Swingin' the Dream

Swingin' the Dream

Movie 2021-01-09 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.

Status
Released
Studios
Royal Shakespeare Company , Theatre for a New Audience, Young Vic
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Director
Andrew Brooks
Cast
Kwame Kwei-Armah Kwame Kwei-Armah
Alfred Clay Alfred Clay
Andrew French Andrew French Kemi-Bo Jacobs Kemi-Bo Jacobs Cornell John Cornell John
Georgia Landers Georgia Landers
Zara McFarlane Zara McFarlane
Mogali Masuku Mogali Masuku
Baker Mukasa Baker Mukasa
Anne Odeke Anne Odeke
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