Finian’s Rainbow continues at Irish Repertory Theatre, New York until 31 December. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s as if Charlotte Moore found a magic wand somewhere and sprinkled faerie dust over the stage of Off-Broadway’s Irish Repertory Theatre, where she is artistic director and where her production of Finian’s Rainbow is […]
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Finian’s Rainbow – Charing Cross Theatre
Finian’s Rainbow continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 10 May. Originally subtitled ‘A Musical (Satire) in Two Acts’, Finian’s Rainbow may well have raised a few eyebrows at its Broadway premiere in January 1947, dealing as it does with racial intolerance and political injustice. EY Harburg and Burton Lane’s gentle but pointed invective certainly […]
Finian’s Rainbow opens at the Union Theatre
Finian’s Rainbow, the musical by composer Burton Lane and lyricist EY Harburg (book by Harburg and Fred Saidy, adapted by Charlotte Moore) has been unperformed professionally in the UK since its first West End run. Now there is a chance to rediscover the show in a brand new production staged by award-winning director Phil Willmott […]
