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Lance Bass, Michel Butler, et al. Set for BROADWAY IN SOUTH AFRICA Gala
by Nicole Rosky - October 17, 2011

Dancing With The Stars finalist and N'SYNC star Lance Bass, theater producer and last years' honoree Michel Butler and New York Yankees pitcher David Robertson will be featured guests at tonight's fourth annual Broadway in South Africa gala. Tonight's event will feature Broadway artists and Broadway...


Bono Laughs at 'I AM AFRICA' Dig in THE BOOK OF MORMON
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2012

According to gossip reported by the New York Daily News, 'Bono approves of references to Bono,' specifically the song 'I Am Africa' from Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON, which the star saw last week....


Books For Africa and Worldreader Partner to Send Books to Schools in Africa
by Christina Mancuso - July 15, 2013

Books For Africa, a leading non-profit shipper of books, and Worldreader, a leading non-profit empowering the world's poorest people with e-readers and digital content, have formed a unique partnership to send both e-books and e-readers to schools and students across Africa in the coming months....


Eight Artists Selected for First Sundance Institute Theatre Stage Directors Workshop in Addis Ababa
by Kelsey Denette - April 16, 2012

Sundance Institute today announced the eight artists currently participating in the 2012 Theatre Stage Directors Workshop in Addis Ababa. ...


Petals and Blood: Stories, Dharma and Poems of Ecstasy, Awakening and Annihilation is Released
by Christina Mancuso - October 01, 2013

HawaiiWith fierce courage, intimacy and candor, Gavin Harrison, author of Petals and Blood: Stories, Dharma and Poems of Ecstasy, Awakening and Annihilation opens up about his life providing a combination of page-turning personal stories with poems that inspire and awaken the soul. Harrison, who ori...


Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Performs At The Boulder Theater 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2012

KGNU & Z2 Entertainment is set to present the Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 at the Boulder Theater on Thursday, March 29th, 2012....


TREE/BOOM/UMTHI Invited to Festival of Theatre and Culture for Early Childhood in March 2014
by Joseph OHern - November 04, 2013

Magnet Theatre has been committed to transformation in the theatre industry in South Africa for the past 25 years. They are an award winning physical theatre company based in Cape Town in South Africa. Magnet Theatre believes that we all have a responsibility to develop a more just, free and peacefu...


Prime Minister of Uganda to Open 8th Routes Africa Event
by Robert Diamond - July 04, 2013

Taking place on Sunday 7 th and Monday 8 th July 2013 and open to all attending delegates, The Routes Africa Strategy Summit will open Routes Africa in Kampala. One of the highlights of the Summit will be a keynote address from Hon. Amama MBABAZI, the HON Right Prime Minister of Uganda who has recen...


MY VROU SE MAN SE LYK SE TAS Opens at the State Theatre in April 2013
by Kelsey Denette - April 19, 2013

This year, Lefra Productions is presenting MY VROU SE MAN SE LYK SE TAS, an Afrikaans translation of the new Ray Cooney farce, FUNNY MONEY. This is one of Cooney's very successful farces from London's West End is being performed for the first time in South Africa in Afrikaans. Peet van Rensburg did ...


Discovery Premieres New Seven-Part Series AFRICA Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 08, 2013

A Discovery Channel/BBC co-production fouryears in the making, AFRICA - premiering tonight, January 8, 2013 at 10PM E/P - is a seven-part series that brings the continent to life with never-before-filmed species, animal behaviors and secret, natural wonders of the world....


Ultra Worldwide Will Expand to South Africa, Japan in 2014
by Tyler Peterson - October 25, 2013

Following months of speculation and anticipatory hearsay from hopeful dance music enthusiasts across all corners of the globe, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL has today put the rumors to rest by revealing that the world's premier electronic event will be heading to not one, but two new locations for 2014. Nex...


Penelope Andrew's FROM CAPE TOWN TO KABUL Pursues Women's Human Rights
by Caryn Robbins - December 04, 2012

Albany Law School President and Dean Penelope (Penny) Andrews is the author of the newly published book FROM CAPE TOWN TO KABUL: Rethinking Strategies for Pursuing Women's Human Rights (Ashgate Publishing), which advances a new approach to pursuing human rights for women in developing democracies....


