The Song of Jacob Zulu
The Song of Jacob Zulu is a play created and performed by the Steppenwolf Theater Company
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The play was created with the participation of Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Steppenwolf Theater Company using the group’s singing and acting abilities and opened on Broadway in New York in the spring of 1992. The production was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Music for a Play. Performers Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo were received the prestigious Drama Desk Award for Best Original Score.
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Performance history in South Africa
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ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Shabalala
Richard Christiansen. 1995. "Nomathemba raises hopes, and fulfills them", The Chicago Tribune 10 April 1995.[1]
J. Wynn Rousuck. 1996. "Nomathemba sings of hope, wariness, Theater Review: Musical is joyous storytelling, but offers a reminder of what was in apartheid South Africa", The Baltimore Sun, 23 April, 1996[2]
https://calperformances.org/learn/program_notes/2005/pn_Ladysmith.pdf
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