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Swingin' the Dream

Swingin' the Dream

Release: 2021-01-09 ·Runtime: 52m

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.

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Royal Shakespeare Company
Theatre for a New Audience
Young Vic

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