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
Happiness – Isn’t
May 1st, 2009 No Comments
Oh boy! How could so much money be spent for so little? How could some of the most creative people on Broadway come up with this musical whimsy about a group of people stranded in a subway car, a cross between Sartre’s No Exit and a not very memorable episode of The Twilight Zone called […]
Tags: Joanna Gleason · Robb Sapp · Susan Stroman