Thuli Dumakude

Acclaimed Multidisciplinary Performance POOR PEOPLE'S TV ROOM Opens 2/8

REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, presents the Los Angeles premiere of Poor People's TV Room, the newest work by Bessie Award-winning choreographer/artist Okwui Okpokwasili, Thursday February 8 to Sunday February 11, 2018.

Okwui Okpokwasili's POOR PEOPLE'S TV ROOM to Play New York Live Arts

Bessie Award winner and New York Live Arts' Stryker/Ranjelovic Resident Commissioned Artist Okwui Okpokwasili presents the culmination of her two-year residency at New York Live Arts with the New York premiere of Poor People's TV Room.

TV: See South African Holiday Celebration SING! in Action at Theater at St. Clement's

'SING! A SOUTH AFRICAN AND AMERICAN MUSICAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION' is currently playing through January 1 at The Theater at St. Clement's. BroadwayWorld has highlights from the show below!

THE LION KING's Thuli Dumakude to Lead SING! South African Holiday Celebration Off-Broadway

Led by the magnificent voice of Thuli Dumakude (The Lion King, the film Cry Freedom) and featuring an ensemble of American and South African women, SING! A SOUTH AFRICAN AND AMERICAN MUSICAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION will celebrate the joyous holiday season from many threads of culture.

Photo Flash: SING! South African Holiday Celebration Starts Rehearsals at St. Clement's

Rehearsals are underway for 'SING! A SOUTH AFRICAN AND AMERICAN MUSICAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION,' which begins performances at The Theater at St. Clement's on November 26. Opening is set for Sunday, December 4, and performances continue through January 1. Scroll down for a photo of the company at the first rehearsal!

THE LION KING's Thuli Dumakude to Lead SING! South African Holiday Celebration Off-Broadway

Led by the magnificent voice of Thuli Dumakude (The Lion King, the film Cry Freedom) and featuring an ensemble of American and South African women, SING! A SOUTH AFRICAN AND AMERICAN MUSICAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION will celebrate the joyous holiday season from many threads of culture.

Theatre, Dance & More on Tap for JACK's Winter/Spring 2016 Season

Clinton Hill cultural hub and OBIE award-winner JACK launches its winter/spring 2016 season with an a cappella opera set in Zimbabwe by composer Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, a weekend of curated works by Modesto "Flako" Jimenez, the premiere of the dirty and bracing play Tom & Eliza, by Celine Song, the English-language premiere of Argentinian playwright Rafael Spregelburd's SPAM, The Geneva Project by Jennifer Harrison Newman, Antonio Ramos' Thirsty Mind, love and starvation sitting in a lonely tree and an exploration in minimalist/pop art performance by the No Face Performance Group.  JACK also engineers the return of Walter Dundervill's ARENA (which had two sold-out runs at JACK in 2014 and 2015). 

AFRICA MY BEAUTIFUL Begins Tonight at The Playroom Theater

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 'a suburban kid from Zimbabwe,' - will play a limited 15-performance engagement at The Playroom Theater (151 West 46th Street - just east of Broadway). Performances are set to begin tonight, August 31st at 7pm and continue through September 30th.

AFRICA MY BEAUTIFUL Begins 8/31 at The Playroom Theater

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 "a suburban kid from Zimbabwe," - will play a limited 15-performance engagement at The Playroom Theater (151 West 46th Street - just east of Broadway.) Performances are set to begin on Monday, August 31st at 7pm and continue through September 30th.

Soho Rep and PlayCo Extend GENERATIONS Through 11/23

In response to popular demand and critical acclaim, Soho Rep. and The Play Company, in association with John Adrian Selzer, announce a second extension of the U.S. premiere of debbie tucker green's generations to November 23. The production, which opened on October 12, was declared a New York Times Critics' Pick by Charles Isherwood who called it 'a singular theatrical experience,' noting 'that the play reverberates in your mind and heart long afterward, like the taste of a great meal that you savor for days.' In her Time Out New York Critic's Pick review, Helen Shaw called it 'a devastating aria,' while Hilton Als in The New Yorker called it 'a miniature spectacle' that 'is filled with so much warmth and thought that the feeling it imparts lasts for a long time after you've left the theatre.'

