Swingin' the Dream (2021)
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.
- Date of release
- 2021-01-09
- Runtime
- 52m
- Director
- Andrew Brooks
Casting
- Kwame Kwei-Armah
- Alfred Clay
- Andrew French
- Kemi-Bo Jacobs
- Cornell John
- Georgia Landers
- Zara McFarlane
- Mogali Masuku
- Baker Mukasa
- Anne Odeke
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