Description: This is a beautiful piece of sheet music for the song "YOU'RE A BUILDER UPPER" from the Original Broadway production of the HAROLD ARLEN, E. Y. HARBURG and IRA GERSHWIN musical revue "LIFE BEGINS AT EIGHT FORTY" which played New York's Winter Garden Theatre. (The production opened August 27th, 1934 and ran for 237 performances.) ..... The musical starred BERT LAHR, RAY BOLGER, LUELLA GEAR and FRANCES WILLIAMS ..... Side Note: BERT LAHR ("Cowardly Lion"), RAY BOLGER ("Tin Man"), HAROLD ARLEN (composer) and E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG (lyricist) would reunite five years later for the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" ..... CREDITS: Sketches by DAVID FREEDMAN; Music by HAROLD ARLEN ("You Said It"; "Cotton Club Parade"; "Life Begins at 8:40"; "Hooray for What"; "Bloomer Girl"; "St. Louis Woman"; "House of Flowers"; "Jamaica", "Saratoga" and the classic film "The Wizard of Oz"); Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess") and E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG ("Ziegfeld Follies of 1931", "Ballyhoo of 1932", "The Show Is On", "Hooray for What!", "Bloomer Girl", "Finian's Rainbow", "Flahooley", "Jamaica", "Darling of the Day" and the classic film score "The Wizard of Oz"); Sets designed by ALBERT JOHNSON; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE, JAMES REYNOLDS, RAOUL PENE DU BOIS, BILLI LIVINGSTON, WYNN, PAULINE LAWRENCE and IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Weidman Group Dances by CHARLES WEIDMAN; Entire Production Devised and Staged by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT ..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1934 by Harms, Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare piece of sheet music is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
Price: 23.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-01-10T00:24:54.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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