The Legacy of Yip Harburg Oct 23 on 13 @ 1AM: Plus, critics Michael Kuchwara and Jacques le Sourd Lyricist Michael Korie (Grey Gardens, Finding Neverland) and librettist Arthur Perlman discuss the career of the legendary E.Y. "Yip" Harburg. Born Isidore Hochberg in New York City (April 8, 1896 - March 4, 1981), Harburg wrote the lyrics to the many standards including "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and all the songs in The Wizard of Oz. Korie and Perlman discuss Harburg's contribution to the theatrical canon, particularly his most beloved musical Finian's Rainbow. Perlman has tweaked the libretto for the revival of this 1947 classic which opens this month on Broadway. Also on the show, critics Michael Kuchwara, of the Associated Press, and Jacques le Sourd, of CBS Radio, review the new play A Steady Rain, which stars Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman, as well as the revival of Kaufman and Ferber's The Royal Family and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts' new play Superior Donuts.                         HOME SCHEDULE ORDER ABOUT US BLOG CONTACT TAPES& DVDs