Released
Swingin' the Dream
January 9 2021 (almost 4 years ago)Rating
??
No reviews
- Director: Andrew Brooks
- Runtime: 52 m
- Country: United Kingdom
- Companies: Royal Shakespeare Company, Theatre for a New Audience, Young Vic
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.
