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Revision as of 13:44, 31 August 2024
Musical Theatre in South Africa
Currently being written
Contents
Introduction
Producers
Des and Dawn Lindberg/CAT Productions
American Musicals in South Africa
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Lerner and Loewe
Kander and Ebb
Jerry Herman
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.
South African Musicals
King Kong
Mbongeni Ngema
David Kramer and Taliep Petersen
Sources
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