Ruth Leon on the wonderful world of musicals (2/2)

4th February 2011

 

MUSICALS SPECIAL (2/2)

Ruth Leon, biographer, critic and Visiting Professor of Drama at Kingston University, talks to Heather Neill about her new book, The Sound of Musicals (Oberon), which explores the wonderful history of musical theatre in all its glory.

Leonard Bernstein once said, ‘If you want the genius of Jerry Robbins, you have to put up with all the other stuff – and it’s not pretty.’