STAGE TUBE: Trevor Noah Promises Stability After DAILY SHOW Takeover in New Teaser
by Tyler Peterson - September 01, 2015 Trevor Noah readies for THE DAILY SHOW, where he takes over as host starting September 28 at 11/10c. Watch an all-new promo below!...
Photo: First Look Image of Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela in BET's MADIBA
by Caryn Robbins - December 08, 2016 BET Networks announced today its movie event MADIBA, a three-part saga telling the definitive story of Nelson Mandela, that will air February 1st, 8th and 15, 2017....
Applications for Africa Centre's Artist In Residency Open Until 30 September
by David Fick - September 22, 2016 Since its inception in 2011, the Africa Centre's Artist in Residency Programme (AIR) has successfully awarded 39 African artists the chance to take up residencies across the globe. The Africa Centre is proud to offer eight new residency opportunities through the 2016 edition of this programme....
CRY AFRICA Kicks Off Dance Seasons Programme at the Port Elizabeth Opera House
by David Fick - April 21, 2016 Imbumba Theatre Company and The Port Elizabeth Opera house present CRY AFRICA as the first production to open Dance Seasons....
The Africa Channel to Launch TAC Studios at DISCOP 2016 Johannesburg
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2016 The Africa Channel, Inc (TAC) announced today it will officially launch TAC Studios, a production arm of the cable channel, at DISCOP 2016 in Johannesburg from November 2-4....
Deadline for Applications for Africa Centre's Artists In Residency Extended Until 14 October
by David Fick - October 03, 2016 Due to public demand, the application deadline for the Africa Centre's 2016 Artists in Residency (AIR) Programme has been extended to 14 October. Since its inception in 2011, AIR has successfully awarded 39 African artists the chance to take up residencies across the globe....
SPARTACUS OF AFRICA to Play Return Season at Oude Libertas
by David Fick - November 18, 2016 A SPARTACUS OF AFRICA, featuring the original music of Khachaturian, will be presented for a limited season at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre this November. Renowned choreographer Veronica Paeper has re-designed the original ballet that she created for CAPAB Ballet in 1984, in which she incorporates...
Tresor Unveils Chill Music Video for 'Never Let Me Go' (Spada Remix)
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2016 The award-winning Tresor, one of the biggest musical presences in South Africa at the moment, with his soul-drenched brand of pop beginning to spread across the world, has just unleashed a brand-new video for 'Never Let Me Go (Spada Remix)'. Check it out here....
ULTRA South Africa Adds Fedde Le Grand, W&W and Claptone to Final Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2016 With just over six weeks until ULTRA South Africa lands in Johannesburg and Cape Town for its landmark third annual edition, festival organizers now reveal three surprise international superstars set to perform across the four-day, two city event this February....
Tucan Travel Launch Extra Departures For New Africa Tours
by Robert Diamond - February 26, 2016 LONDON, Feb. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Tucan Travel have increased the number of departure dates on several of their itineraries as a result of the overwhelming demand for their new Africa group tours....
Cross-continental Project MAMA AFRICA: THE MUSICAL Coming to South Africa, UK and Nigeria
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2017 MAMA AFRICA: THE MUSICAL, the bio-musical about Miriam Makeba, will be staged at Artscape Theatre Centre this February, with tour dates booked for the United Kingdom in March and Nigeria in May....
LA BOHÈME IN DISTRICT SIX Coming to Cape Town for the Suidoosterfees
by Tyler Peterson - April 18, 2016 Giacomo Puccini's popular opera classic, LA BOHÈME, is once again coming to Cape Town, staged this time as LA BOHÈME IN DISTRICT SIX. Presented by the collaborative production company, Africa Arts, the show will run as part of the Suidoosterfees at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town....
