RSC: Reconstructing Erik Charell’s Shakespeare Adaptation “Swingin’ the Dream”
When the Shakespeare adaptation Swingin‘ the Dream opened on Broadway in 1939 it followed Erik Charell’s earlier XXL-sized Broadway hit
read moreWhen the Shakespeare adaptation Swingin‘ the Dream opened on Broadway in 1939 it followed Erik Charell’s earlier XXL-sized Broadway hit
read moreThis Musical triumviretta in 1 act was adapted from J Maddison Morton’s farce Box and Cox by F C Burnand,
read moreWhen you ‘live’ in a certain ‘world’ – in my case, that of the 19th century musical theatre – you
read moreA seventy-one year old man, a little crippled these days, lying in the too-scorching sun by the Australian seaside, reading
read moreOperetta star performer and writer Ivor Novello (1893-1951) will be featured as “Composer of the Week” for BBC Radio 3
read moreChu Chin Chow was a version of the Arabian Nights’ Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves tale, put together by
read moreThank God for the internet. Especially, if you’re interested in historical operetta recordings. The website Norbeck, Peters & Ford offers
read moreHere is something really yummy: a collection of essays dealing with various aspects of popular musical theater at the beginning
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