The Scottsboro Boys, with an immediately recognizable score by Kander & Ebb, written by David Thompson and precisely directed by Susan Stroman who has also supplied some incredibly crafted choreography is a daring show that dares you to be entertained while cringing at the horrors that unfold to nine young black boys falsely accused of […]
The Scottsboro Boys reaches Broadway and beyond
November 7th, 2010 Comments Off on The Scottsboro Boys reaches Broadway and beyond
Tags: David Thompson · Fred Ebb · John Kander · Susan Stroman
The Scottsboro Boys by Kander & Ebb Off B’way
March 20th, 2010 Comments Off on The Scottsboro Boys by Kander & Ebb Off B’way
Let’s just say for arguments sake that a new musical based on the factual story of the “Scottsboro Case” – where a group of nine colored men, ages 13-19, were falsely accused of raping two white women of ill repute in Alabama circa 1931 and were incarcerated, put to trial, found guilty, had their lives […]
Tags: David Thompson · Fred Ebb · John Kander · Susan Stroman