Swingin' the Dream

A concert of a work in progress including original music and songs from the 1939 production telling the story of an intriguing Broadway musical adaptation of Shakespeare. This jazz-infused version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream opened in 1939 with a heady mixture of talent, including Louis Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan, and musical contributions from Count Basie and Benny Goodman.

Genre:

Duration:

52 min

Cast:

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Alfred Clay, Andrew French

Quality:

HD

Director:

Andrew Brooks

Release:

2021

Country:

United Kingdom

Rating:

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