Susan Stroman's production, with its ironic minstrel-show format, skilfully suggested that the US's outlook on racial injustice had moved on since the 1930s " but not far enough' Read Michael Billington's review of The Scottsboro Boys' Read more from the Best theatre of 2013 seriesWhat do we look for in musicals? Mostly uplift, escape, transcendence. Just occasionally, a show comes along that rattles our consciences …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AM on December 20, 2013