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AFRICA MY BEAUTIFUL Begins 8/31 at The Playroom Theater
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2015

Producer Eric Krebs asks, "What happens when 2 extraordinary singer/performers from Africa come together for an exploration of music and story telling?"  Africa My Beautiful - an evening of story and song, with South African born Olivier and Obie Award-winnerThuli Dumakude, and Tanyaradzwa Tawenga "...


Nat Geo WILD Announces Winner of 'Wild to Inspire'
by Caryn Robbins - March 10, 2015

Nat Geo WILD, in partnership with the Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), announced the winner of the second annual WILD TO INSPIRE filmmaking competition....


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!...


David Kramer's ORPHEUS IN AFRICA to Return in September by Popular Demand
by David Fick - March 02, 2015

After a sold out 'try out' season of David Kramer's ORPHEUS IN AFRICA that has played to capacity houses since opening earlier this month, the hit musical will return to the Fugard in September for the 2015 summer season....


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....


VIDEO: Who Is New DAILY SHOW HOST Trevor Noah? Watch Stand-Up Clips!
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2015

It was announced today that Trevor Noah has been selected to become the next host of the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning 'The Daily Show,' on Comedy Central. Below, check out clips from Noah's stand up routines from around the world!...


Music And Theatre Festival Feast at the Masque Theatre Puts Ability On The Map
by David Fick - February 16, 2015

The Chaeli Campaign presents a line up of great South African music and theatre at the Ability Festival from 4 to 7 March at the Masque Theatre in Muizenburg....


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....


Met Museum to Display PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS FROM WEST AFRICA, 8/31
by Matt Smith - August 27, 2015

In and Out of the Studio: Photographic Portraits from West Africa presents 100 years of portrait photography in West Africa through nearly 80 photographs taken between the 1870s and the 1970s. These works, many of which are being shown for the first time, are drawn from the Metropolitan Museum's Vis...


The Fugard Theatre Celebrates its Fifth Birthday
by David Fick - February 12, 2015

Today, on Thursday 12 February, to mark the occasion of the Fugard Theatre's fifth birthday since its official opening, the Fugard Theatre staff and the cast and crew of David Kramer's highly acclaimed musical ORPHEUS IN AFRICA, will light the candles on a birthday cake after the curtain call of the...


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....


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....


ORPHEUS IN AFRICA Returns to the Fugard Theatre in September
by David Fick - August 31, 2015

ORPHEUS IN AFRICA, the Fugard Theatre production of David Kramer's brand new musical, will return to the Fugard Theatre from 22 September 2015 following its world premiere season there earlier this year....


Alexander Upstairs Theatre Looks Back at 2014
by David Fick - December 22, 2014

As 2014 draws to a close, co-owners of the Alexander Bar, Cafe and Theatre Nicholas Spagnoletti and Edward van Kuik, theatre manager Jon Keevy and night manager Esthie Hugo take a look back at the past year....


NOW AFRICA Playwrights Festival Set for NYU
by Tyler Peterson - August 24, 2015

In cooperation with the NYU Tisch Center for Art and Public Policy, NOW AFRICA - a group of New York based African writers, actors and community activists - will present its first annual playwrights festival, conceived to showcase and raise awareness of dramatic works by African writers....


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. ...


Worldreader Releases Top 2015 Digital Books in the Developing World
by Christina Mancuso - January 05, 2016

Worldreader, a global nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy and access to great books in the developing world, today announces the top digital books read by children and adults on mobile devices across Asia and Africa in 2015....


Saatchi Gallery Opens PANGEA II Exhibit Today
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2015

London, UK - Today 11 March 2015, the Saatchi Gallery will open Pangaea II: New Art From Africa and Latin America, the second instalment of the Gallery's museum-scale survey which reunites the two former sister continents....


Rio Cinema in Dalston to Screen FUTURE SOUND OF MZANSI, March 14
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2015

The Rio Cinema in Dalston, east London, is delighted to host a special screening of Future Sound of Mzansi, the highly acclaimed musical documentary directed by Soweto-born performance artist and musician SPOEK MATHAMBO and filmmaker and cinematographer LEBOGANG RASETHABA....


Photo Flash: First Look- Actors Co-Op's MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
by Sally Henry Fuller - March 22, 2015

Actors Co-op presents Athol Fugard's spellbinding MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!, produced by Catherine Gray and directed by Inger Tudor. MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! opened on March 20 and runs through May 3 at the Actors Co-op Crossley Theatre, 1760 N. Gower St. (on the campus of the First Presbyterian Church...


VIDEO: Trevor Noah Prepares for 2016 Presidential Campaign in New DAILY SHOW Promo
by Caryn Robbins - September 16, 2015

Trevor Noah's ready to cover the 2016 presidential election on THE DAILY SHOW, just as soon as Jordan Klepper helps him learn all of the candidates....


AFRICA MY BEAUTIFUL Begins Tonight at The Playroom Theater
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2015

Producer Eric Krebs asks, 'What happens when 2 extraordinary singer/performers from Africa come together for an exploration of music and story telling?' AFRICA MY BEAUTIFUL - an evening of story and song, with South African born Olivier and Obie Award-winner Thuli Dumakude, and Tanyaradzwa Tawenga '...






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