Jewish Women's Theatre to Host Author Talk on 'Sephardic Women's Voices'
by Julie Musbach - December 26, 2017
Author Nina B. Lichtenstein will discuss her new book, Sephardic Women's Voices: Out of North Africa at her exclusive Los Angeles appearance presented in partnership by JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) and Jewish Women's Theatre (JWT) at The Braid in Santa Monica on Tuesd...
Cast Announced For Historic Production Of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW For Maynardville 2018
by Stephi Wild - December 14, 2017
A historic production of Shakespeare's popular comedy, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, will be presented at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre next year, directed by Tara Notcutt and featuring an all-female cast and creative team....
Art Africa Miami Arts Fair to Return with 'BACK TO BLACK: NO ON/OFF RAMPS'
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2017
Art Africa Miami Arts Fair explores how Black Arts respond to the assaults that currently beset the global African Diaspora and the world at large and how artists of African descent and the global south create modes of intervention of radical autonomy....
Brittanie Richardson Subject of New Episode of Amazon Series OUTrageous
by A.A. Cristi - November 29, 2017
Episode three of season two of the hit Amazon docu-series OUTrageous premiered this week with the focus of theater arts as therapy in Africa....
Art Africa Miami Arts Fair to Return with 'BACK TO BLACK: NO ON/OFF RAMPS'
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017
Art Africa Miami Arts Fair explores how Black Arts respond to the assaults that currently beset the global African Diaspora and the world at large and how artists of African descent and the global south create modes of intervention of radical autonomy....
Minnesota Little Free Library Delivered to Historic Alexandria Library in Egypt
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2017
A piece of Midwestern literary culture now resides in one of the world's oldest libraries in Alexandria, Egypt, thanks to a joint effort by nonprofits Books For Africa, Little Free Library, Minnesota Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Minnesota Book Awards program....
Playwrights Guild of Canada's CASA Award Honors Three Women Playwrights in South Africa
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017
The CASA Award, a new playwriting award for women in South Africa, was announced at Playwrights Guild of Canada's Tom Hendry Awards this past Sunday at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto....
Africa Centre Opens Applications for Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center and Other Worldwide Residencies
by David Fick - October 29, 2017
The Africa Centre is currently accepting applications for its 2017 Artist In Residency Programmes. The centre is offering residencies in Australia, Brazil, Spain, Italy and the United States of America....
Mamela Nyamza Returns to the Baxter Theatre With DE-APART-HATE
by David Fick - October 21, 2017
Following the short season of her latest work ROCK TO THE CORE, choreographer, performance artist and activist Mamela Nyamza brings her equally controversial and provocative DE-APART-HATE, to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio this October....
BWW Interview: Five on Friday with Gideon Lombard of DIE REUK VAN APPELS at The Fugard Theatre
by David Fick - October 13, 2017
This week's Five on Friday focuses on Gideon Lombard, who performs in DIE REUK VAN APPELS at The Fugard Theatre from next week. Based Mark Behr's 1993 novel, the solo play tells the coming-of-age story of Marnus Erasmus, the eleven-year-old son of a South African Defence Force general during the apa...
Mamela Nyamza Double Bill Comes to the Baxter Theatre This October
by David Fick - October 08, 2017
Choreographer, dance artist and activist, Mamela Nyamza, brings two of her acclaimed and confrontational works, ROCK TO THE CORE and DE-APART-HATE, to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio for a short season this October....
Nominations Now Open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards!
by Alan Henry - October 02, 2017
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, community theatre and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to no...
Filming Underway for Second Season of Sundance TV's Spy Thriller DEUTSCHLAND86
by Caryn Robbins - September 14, 2017
SundanceTV, UFA Fiction and FremantleMedia International have begun production of the much-awaited spy thriller drama DEUTSCHLAND86. The second season of the critically acclaimed and award-winning series will film across South Africa and Berlin....
Stuart Lightbody's Breathtaking New Show UNIQUE WONDERS Closes at Alexander Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2017
Following a global magical tour, award-winning sleight-of-hand artist Stuart Lightbody completes the debut Cape Town run of his breathtaking new show, UNIQUE WONDERS, at the Alexander Upstairs Theatre tonight....
ESPN2 to Televise NBA Africa Game 2017
by Caryn Robbins - August 02, 2017
ESPN2 will televise NBA Africa Game 2017 live on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 11 a.m. ET. The game will emanate from the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa, and will air exclusively on ESPN2 in the U.S....
