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British-born Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) is one of the most successful composers of musical theatre in the 20th century. His works have been popular in South Africa and have been regularly performed by professional companies and amateur theatre groups across South Africa. ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' was first presented in South Africa in 1974, just a short while after the production debuted in London. His second major success,  ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', premiered in 1971, but was banned in South Africa as it was considered blasphemous. The work was subsequently unbanned and first staged in South Africa in 1991. ''[[Evita]]'' was first staged in South Africa in 1981, and has been staged several times since.
  
 
''[[Cats]]''
 
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''[[Sunset Boulevard]]''
 
''[[Sunset Boulevard]]''

Revision as of 13:44, 31 August 2024

Musical Theatre in South Africa

Currently being written

Introduction

Producers

The Performing Arts Councils

Brickhill-Burke

Des and Dawn Lindberg/CAT Productions

Pieter Toerien

American Musicals in South Africa

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Carousel

Oklahoma!

South Pacific

The King and I

The Sound of Music

Lerner and Loewe

Brigadoon

Camelot

My Fair Lady

Kander and Ebb

Cabaret

Chicago

Jerry Herman

Hello, Dolly!

Jerry's Girls

Mame

British Musicals in South Africa

Andrew Lloyd Webber

British-born Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) is one of the most successful composers of musical theatre in the 20th century. His works have been popular in South Africa and have been regularly performed by professional companies and amateur theatre groups across South Africa. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was first presented in South Africa in 1974, just a short while after the production debuted in London. His second major success, Jesus Christ Superstar, premiered in 1971, but was banned in South Africa as it was considered blasphemous. The work was subsequently unbanned and first staged in South Africa in 1991. Evita was first staged in South Africa in 1981, and has been staged several times since.

Cats




Sunset Boulevard

The Boys in the Photograph

The Phantom of the Opera

South African Musicals

King Kong

Mbongeni Ngema

David Kramer and Taliep Petersen

District Six - The Musical

District Six - Kanala

Fairyland

Kat and the Kings

Poison

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