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