Flahooley in Harlem

FLAHOOLEY is an allegorical musical tale for audiences of all ages is set in fictional Capsulanti, USA, which is the site of B.G. Bigelow, Incorporated, the largest toy corporation in the world. Puppet designer Sylvester Cloud has created a remarkable doll called Flahooley.

As Flahooley is about to be unveiled at the company’s big Christmas release to the board of directors – the meeting is interrupted and chaos and delightful complications ensue. A Genie in a lamp, a delegation from Baghdad, a beautiful Arabian Princess and a pack of corporate stooges inhabit this zany and highly entertaining musical comedy with puppets, video, singing, dancing and an enchanting score by Sammy Fain and lyrics/book by the remarkable Yip Harburg and Fred Saidy.

FLAHOOLEY plays on a double bill with FINIAN’S RAINBOW – A new one hour version of Yip Harburg’s and Burton Lane’s timeless classic or YIP AND GERSH – A theaterical concert of Yip Harburg and Ira Gershwin’s wonderful music. YIP AND GERSH was conceived and staged by Deena Harburg, the author of the critically praised book about Ira and George Gershwin entitled, FASCINATING RHYTHM.

William Shawn of the New Yorker called FASCINATING RHYTHM, “Not only the best book ever written about artistic collaboration, but also the best book ever written about Ira and George…An astonishingly brilliant book.”

Schedule at Aaron Davis Hall

• October 1st at noon & 7:00 p.m. – Flahooley, Finian’s Rainbow
• October 2nd at 7:00 p.m. – Flahooley, Finian’s Rainbow
• October 3rd at 2:00 p.m. – The Wizard of Oz, Who Put the Rainbow and at 7:00 p.m. – Yip and Gersh, Flahooley
• October 4th at 2:00 p.m. – The Wizard of Oz, Finian’s Rainbow and at 7:00 p.m. – Flahooley, Finian’s Rainbow

Schedule at Theatre for the New City

• December 18th at 8:00 p.m. – Flahooley
• December 19th at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. – Flahooley
• December 20th at 3:00 p.m. – Flahooley
• December 24th at 8:00 p.m. – Flahooley
• December 26th at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. – Flahooley
• December 27th at 3:00 p.m. – Flahooley
• December 31st at 8:00 p.m. – Flahooley
• January 2nd at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. – Flahooley
• January 3rd at 3:00 p.m. – Flahooley

Locations: Aaron Davis Hall, 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street and Theatre for the New City, 155 1st Avenue, between East 9th and East 10th Streets

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