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39"x55" Italian poster for the 1962 animated musical GAY PURR-EE, about some Parisian cats - one of which is voiced by Judy Garland. The songs were by Harold Arlen and Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg, and the poster artwork is by Rodolfo Gasparri. #gaypurree #cat #judygarland #haroldarlen #yipharburg #paris https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fwZX7JtgV/?igshid=1idouwy1vdn9o

. Music: #OvertheRainbow Musician: #FrancisKarel IG: @francis_karel Music Writers: #HaroldArlen | #YipHarburg . I only dream because you taught me to. - oxiegoeimi breathe 11.1 🦁🏳🔐💙 remember to always #trust #nature 🌲 #Healer 🔥 #Spirit 🕊 #hope ⚜️ #grace ☔️ #love 🌸 #life 🌊 #unity 🌈 #believe 💝 #weareone ✂️🕚🎶 #energy #Reiki #prayer #meditation #freelove #hereandhereafter #dream #vision #Eternity #paradise #nirvana #heaven story #writing manifestation #passion create #coexist together 💜🌠🌅🌟 https://www.instagram.com/p/BxOgK1Snzcw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i2tziw133yjt

HRT Returns This Fall With A Lil' Fun, A Lil' Jazz and a Whole Lotta Soul!!! A RAISIN IN THE SUN • August 20th • October 1st The HRT is honored to once again include Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking New York Drama Critics’ award-winning drama, A RAISIN IN THE SUN in its current season. The play’s social impact transcends generations and cultures with universally recognizable themes and characters. This iconic piece of African American dramatic literature will move audiences of all ages with its passion, humor, and humanity. In his memoir, The Price Of The Ticket, author and activist James Baldwin expresses that, “Hansberry believed in her soul that art contained the energy necessary to produce action – action she believed was essential to creating social change". ---------------------------------------------- IN THE HEIGHTS • August 27th • September 10th & 24th • October 15th & 29th • November 5th Before there was HAMILTON there was IN THE HEIGHTS with Music and Lyrics by the incomparable Lin-Manuel Miranda and book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The HRT has been performing IN THE HEIGHTS to sold out audiences since March 2016. Don’t miss this vibrant and groundbreaking musical theatrical event this time around! The environmental seating arrangement in the beautiful Tato Laviera Theatre allows the audience to be a part of the action on the stage. The cast sings and dances throughout the four performing areas of the auditorium, often only a few feet away from the audience. ---------------------------------------------- AIN’T MISBEHAVIN • October 8th & 22nd • November 12th & 19th • March 11th & 25th Join the HRT for a glass of wine and sit back to enjoy the 1978 Best Musical Tony Winner, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN. This brilliant showcase of Fats Waller’s magnificent songbook will have audiences dancing in the aisles as the HRT’s finest company members sing the toe-tapping, hand-clapping songs: T’Ain’t Nobody’s Business, This Joint is Jumpin’, Honeysuckle Rose, the title song, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and many more! ---------------------------------------------- THE WIZARD OF OZ (Saturday Matinées at 3:00PM) October 8th November 5th The HRT invites you to join us for one of the greatest musicals ever written, THE WIZARD OF OZ. The breathtaking projections, special effects, colorful costumes, and timeless score will transport you to the wonderful land of Oz. Take this fantastical journey with Dorothy Gale and her three friends as they triumph against all the odds and find their way home. ---------------------------------------------- A HARLEM CHRISTMAS CAROL December 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th at 7:00PM December 11th, 18th at 3:00 December 20th at 10AM and Noon The Harlem Repertory Theatre will continue its season with its adaptation of the holiday classic by Charles Dickens, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, set in contemporary Harlem. With the combination of a fanciful new update, lush costumes, and a score that includes many of well known Christmas carols and holiday songs, A HARLEM CHRISTMAS CAROL is sure to delight audiences of all ages. Join us for a cup of hot chocolate or a glass of wine – and sit back and enjoy the holiday favorites, Joy to the World, We Need a Little Christmas, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and other favorites! “God bless us, everyone!” ---------------------------------------------- JAMAICA OPENS April 15th 2017 In honor of this musical’s incredible 60th anniversary – the HRT will produce the legendary Broadway treasure, JAMAICA, that made Lena Horne a Broadway star. JAMACIA features a book and score by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen, the two creative geniuses who created FINIAN’S RAINBOW and THE WIZARD OF OZ! The production’s creative, environmental setting, combined with surprising sets and colorful costumes will bring this forgotten treasure back to New York City for the first time since its 1957 opening on Broadway six decades ago. For More Information On Our New Season, Go To www.HarlemRepertoryTheatre.com or Call 917-697-3555 To Reserve Your Tickets Today!!

SHARING of the GREEN Fred Astaire was 68-69 years old when he shot Finian's Rainbow for a young unknown director named Francis Ford Coppola. Its an odd, but great musical that combines a Leprechaun & civil rights issues. It also contains what I consider to be some of the wittiest lyrics ever written, by Wizard of Oz lyricist Yip Harburg. who also wrote the book for this musical. This was Fred's last full-blown role in a film musical. He continued on for more than a decade appearing in films and TV specials & even danced some speciality numbers with Gene Kelly in "That's Entertainment II" at age 75. (More trivia: the little kid "Henry" in Finian's Rainbow was played by a 12-year old named Louil Silas, who later became one of the top R&B producers of the New Jack Swing era of the 80s & 90s.) #LoJoWerkz #LoJoWerkzDailyDope #LoJoWerkzSharingoftheGreen #FredAstaire #FiniansRainbow #YipHarburg #AstairesLastMusical #LouilSilas #FrancisFordCoppola #StreetDance #StPatricksDay