Durante este periodo, y hasta finales de la década de 1950, Harold Arlen compondría, o contribuiría, a la creación de varios musicales de Broadway, como "Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1930", "You Said It", "Earl Carroll's Vanities", "Americana", "George White's Music Hall Varieties", "Life Begins at 8:40", "The Show is On", 'Hooray For What!", "Bloomer Girl", "St.