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Midnight Cowboy: A New Musical review " gigolo and conman bromance builds to a shocking climax by Arifa Akbar

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonWhile the story of broken dreams and desperation can't make the leap to an all-singing all-dancing setting, there are great moments among the bleakness John Schlesinger's anti-American dream drama about two hobos in 1960s New York is a curious choice to adapt into an all-singing, dancing musical. Originally based on James Leo Herlihy's novel, it is a bromance of suffering, of sorts…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18PM on April 10, 2025

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