The story
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 & crew
Kwame Kwei-ArmahCast
Alfred ClayCast
Andrew FrenchCast
Kemi-Bo JacobsCast
Cornell JohnCast
Georgia LandersCast
Mogali MasukuCastExplore the crew
- Producer
- Ben Tyreman
- Director
- Andrew Brooks