Posted: 11/20/16 at 10:46pm
I'm looking for at full or partial recording of the musical Hooray for What! Down with Love has been performed and recorded many times and I would love to hear more of the score. Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg. Primarily looking for audio but video would be just as nice. Anyone have any info?
Posted: 11/21/16 at 1:57am
"Napoleon" was originally from HOORAY FOR WHAT, and later recycled by Arlen and Harburg for their show JAMAICA. Many years ago I saw an Off-Off Broadway revival of the show. They had the script for the show, but not music for all the songs. IIRC, plot had to do with an absent-minded scientist (played originally by Ed Wynn -- now probably best known for singing "I Love to Laugh" in "Mary Poppins" ) who creates a dangerous gas that spy is trying to get. Spy copies (in reverse) formula using mirror resulting in creating a laughing gas.
Posted: 11/21/16 at 12:17pm
I'm looking for at full or partial recording of the musical Hooray for What! Down with Love has been performed and recorded many times and I would love to hear more of the score. Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg. Primarily looking for audio but video would be just as nice. Anyone have any info?
Yes, I've always loved the plot from Hooray for What! and would love to hear some more songs.
Posted: 11/21/16 at 1:44pm
I found Arlen singing "God's Country" on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUewYPYzKJQ
Here's Napoleon's a Pastry sung by Lena Horne:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87Lx7P1Aoc