Jordan Baker, Desmond Dube & More to Star in I SEE YOU at Royal Court Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - January 26, 2016 ?The full cast has been announced for the Royal Court Theatre and Market Theatre, Johannesburg co-production of Mongiwekhaya's new play I See You. Jordan Baker, Desmond Dube, Bayo Gbadamosi, Austin Hardiman, Sibusiso Mamba, Amaka Okafor and Lunga Radebe start rehearsals today....
Playwrights Festival NOW AFRICA Reveals Full Lineup
by Liz Cearns - September 21, 2016 In cooperation with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Center for Art & Public Policy, the Tisch Institute of Performing Arts at NYU, the Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue at NYU (Anna Deavere Smith, Founding Director), and Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre, NOW AFRICA - a group of ...
New Children's Book, ERICA FROM AMERICA is Released
by Christina Mancuso - October 18, 2016 NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ MarriahPublishing Announces NewChildren's Book released and being promoted for the upcoming holidays!...
St. Louis Hosts U.S. Premiere of MIRIAM MAKEBA: MAMA AFRICA THE MUSICAL in September
by A.A. Cristi - August 09, 2016 The North American premiere of Miriam Makeba: Mama Africa the Musical will open September 15th at the Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis. The production tells the story of activist and Grammy award-winning musician Miriam Makeba, outlining her role in bringing down apartheid, her varied mus...
Circus Spectacular MOTHER AFRICA: MY HOME to Swing Into New Victory Theater for the Holidays
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2016 This holiday season, experience the joyous spirit of Mother Africa: My Home, an all-new circus spectacular set in Cape Town's largest township, Khayelitsha. Returning with their latest show, the 2014 Drama Desk nominee for Unique Theatrical Experience brings its vibrant mix of modern circus acts wit...
NBC Sports to Present Rugby World Cup 2015 Final Live, 10/31
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2015 NBC Sports presents live coverage of the Rugby World Cup Final for the first time on U.S. network television, when New Zealand faces Australia at historic Twickenham Stadium in London, England this Saturday at noon ET on NBC....
Debut David Cornwall Play WHITE ELEPHANT to Make Bow at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016 WHITE ELEPHANT is a study of contemporary South African malaise, framed by the story of Issy and Ma: a mother and daughter who each seek, in their own peculiar way, to do the impossible and kindle a future from the dying embers of their past....
Louis Viljoen's THE KINGMAKERS to Play Fugard Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - January 25, 2016 Following on from the highly regarded Fugard Theatre productions of award-winning playwright Louis Viljoen's plays CHAMP (2013) and THE PERVERT LAURA (2015), his multiple 2014 Fleur du Cap award-winning THE KINGMAKERS will be produced at the Fugard Theatre Studio from 23 February to 19 March 2016....
International Scholar Publisher Brill To Publish JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
by Molly Tracy - September 13, 2016 Brill, the international scholarly publisher, adds the Journal of African Archaeology to its growing portfolio in African Studies. Founded by Africa Magna Publishers (Frankfurt/Main, Germany) in 2003, the international peer-reviewed periodical provides scholars with a new pan-African forum for discu...
Mae Ella Moss Pens FROM AFRICA WITH LOVE
by Christina Mancuso - July 15, 2016 Mae Ella Moss writes her third book, an exposé of the sufferings, pains and devastation of the African people under questionable leaderships. In 'From Africa with Love' (published by Xlibris), readers see the truth from a citizen's eyes and not from the outsiders. It is a revelation of what the peop...
2015 Artists in Residency Announced by The Africa Centre
by David Fick - May 16, 2016 The Africa Centre is pleased to announce the artists selected by The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center as part of its 2015 Artists In Residency Programme....
2015 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards Winners Announced - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Brendan van Rhyn, Candice van Litsenborgh and More!
by BWW Special Coverage - January 18, 2016 Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 70 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2015 South Africa winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the w...
Mary J. Blige Joins BET Experience Africa Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - November 27, 2015 Multi-Grammy award winning R&B superstar Mary J. Blige is to raise the roof with a trademark heartfelt performance at the BET Experience Africa at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg on 12 December. ... |
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