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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]
Composer

Writing

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

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1958 - Best Musical

Harold Arlen, Jamaica

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ArtsRock and Rivertown Film Present A History of Movie Music with Leonard Slatkin Photo
ArtsRock and Rivertown Film Present A History of Movie Music with Leonard Slatkin
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2025

ArtsRock and Rivertown Film will present a very special evening with six-time Grammy Award-winning conductor Leonard Slatkin. Maestro Slatkin and WQXR host, Elliott Forrest will chronicle the history of movie music, from silent films (that were never silent), to today, presenting 30 film clips.
Review: ONE FOR MY BABY at El Portal Theatre Photo
Review: ONE FOR MY BABY at El Portal Theatre
by Harker Jones - Mar 19, 2025

Scott Thompson and Fred Barton plumbed legendary composer Harold Arlen’s catalog to create the dazzling world premiere jukebox musical ONE FOR MY BABY playing now at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.
Feature: 5th Sunday Cabaret To Present TEN PAN ALLEY Photo
Feature: 5th Sunday Cabaret To Present TEN PAN ALLEY
by Debbie Hall - Mar 19, 2025

5th Sunday Cabaret celebrates 10 years and will present 'Ten' Pan Alley, a concert featuring a decade of great performances by 10 fantastic Las Vegas performers at Community Lutheran Church (CLC) on March 23.
Coming Up at 54 Below: Exclusive Previews from Jenn Colella, Lillias White & More Photo
Coming Up at 54 Below: Exclusive Previews from Jenn Colella, Lillias White & More
by Joey Mervis - Mar 17, 2025

Broadway's best performers are getting ready to hit the stage at NYC's premiere cabaret destination, 54 Below. Enjoy previews from some of this month's performers, including Jenn Colella ('I Could Have Danced All Night'), Charles Busch ('Bill'), and Lillias White ('I'm Getting Along Right').
Jenn Colella and More to Perform at 54 Below Next Week Photo
Jenn Colella and More to Perform at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2025

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jenn Colella, and more. See who else is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Lynne Charnay to Celebrate 100th Birthday With Performance at Don't Tell Mama Photo
Lynne Charnay to Celebrate 100th Birthday With Performance at Don't Tell Mama
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

On the evening of her 100th birthday, legendary performer Lynne Charnay will take the stage at Don't Tell Mama. Learn more about the upcoming performance!
Interview: ONE FOR MY BABY Creators Fred Barton And Scott Thompson Photo
Interview: ONE FOR MY BABY Creators Fred Barton And Scott Thompson
by Shari Barrett - Mar 4, 2025

All Roads Theatre Company’s (ARTCO’s) 2025 Season kicks off with the World Premiere musical One For My Baby, which features Broadway stars Lana Gordon and Luba Mason leading a cast of 28 performers, supported by a 12-piece Big Band. I decided to speak with ARTCO’s Fred Barton and Scott Thompson who wrote the musical’s book, with conductor Barton also creating the music arrangements and Thompson directing and choreographing the production.
Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and More to Perform at 54 Below in March Photo
Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and More to Perform at 54 Below in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2025

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and more. See the full March programming here!
Review: BACKSTAGE BABBLE Brought Flops Back to Life at 54 Below Photo
Review: BACKSTAGE BABBLE Brought Flops Back to Life at 54 Below
by Andrew Poretz - Feb 25, 2025

Charles Kirsch’s latest Backstage Babble was a fun resurrection of songs from mostly flop shows that quickly failed on Broadway or out of town. The theme was inspired by Joe Allen's “flop wall” of posters from shows that closed in the first week.
Don Farrell Tells Four Musical Stories During March at Feinstein's Photo
Don Farrell Tells Four Musical Stories During March at Feinstein's
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2025

No one tells a story like Don Farrell. During the month of March, Farrell and his Crossroads Entertainment continue the tradition of showcasing both favorite and up-and coming artists at Feinstein's at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel, Indiana. 
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 QUIZ�"�"Musical People Born in February Photo
MONTHLY QUIZ�"�"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. 
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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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