John Kander And Susan Stroman Construct A Henry James Musical Out Of Waltzes

"It was fun for me to find out how many things you could express in the waltz form," says composer Kander (Cabaret, Chicago) of their adaptation, with librettist David Thompson, of James's The Beast in the Jungle. "The first thing I said was, 'How much do I have to pay to do this?'"

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