Sarafina! 1988 - Articles Page 15

Opened: January 28, 1988
Closing: July 02, 1989

Sarafina! - 1988 - Broadway History , Info & More

Set in 1976, in South Africa, black students are injured during a protest. Led by a fellow classmate, the students present a play about the symbolic Day of Liberation they all dream of—when their hero, Nelson Mandela is released from prison.

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Casting Announced For THE LION KING In Seattle
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 8, 2009


Casting is announced today for the Seattle engagement of Disney's THE LION KING. Seattle's most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the Paramount Theatre stage from Wednesday, February 11 through Sunday, March 15. The media opening night is Friday, February 13 at 8 pm. This Seattle engagement is one of seven current productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris and Fukuoka.

Sh-k-Boom's 'Joy To The World' nominated for Grammy
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2004


Sh-k-Boom records announced today that the song 'Joy to the World' on the 'Great Joy! A Gospel Christmas' album has just been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Instrumental Arrangement / Accompanying Vocalist.' Other nominees in this category include 'Over The Rainbow' arranged by Victor Vanacore (Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis performer), and 'Unchained Melody' arranged by Steve Gaboury, Cyndi Lauper & Don Sebesky (Cyndi Lauper performer).

An Interview with Michael McElroy
by Craig Brockman - Oct 2, 2003


Michael McElroy sits down and talks about his career and the upcoming Broadway Inspirational Voices concert.

Sarafina! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Sarafina! have there been?
Sarafina! has had 4 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1987, Broadway which opened in 1988, Broadway which opened in 1988 and West End which opened in 1991.
What Tony Awards has Sarafina! been nominated for?
Best Musical , , Best Choreography for Ndaba Mhlongo, Best Choreography for Mbongeni Ngema, Best Direction of a Musical for Mbongeni Ngema Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Mbongeni Ngema and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Hugh Masakela.
What awards has Sarafina! been nominated for?
Sarafina! has been nominated for several awards. It was nominated for Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for both Hugh Masekela and Mbongeni Ngema.

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