Two Incredible Programs on One DVD!
You’re invited to a couple of "insider" parties. Here are the unique performances that writers bring to their own songs, and anecdotes: sometimes poignant, most often hilarious.
E.Y. "YIP" HARBURG • ACADEMY AWARD® (The Wizard of Oz, Finian’s Rainbow, April in Paris)
A delightful evening with the extraordinary master lyricist who could find poetry in everything from rainbows to tattooed ladies and express emotion with penetrating warmth or rapier wit. His stories about MGM in the golden era of musicals and how some of his best-loved songs were barely saved from the cutting room floor will charm you. When he talks about Finian’s Rainbow and writing "When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love" and says "It was easy for me, I used to be a leprechaun," you’ll believe him.
THE SONGS: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "It’s Only a Paper Moon," "Lydia the Tattooed Lady," "Old Devil Moon," "April in Paris," "If I Only Had a Brain," "When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love," "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" and more.
Vocalists: E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Liliane Stilwell, Jeri Craden, Irving Barnes. Pianists: Michael Renzi, Philip Springer.
SHELDON HARNICK • PULITZER PRIZE, 2 TONY AWARDS®, GRAMMY AWARD® (Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello, She Loves Me)
His songs are full of wit and humanity. His shows are complex and when his lyrics make us laugh, they often also make a serious point. An accomplish performer, Harnick brings fun to his show-stopping political satire, deep insight to his great standards and a fascinating overview to life in the theater – a life he still lives and loves.
THE SONGS: "If I Were a Rich Man," "Sunrise, Sunset," "Little Tin Box, Matchmaker, Matchmaker," "She Loves Me," "Away From You," "Do You Love Me?" and some of the funniest songs that never made it into the shows.
