Flahooley, a Zany Musical Comedy with People and Puppets
Aaron Davis Hall - Theater B, at The City College of New York (150 Convent Avenue New York City, NY 10031)
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- $20.00
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- FREE - $10.00*
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The last date listed for Flahooley was Sunday October 4, 2009 / 7:00pm.
2 Goldstar Member Reviews
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The play was fun to watch for me and my young granddaughter, but did require some idea of the political enviornment of that period of time.Written on Oct 12 2009
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Theresa Spurgiasz
This is a play about a toy company that need to come upm with a new toy for the Christmas season in 1951.Written on Oct 03 2009
They come up with a doll named Flahooley that can talk with is ahead of its time for this time period.
The play is geared towards children & is a good show for them to see.
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More Information About Flahooley
Website
http://www.harlemrepertorytheatre.org/flahooley.html
Description
The Harlem Repertory Theatre, the Yip Harburg Foundation and the City College of New York (CCNY) Department of Theatre and Speech present a world premiere of a new adaptation of the 1951 musical, Flahooley. The delightful albeit insightful musical features colorful puppets, charming animation and a brilliant score and libretto.
Yip Harburg who also wrote the lyrics and was a driving creative force behind the landmark Broadway musical, Finian's Rainbow, and the popular and beloved musical film, The Wizard of Oz, conceived this musical theatre gem. Flahooley, infused with Yip’s trademark humor, wit and social satire, tells the tale of daydreamer Sylvester, a brilliant toy maker trapped in a corporate factory, his more practical girlfriend Sandy, B.G. Bigelow, the toy maker CEO forced to use big oil to keep his company alive only to be overpowered by an Arabian geniein- a-lamp, Abou, who overproduces Bigelow’s coveted Flahooley doll. As the dolls flood the market, all children get free dolls, the company goes bust, live puppets get into the act, making for an all-too-timely American musical fable about repression, capitalism and intolerance. Flahooley was written and developed by Yip Harburg as a reaction to Joe McCarthy’s reign in the 1950s when the shameful “blacklisting” of Americans citizens occurred.
About the Ticket Supplier: Harlem Repertory Theatre
The Harlem Repertory Theatre is a small theatre company supported by the City College of New York's Theatre Department, The Dubois Heyward Foundation and The City University of New York's College Now Program. HRT's productions are directed and designed by, and cast with, visiting professionals, equity actors, faculty members and the CCNY Theatre Program's most advanced students. We are committed to producing artistically and intellectually challenging productions that explore the experiences of a diverse range of ethnic, social and cultural communities. Moreover, HRT will stage new works and established classic musicals and plays from bold, new and innovative perspectives that will challenge and/or reflect the community's cultural and social values.