Swing! is a musical conceived by Paul Kelley with music by various artists. It celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz, including many well-known tunes by artists like Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and others.

Its run on Broadway had 461 performances at the St. James Theatre, opening on Dec. 9, 1999 and closing on Jan. 14, 2001. It received several awards, including a nomination for the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical and other Tony awards.

Swing combines high energy dancing, singing and acrobatics into a 2 hour and 15 minute show (including intermission). The show has music from the early ages of Swing, to jazz, to even hip-hop (as shown as in an all- male version of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy).

While there is no dialogue in the show, music and dance tells the story.

References

• Internet Broadway Database entry for Swing!
• The Guide to Musical Theatre page for Swing!

Musicals