Soho Rep and PlayCo Extend GENERATIONS

In response to popular demand, Soho Rep. and The Play Company, in association with John Adrian Selzer, extend the U.S. premiere of debbie tucker green's generations to November 9. The production, which opens on October 12, reunites the playwright with director Leah C. Gardiner, who worked together on the OBIE Award-winning 2011 production of born bad. generations features a 13-person choir led by music director Bongi Duma (The Lion King). The cast includes Shyko Amos (An Octoroon), Mamoudou Athie, Khail Toi Bryant (The Lion King), Ntombikhona Dlamini (Sarafina!), Thuli Dumakude (The Lion King, Poppie Nongena), Jonathan Peck (The Lion in Winter) and Michael Rogers (born bad, Breakfast With Mugabe).

Soho Rep & PlayCo Present GENERATIONS, Now thru 10/26

Soho Rep. and The Play Company, in association with John Adrian Selzer, announce casting and the creative team for the U.S. premiere of debbie tucker green's generations. The production, today, September 30-October 26, reunites the playwright with director Leah C. Gardiner, who worked together on the OBIE Award-winning 2011 production of born bad. generations features a 12-person community chorus led by music director Bongi Duma (The Lion King). The cast includes Shyko Amos (An Octoroon), Mamoudou Athie, Khail Toi Bryant (The Lion King), Ntombikhona Dlamini (Sarafina!), Thuli Dumakude (The Lion King, Poppie Nongena), Jonathan Peck (The Lion in Winter) and Michael Rogers (born bad, Breakfast With Mugabe).

Soho Rep & PlayCo to Present GENERATIONS, 9/30-10/26

Soho Rep. and The Play Company, in association with John Adrian Selzer, announce casting and the creative team for the U.S. premiere of debbie tucker green's generations. The production, September 30-October 26, reunites the playwright with director Leah C. Gardiner, who worked together on the OBIE Award-winning 2011 production of born bad. generations features a 12-person community chorus led by music director Bongi Duma (The Lion King). The cast includes Shyko Amos (An Octoroon), Mamoudou Athie, Khail Toi Bryant (The Lion King), Ntombikhona Dlamini (Sarafina!), Thuli Dumakude (The Lion King, Poppie Nongena), Jonathan Peck (The Lion in Winter) and Michael Rogers (born bad, Breakfast With Mugabe).

I SING FOR FREEDOM Returns to Jackie Onassis Theatre on 1/26

By popular demand, THOKOZA, a group of six South African and African women, all "of a certain age," will return Off-Broadway in I SING FOR FREEDOM, Sundays at5:00pm at the Jackie Onassis Theatre beginning January 26th, 2014. I SING FOR FREEDOM played an extended run at Baruch Performing Arts Center from June to December of 2013.

Thokoza's I SING FOR FREEDOM Extends Through Dec 22 Off-Broadway

Thokoza, a company of six South African and African American women 'of a certain age' will extend it's current off-Broadway run of I SING FOR FREEDOM at Baruch Performing Arts Center through December 22.

Photo Flash: Harry Belafonte Visits THOKOZA at Baruch Performing Arts Center

In the middle of the performance of THOKOZA: I Sing For Freedom on Monday night, August 19, at the Baruch Performing Arts Center, the audience recognized Harry Belafonte as the cast reprised his famous calypso songs and gave him a spontaneous show stopping standing ovation. He eventually stood and acknowledged the applause with a broad smile and a grand wave. Scroll down for a photo of him with the cast!

I SING FOR FREEDOM Extends Through 12/16 at Baruch Performing Arts Center

Thokoza, a company of six South African and African American women "of a certain age" will extend it's current off-Broadway run of I SING FOR FREEDOM at Baruch Performing Arts Center August 5th, 12th, and 19th and September 9th through December 16.

THOKOZA in I SING FOR FREEDOM Plays Baruch Performing Arts Center June 17-August 19

Thokoza, a company of six South African and African American women with an average age of over 62, will present I SING FOR FREEDOM at Baruch Performing Arts Center from June 17 to August 19.

MUSIC: MY FREEDOM Plays Off-Broadway at The Tank, Now thru 3/3

MUSIC: MY FREEDOM will play a limited off-Broadway run at The Tank, tonight, Feb. 8- March 3, 2013. Six women from South Africa and the United States will sing, unamplified and A cappella, the music that makes them feel free and joyous in the intimate 62 seat Playroom Theater.

MUSIC: MY FREEDOM to Play Off-Broadway at The Tank, 2/8-3/3

MUSIC: MY FREEDOM will play a limited off-Broadway run at The Tank, Feb. 8- March 3, 2013. Six women from South Africa and the United States will sing, unamplified and A cappella, the music that makes them feel free and joyous in the intimate 62 seat Playroom Theater.