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....
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....
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....
Four Seasons Enters South Africa with Spectacular Location
by Robert Diamond - July 25, 2013 Four Seasons continues to expand its presence in Africa, signing a long term management agreement with the owners of The Westcliff hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. The iconic property, set on a cliffside garden estate in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg, was closed on June 30, 2013 to underg...
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. ...
CIRQUE MOTHER AFRICA Ends Run at Resorts World Manila Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 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....
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...
California Exotic Novelties Sponsors Sexpo South Africa
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2013 California Exotic Novelties, the world's largest and most respected pleasure product manufacturer, is the main sponsor of Sexpo South Africa, March 7 - 9. Sexpo is a sexuality and lifestyle event which focuses on adult-related topics. It includes performances by local and international entertainers,...
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....
SAA Vacations' Introduces Family Safari Collection; Packages Available At Discount
by Robert Diamond - August 27, 2013 South African Airways Vacations (SAAV) is inviting parents to look beyond the normal vacation and take their families on an educational and experiential safari in South Africa with its air-inclusive Family Safari collection. Starting at $3,398* per person (restr. apply), the 8-day "Best of Sout...
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...
South African Airways Launches 'More of Africa for Less' Promotion
by Christina Mancuso - September 10, 2013 South African Airways (SAA), Africa's most awarded airline, launched the "More of Africa for Less" fare sale, with low fares from the U.S. to 15 destinations in Africa. Fares start at just $999* round trip (restrictions apply) for SAA's flights from Washington, DC (Dulles) to Johan...
ABC to Air Exclusive Interview with George W & Laura Bush from Africa
by Caryn Robbins - July 02, 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....
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...
CIRQUE MOTHER AFRICA Set for Resorts World Manila Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 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....
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 ...
SONGS OF MIGRATION, A Musical Tribute to South Africa, Makes US Premiere at Kennedy Center, 10/17
by Jennifer Perry - October 17, 2012 The Kennedy Center brings the flavors of South Africa to Washington, DC tonight, October 17-20, 2012 with the US premiere of 'Songs of Migration' featuring the legendary Hugh Masekela....
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...
VIDEO: First Look at Swank & Blethlyn in HBO's MARY AND MARTHA
by Tyler Peterson - March 25, 2013 Debuting SATURDAY, APRIL 20 (8:00-9:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, and replaying on World Malaria Day, April 25, MARY AND MARTHA is executive produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Juliette Howell and Liza Chasin and produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and Genevieve Hofmeyr. The film is an HBO Films P...
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....
H2 to Premiere MIRACLE RISING: SOUTH AFRICA on 2/17
by Tyler Peterson - January 23, 2013 MIRACLE RISING: SOUTH AFRICA tells the remarkable story of South Africa's political transformation that culminated in the first free and fair elections in April 1994. Narrated through personal and intimate accounts from world leaders, politicians, celebrities and journalists, this thought-provokin...
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....
Signature Theatre's MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! Begins Previews Tonight
by Kelsey Denette - May 01, 2012 Signature Theatre (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) today announced that performances begin tonight for MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! by Athol Fugard and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production runs May 1 - June 10, 2012 with a May 24 opening night in... |