CHICAGO – The Musical returns!
The award-winning Broadway and West End musical is on stage at Artscape, Cape Town currently and will run to Sunday, 28 September 2025 thereafter heading to Montecasino’s Teatro, Johannesburg from Friday, 03 October to Sunday, 09 November 2025. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.co.za
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The Luxurious Marble Circus is set to transcendify guests into a world like no other. With musical and theatrical performances on the main stage and tucked into a host of happical spaces, guests can expect a rhythmic rendezvous of sensational surprise.
From the moment guests step into the circus dreamscape, they’ll be serenaded by soulful sounds and sustained by swizzle-stick splendour. Fanciful fare will be available to forage, sip and savour, while drifting through a decadent world of rhythm, revelry and artistic delight.
Ster-Kinekor is excited to announce that Simply Red’s spectacular performance from their recent 40th Anniversary Tour will be coming to select cinemas for two screenings only – on 15 and 18 May 2025.
Holding Back The Years: 40 Years of Simply Red – Live from Santiago captures the band’s electrifying performance at the Movistar Arena in Chile, where they played five consecutive sold-out shows to rapturous audiences as part of their Latin American tour leg, which saw them perform to over 140,000 fans.
This special cinema event will give fans the opportunity to experience the energy and emotion of Simply Red’s 40th Anniversary Tour on the big screen. The concert film features stunning performances of their greatest hits and fan favourites spanning their entire career – from their 1985 critically acclaimed debut ‘Picture Book’ right through to their latest releases.
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CHICAGO The Musical is back and sexier than ever before! The highly talented all-South African cast is set to razzle dazzle audiences at Artscape, Cape Town from Wednesday, 27 August to Sunday, 28 September 2025 and at Montecasino’s Teatro, Johannesburg from Friday, 03 October to Sunday, 09 November 2025. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.co.za
“The name on everybody’s lips is going to be?” Leading local producer and promoter, Showtime Management is proud to announce the killer CHICAGO cast, featuring principal performers Kiruna-Lind Devar (Evita, MAMMA MIA!, Phantom of the Opera World Tour) as chorus girl turned murderess, Roxie Hart; Samantha Peo (The Adams Family, Strictly Come Dancing, CHICAGO world Tour 2018 & 2019) reprises the iconic role of Velma Kelly, the famous Vaudeville performer and fellow murderess; both jailbirds are under the watchful eye of the tough but savvy Matron Mama Morton, played by Tankiso Mamabolo (Nwabisa Plaatjie’s ‘Ziyana’, Don’t Believe a Word I Say). The role of the slick, charismatic yet devious lawyer Billy Flynn is reprised by Jonathan Roxmouth (Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Grease) who played this character in the New Zealand leg during the 2018/2019 CHICAGO World Tour. The role of Roxie’s simple, loving husband Amos Hart is played by Dean de Klerk (Kinky Boots, Rent, The Sound of Music) and M.E. Marvey is the upbeat reporter, Mary Sunshine.
Returning ensemble members from CHICAGO’s 2018/2019 season are Lesego van Niekerk, Jenna Robinson Child, Alexandra Girard, Ferdinand W Gernandt, Michael Fullard, Dirk Joubert and Hugo Madeleyn. New faces include CHICAGO ensemble features Angelica Hattingh, Ashley Scott, Bronwyn Craddock, Leah Mari, Nicolette Fernandes, Johan Dippenaar, Jonathan Raath, Kent Jeycocke and Nkosinathi Mazwai.
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Cape Town audiences are the first to see how this brand-new, reimagined production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN combines talent and innovative technology, with its incredible multi-media set design and a live, nine-piece band supporting the cast at each performance. The musical is celebrated for its emotional depth, cultivated in beloved, memorable songs like “Waving Through a Window” and “You Will Be Found”. A deeply personal and profoundly contemporary take on life and the way we live it, the show resonates with audiences of all ages, especially teens and young adults.
Presented by Showtime Management and How Now Brown Cow Productions the South African premiere production of the Tony Award-Winning, Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN is now on at Artscape, Cape Town, running to 9 March, before transferring to Montecasino’s Teatro, Johannesburg from 15 March to 13 April.
Dear Evan Hansen is a powerful ‘drama musical’, with a score created by Grammy, Tony and Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman) a book by Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson (Fosse/Verdon). The show is winner of six Tony Awards (including Best Musical), the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album, and an Olivier Award for Best Musical.
Evan Hansen is a relatable, socially awkward high school student navigating anxiety and the universal desire to connect. What begins as a misunderstanding becomes an incredible journey of self-discovery, connection, and the power of community. As Evan’s story unfolds, he learns valuable lessons about authenticity, courage, and the beauty of being true to oneself. Dear Evan Hansen has touched audiences worldwide with its unforgettable music and its hopeful message: even in the most challenging moments, we are never truly alone.
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