Swingin' the Dream

Overview

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.

Cast

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Alfred Clay

Andrew French

Kemi-Bo Jacobs

Cornell John

Georgia Landers

Zara McFarlane

Mogali Masuku

Baker Mukasa

Anne Odeke