Hooray for What! (1937)
An NEA sponsored restoration! A truly “lost” gem, Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg’s HOORAY FOR WHAT! is a wildly comic send-up of fascism, jingoism and war profiteering. The plot follows a mild-mannered scientist who has accidentally invented a terrible weapon capable of conquering the world. When a glitch reverses the effect so it promotes peace and brotherhood instead, the super-powers declare it worthless. The Arlen/Harburg score features traditional love ballads like “I’ve Gone Romantic on You,” as well as the bluesy “Moanin’ in the Mornin’,” the scathingly mocking “Down With Love,” and “God’s Country,” a gentle chiding of American pop culture.

HOME | BUY TICKETS | BUY CD | CONTACT US

For tickets call the box office at: 415-255-8207

© 1996-2008 42nd Street Moon