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*Life Begins at 8:40* is a Broadway musical revue that premiered at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1934. The production featured music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and E. Y. Harburg, with comedic sketches written by prominent Broadway writers. Directed by John Murray Anderson, the show w...
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Historically distinguished Arlen, Gershwin, and Harburg revue with several admired songs, although the complete show has limited modern visibility.
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Hooray for What! is a musical revue and satire that opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1937. The production features a well-regarded score by composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. Harburg, with a book written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It was directed by Vincente Minnell...
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Arlen and Harburg's ambitious antiwar satire offered notable songs and inventive staging, though its book was considered unwieldy.
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