South Africa's Best Comedians Headline CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS Comedy Benefit Showcase at The Fugard Theatre
by David Fick - July 22, 2017
Clowns Without Borders South Africa is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a once-off Comedy Benefit Showcase at the iconic Fugard Studio Theatre this August. Featuring the comic talents of Rob van Vuuren, Nik Rabinowitz, Sne Dladla, Shimmy Isaacs, Daniel Mpilo Richards, Yaaseen Barnes and CJ Be...
Dr. Sylvanus Ayeni Releases News Book 'Rescue Thyself'
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
Why has foreign aid failed to alleviate poverty and promote development and economic growth in Africa?...
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
Why has foreign aid failed to alleviate poverty and promote development and economic growth in Africa?...
Jennie Reznek to Return to the Stage with I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE in Cape Town and at the National Arts Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017
South African theatre legend Jennie Reznek returns to the stage tonight in her hugely popular production, I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE. There will be four special performances of this acclaimed one-woman show at the Magnet Theatre in Observatory, Cape Town, after which the production will transfer...
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017
South African theatre legend Jennie Reznek returns to the stage tonight in her hugely popular production, I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE. There will be four special performances of this acclaimed one-woman show at the Magnet Theatre in Observatory, Cape Town, after which the production will transfer...
Wines of South Africa (WOSA) Named International Partner at 3rd Annual Oakland Wine Festival
by Marina Kennedy - June 28, 2017
Wines of South Africa (WOSA) USA (http://www.wosa.us/), the industry association which promotes the exports of South African wine, is excited to announce participation in the 3rd annual Oakland Wine Festival (http://www.oaklandwinefestival.com) on Saturday July 15th, 2017. Following a successful Kic...
by Marina Kennedy - June 28, 2017
Wines of South Africa (WOSA) USA (http://www.wosa.us/), the industry association which promotes the exports of South African wine, is excited to announce participation in the 3rd annual Oakland Wine Festival (http://www.oaklandwinefestival.com) on Saturday July 15th, 2017. Following a successful Kic...
Photo Flash: First Look at Conservation Theater's FRESH FROM AFRICA at Planet Connections
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2017
Conservation Theater: Fresh from Africa, presented by Conservation Theater, written and performed by by Bricken Sparacino, benefits the Wildlife Conservation Society in its run at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below!...
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2017
Conservation Theater: Fresh from Africa, presented by Conservation Theater, written and performed by by Bricken Sparacino, benefits the Wildlife Conservation Society in its run at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below!...
WNBA Star Chiney Ogwumike Joins ESPN to Co-Host SportsCenter Across Africa
by Caryn Robbins - June 15, 2017
Chiney Ogwumike, the 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year, All-Star and former first overall pick in the WNBA draft, has joined ESPN as the co-host of SportsCenter across sub-Saharan Africa. Ogwumike, who earlier this year signed a multi-year extension with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, will co-host the Afri...
by Caryn Robbins - June 15, 2017
Chiney Ogwumike, the 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year, All-Star and former first overall pick in the WNBA draft, has joined ESPN as the co-host of SportsCenter across sub-Saharan Africa. Ogwumike, who earlier this year signed a multi-year extension with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, will co-host the Afri...
Smithsonian Channel Swings Around the World with New Series AMAZING MONKEYS
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
AMAZING MONKEYS premieres today, June 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel....
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017
AMAZING MONKEYS premieres today, June 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel....
Jennie Reznek to Return to the Stage with I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE in Cape Town and at the National Arts Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017
South African theatre legend Jennie Reznek returns to the stage in her hugely popular production, I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE. There will be four special performances of this acclaimed one-woman show at the Magnet Theatre in Observatory, Cape Town, after which the production will transfer to the ...
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017
South African theatre legend Jennie Reznek returns to the stage in her hugely popular production, I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE. There will be four special performances of this acclaimed one-woman show at the Magnet Theatre in Observatory, Cape Town, after which the production will transfer to the ...
Photo Flash: Smoke & Mirrors Present Reading of OLITYELWE
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2017
OLITYELWE (The Forgotten) comes to Washington D.C. after performing off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters in New York and touring internationally in partnership with the US State Department in South Africa and to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at Summerhall....
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2017
OLITYELWE (The Forgotten) comes to Washington D.C. after performing off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters in New York and touring internationally in partnership with the US State Department in South Africa and to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at Summerhall....
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