Young Vic, LondonThis musical about racist bigotry in 1930s America is a strong show with a social conscience One of theatre's most potent weapons is an ironic contrast between form and content. It was used by Joan Littlewood in Oh, What A Lovely War and, more recently, by Stephen Sondheim in Assassins. It is also the chief instrument of this very fine US musical, with music and lyrics by John Kander and the late Fre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:31PM on October 29, 2013