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West Side Storyless

West Side Storyless

FromThe TLS Podcast


West Side Storyless

FromThe TLS Podcast

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

James Shapiro, the author of Shakespeare in a Divided America, discusses the history of West Side Story, the most popular and successful Shakespeare musical of all time, and Ivo van Hove's flawed Broadway adaptation; Toby Lichtig reviews Tom Stoppard's new play Leopoldstadt and talks us through a selection of Jewish-focused pieces in this week's issue of the TLS; David Horspool, the TLS's history editor and a keen consumer of audiobooks, tells us what he has been listening to this monthWest Side Story, directed by Ivo van HoveLeopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard, Wyndham's Theatre, London, until June 13
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Feb 27, 2020
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