interstellar, Star Wars, Mary Poppins, and more to life.
New York Festival Of Song Presents LE TOUR DE FRANCE In February Photo
New York Festival Of Song Presents LE TOUR DE FRANCE In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2025

New York Festival of Song will kick off its first concert of the new year with Le tour de France on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. 
LEGALLY BLONDE, LIFE OF PI, and More Set For Citadel Theatre's 2025-26 Season Photo
LEGALLY BLONDE, LIFE OF PI, and More Set For Citadel Theatre's 2025-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2025

The Citadel Theatre has announced a brand-new season of theatre. From familiar classics to new and groundbreaking scripts, learn more about the 2025/26 Season here!
Goodspeed Musicals Hosts 36 Writers for the 13th Annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writ Photo
Goodspeed Musicals Hosts 36 Writers for the 13th Annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2025

Goodspeed Musicals has announced the participants for the 13th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, which will be held January 27 - February 23 on the Goodspeed campus in East Haddam, Conn.
Songbook Sundays Continue at Dizzy's Club With JUST IN TIME FOR JULE STYNE Photo
Songbook Sundays Continue at Dizzy's Club With JUST IN TIME FOR JULE STYNE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2025

Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with Just in Time for Jule Styne.
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Brings BROADWAY, OUR WAY to the Curran Theatre Photo
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Brings BROADWAY, OUR WAY to the Curran Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2025

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will present BROADWAY, OUR WAY, making their debut at one of Broadway’s most-famous touring venues, San Francisco’s Curran Theatre.
Exclusive: Listen to 'Migratory V' From Ari Axelrod's Upcoming Album 'A Place for Us: Photo
Exclusive: Listen to 'Migratory V' From Ari Axelrod's Upcoming Album 'A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway'
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

Ari Axelrod will release his new album A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway on Friday, January 17. We have your exclusive first listen to the track 'Migratory V', written by Adam Guettel for Myths & Hymns.
BLUES IN THE NIGHT to Open at Arizona Theatre Company in January Photo
BLUES IN THE NIGHT to Open at Arizona Theatre Company in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2025

Arizona Theatre Company will welcome in 2025 with the Tony Award- nominated musical Blues in the Night by Sheldon Epps. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
The Wallis Presents The Scott Dunn Orchestra's Inaugural Concert THE HOLLYWOOD MODERN Photo
The Wallis Presents The Scott Dunn Orchestra's Inaugural Concert THE HOLLYWOOD MODERNISTS - THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE OF FILM SCORING
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2025

The Scott Dunn Orchestra has its inaugural concert The Hollywood Modernists - the Second Golden Age of Film Scoring on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:30pm at the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. 
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Saguaro City Music Theatre Photo
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Saguaro City Music Theatre
by Zach Wetzel - Dec 30, 2024

THE WIZARD OF OZ is the perfect holiday treat!
All Roads Theatre Company To Present ONE FOR MY BABY World Premiere And More At El Po Photo
All Roads Theatre Company To Present ONE FOR MY BABY World Premiere And More At El Portal Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2024

All Roads Theatre Company has announced its inaugural season at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, beginning with the World Premiere Musical ONE FOR MY BABY, with a score by the incomparable Harold Arlen and headlined by Broadway stars LANA GORDON and LUBA MASON.
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Manatee Performing Arts Center Photo
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Manatee Performing Arts Center
by Jacob Ruscoe - Dec 12, 2024

The Manatee Performing Arts Center has once again delighted audiences with its enchanting production of 'The Wizard of Oz,' a timeless musical that brings to life L. Frank Baum's beloved story.
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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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