185. The Oresteia, the Odyssey and Lloyd Webber warns of Broadway tragedy
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Sarah and Alex discuss the new adaptation of The Oresteia and the implications for Broadway theatre.
Sarah and Alex discuss Simon Stone’s new adaptation of The Orestia, out in the same week as Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster, and another example of the huge appeal of the Greeks. They talk about the cult surrounding Jonathan Larson, the composer of Rent, and ask whether Andrew Lloyd Webber is right when he puts the early closure of Cats:The Jellicle Ball down to the impossibility of producing theatre in New York’s famous heartland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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