Hertz Partners With Holiday Holdings To Grow Southern African Outbound Car Rentals
by Robert Diamond - April 08, 2013

The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) the world's largest general use car rental brand has appointed Holiday Holdings International as its exclusive General Sales Agent (GSA) in Southern Africa....


ABC News Presents DISASTER IN THE DESERT Reports from West Africa
by Caryn Robbins - May 30, 2012

A humanitarian crisis looms in West Africa, and ABC's Bazi Kanani is there reporting from the hunger zone, where nearly 15 million people and roughly one million children are at risk -- that's roughly the number of children in New York City's public schools. ...


ASSITEJ to Host Family Festival in November
by Tyler Peterson - October 04, 2013

ASSITEJ South Africa is based in the very poor township community of Vrygrond close to Muizenberg, Cape Town. The organisation is holding a Family Festival of performances for children and their families in the community this November. ASSITEJ South Africa is holding on a number of community-based e...


Robinson A. Milwood Unveils British Christianity and the Slave Trade in Africa in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - July 18, 2013

Through author Robinson A. Milwood's research in writing his previous book on African Humanity, he became deeply moved by the oppressions, exploitations and sufferings of the slaves. He was particularly disturbed by the fact that the punishments and crimes were committed by the churches, Quakers, so...


Retired Missionary Explores Her Memories of Life in Africa in PENDO
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2013

In her new book "Pendo: God Loves Africa!" (published by AuthorHouse), author Martha Kirkpatrick revisits her experiences of working as a missionary in Africa for 41 years. Her memoir offers readers a unique perspective of the development and independence of African countries, as well as the moderni...


SONGS OF MIGRATION, A Musical Tribute to South Africa, Makes US Premiere at Kennedy Center, 10/17
by Jennifer Perry - October 12, 2012

The Kennedy Center brings the flavors of South Africa to Washington, DC on October 17-20, 2012 with the US premiere of 'Songs of Migration' featuring the legendary Hugh Masekela....


New Book Chronicles Life of MOVE Founder, John Africa
by Christina Mancuso - October 18, 2013

May 13th 1985, is now recorded in the annals of history, as this was the day Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode, approved the dropping of a bomb on a row house in a residential neighborhood. The raging fire that followed claimed the lives of eleven MOVE members, six adults and five children. Among t...


CIRQUE MOTHER AFRICA Set for Resorts World Manila, 4/19-22
by Kelsey Denette - February 04, 2012

For the first time in Manila, the world-renowned Cirque Mother Africa (created by professional acrobat Winston Ruddle) will dazzle and mesmerize local audiences with wild African music, dance and performance in a two-hour showcase....


Routes Africa Heads to Zimbabwe in 2014
by Robert Diamond - July 09, 2013

MANCHESTER, England, July 9, 2013 -...


Broadway in South Africa Brings its South African Students to NYC 10/17
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2011

To further fulfill it commitment to creating cross-cultural exchange through the power of art, Broadway in South Africa (BSA) hosts a group of its South African students on their first trip outside of South Africa....


George W. Bush, Laura Bush Set for Interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - July 01, 2013

The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, and former First Lady Laura Bush will sit down with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl for their only broadcast television interview during their trip to Africa. They will discuss President Bush's post-presidential activit...


Joan Schrauwen's THE SALT OF MY DESIRE Discovers Hidden Desire and the Wisdom of the Ancients
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2013

Joan Schrauwen describes the journey of several individuals whose connected experiences compel them to attain self discovery, tragedy, and ultimately love, against the background of two of the most magnificent wilderness regions of Africa....


THE LION KING and Nederlander Organization Join the Fight Against Malaria
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 09, 2011

Today, the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets-a global, grassroots campaign to fight malaria in Africa-announced that Disney's The Lion King and the Nederlander Organization are joining the campaign as its newest partners in the movement to end malaria....






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