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 moreWhen I saw the news today that Gorki Theater Berlin will stream one of the greatest operetta productions I have
read moreYou might be as baffled by this new release as I am: the recent production of Jaromir Weinberger’s “last Weimar
read moreIt’s a daring and adventurous undertaking: while everyone else is busy with “The (New) Twenties” these days, Komische Oper Berlin
read moreOver the past twenty years, German-speaking operetta has been enjoying a revival, especially Berlin operettas of the Weimar Republic by
read moreAh yes, the Weimar Republic. Again? While the Museum für Fotografie in Berlin is currently showing a marvelous exhibition on
read moreIt’s a weird and wonderful experience to sit in the Tipi-am-Kanzleramt tent, waiting for a performance of Kander & Ebb’s
read moreThe one and only Steve Ross returns to the Café Sabarsky, that fabelhaft cabaret in New York’s Neue Galerie, 1048
read moreThere is Spoliansky in the air, it seems. And it is certainly high time that this unique composer is rediscovered.
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