Finian's Rainbow
Musical
Action Jackson - Fri, 27 Nov 2009 PST...for multiple reasons: • He made his debut two weeks ago as a recurring character on NBC's "30 Rock" with Tina Fey. • His latest musical, "Finian's Rainbow," opened on Broadway to across-the-board excellent reviews. • His new duet CD with... In this article: Cheyenne Jackson, 30 Rock, Michael Feinstein, Tina Fey, Finian's Rainbow, Xanadu, Damn Yankees, Newport, New York, and Minnesota |
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Playbill.com | 4 days ago
Finian's Rainbow Will Get a Cast Album; February Release Planned
The cast and musicians of Broadway's Finian's Rainbow were told Nov. 24 that a studio date has been set to preserve their work on a new cast album of the classic Yip Harburg-Burton Lane score. Producers David Richenthal, Jack Viertel and...
In this article: Yip Harburg, Burton Lane, Orchestration, Old Devil Moon, and If This Isn't Love
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Playbill.com | 5 days ago
Adam James Joins MCC's The Pride, With Dancy, Risenborough, Whishaw
...or by contacting Ticket Central directly at www.ticketcentral.com or calling (212) 279-4200. Cheyenne Jackson, who co-stars in the acclaimed revival of Finian's Rainbow, will be among the Broadway folk featured in the Macy's Th ...
In this article: Naked Angels, MCC Theater, Glengarry Glen Ross, Take Me Out, Macy's, and Pal Joey
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nymag.com: Theater | November 16, 2009
Magical Realist
When the music director of City Center's Encores! series approached Kate Baldwin about a revival of Finian's Rainbow, the 1947 Ireland-meets-Missitucky chestnut, Baldwin's response was surprisingly impolitic. Oh, no, Baldwin remembers...
In this article: Broadway, Cheyenne Jackson, New York, Old Devil Moon, and Burton Lane
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The Huffington Post | November 13, 2009
Regina Weinreich: Fantastic Finian's Rainbow and Mr. Fox
Read More: Bill Murray, Burton Lane, Eric Anderson, Finian's Rainbow, Fred Saidy, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep., Mr. Fox, Yip Harburg, Entertainment News What's Your Reaction? During intermission at a recent...
In this article: Yip Harburg, George Clooney, Fred Saidy, Burton Lane, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, and Eric Anderson
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The Spokesman Review | November 13, 2009
'Oz' lyricist's message lives - Fri, 13 Nov 2009 PST
...White and the Seven Dwarfs,' " Ernie recounts. It was initially a critical success, but a commercial flop. Yip Harburg went on to write "Finian's Rainbow" for Broadway. It addresses racial bigotry, hatred of immigrants, easy credit and...
In this article: The Wizard of Oz, Oz, Yip Harburg, Tin Man, Scarecrow, Ira Gershwin, L. Frank Baum, and McCarthy era
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NewsTimes.com | November 12, 2009
Broadway's 'Finian's Rainbow' has the luck of the Irish written all over it
...gold that's supposed to be buried at the end of a rainbow, it's well worth the wait and the trip. OK, so one cliche is allowed. If you go "Finian's Rainbow" is playing at the St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44 St., New York, N.Y. Performances...
In this article: Jim Norton, Hodge-Podge, Cheyenne Jackson, David Schramm, and Old Devil Moon
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L.A. Times - TV News | November 12, 2009
Cheyenne Jackson reaches a peak performance
With a starring role in 'Finian's Rainbow,' a new CD and a story line on '30 Rock,' the comely actor is having the time of his life. "Cheyenne conveys a real masculine honesty," says Warren Carlyle, director of "Finian's Rainbow." (Carolyn...
In this article: Cheyenne Jackson, 30 Rock, Rock Hudson, All Shook Up, Xanadu, Michael Feinstein, Tina Fey, and Queens
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The Huffington Post | November 11, 2009
David Finkle: Broadway Looks at Racism in the Obama Era
...August: Osage County, Avenue q, Barack Obama Influence, Broadway Plays And Musicals, Burton Lane, David Mamet, E. Y. Harburg, E.L. Doctorow, Finian's Rainbow, Hair, Hamlet, In The Heights, Jude Law, Memphis, Oscar Hammerstein, Patrick Marber,...
In this article: Barack Obama, David Mamet, Oscar Hammerstein, After Miss Julie, In the Heights, South Pacific, E. Y. Harburg, E. L. Doctorow, and Burton Lane
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Village Voice | November 02, 2009
Finian's Rainbow Retains Much Magic; Love Child Fields Frenzy; Redgrave Cries for Nightingale
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 3:14pm Do the sprite thing: Alina Fayeand Christopher Fitzgerald in Finian's Rainbow Mingled with the many raves for the new production of Finian's Rainbow (St. James Theatre) has come a curious...
In this article: Fred Saidy, Burton Lane, Sausage, and Euripides
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National Public Radio | October 29, 2009
'Finian's Rainbow' Arcs Over Broadway Again
...Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET Enlarge Joan Marcus/St. James Theatre Odd couple: In the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow, an unlikely romance develops between a leprechaun named Og (Christopher Fitzgerald) and a...
In this article: The Wizard of Oz, Yip Harburg, Over the Rainbow, and Mingles
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Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane.
A combination of whimsy, romance, and political satire, the plot revolves around Finian McLonergan, who has emigrated from Ireland to the town of Rainbow Valley in the mythical state of Missitucky with his daughter Sharon, intent on burying a stolen pot of gold in the shadows of Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief it will grow and multiply. Hot on their heels is Og, a leprechaun intent on recovering his treasure. Complicating matters are a corrupt senator who makes no effort to conceal his racial bigotry and the wishes made by those unknowingly in the vicinity of the hidden crock, including Sharon, who gives the senator a taste of his own hateful medicine by accidentally turning him black.
- Name:
- Finian's Rainbow
- Music By:
- Burton Lane
- Productions:
- 1968 film
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