TODAY'S CABARET PICK (TIE) - NYC: KAREN OBERLIN DEBUTS AT THE CAFE CARLYLE
Prior to her one-week return engagement in London, Karen Oberlin debuts at the exquisite, legendary THE CAFE CARLYLE (35 East 76th Street, NYC - 212-838-3006) with her acclaimed show, "The Wizards of Oz: The Songs of Arlen and Harburg" on Thursday, November 14th at 10P45 pm, as part of the Carlyle's Late Night series. This tribute to America's most extraordinary songwriters blossomed from a tribute to E.Y. Yip Harburg she has performed to great acclaim in New York, at Caramoor, Palm Beach and in Paris. The convergence of the two titans of song reached its creative and popular pinnacle in 1939 with the beloved film "The Wizard of Oz." The best known among them, "Over the Rainbow," is now widely accepted as nothing less than "the greatest song of the twentieth century." Beyond the music for that film of all films, Arlen and Harburg created dozens of blockbuster hits and masterpieces of Broadway and popular songs. On the other side of the rainbow, the mutually created masterpieces include "Last Night When We Were Young," "Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe," "Down With Love," and of course Groucho Marx's "Lydia the Tattooed Lady," among many other gems. In the show, Oberlin explores some of these musical geniuses' songs before they had joined forces, and what helped make the magic between them. Their songs burst with humor, beauty and intelligence, not to mention the songwriters' MUTUAL devotion to improving the human condition. Their body of work is quite unlike any before or since, and Oberlin brings their best moments to radiant life. There is a $25 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum. 
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