The comedy about nine black youths falsely accused of rape in 1931 has been at hit at London's Young Vic theatreIt was a tough sell: turning the harrowing story of nine black youths falsely accused of rape in 1931 Alabama into an entertaining musical comedy using the disgraced minstrel tradition.And while The Scottsboro Boys largely bombed on Broadway, it was given standing ovations during a sold out run at London's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:40AM on April 3, 2014