BILLY SUTER reports on the gig and show scene in and around Durban and KZN this weekend and early next week – including a campus concert concentrating on jazz and swing. … More Sound Advice: KZN gigs (Mar 20-26)
BILLY SUTER reports that a cast of 70 has been assembled for a musicals tribute show that will relaunch the new;ly refurbished theatre at St Anne’s Diocesan School in Hilton. … More Musicals tribute relaunches theatre
BILLY SUTER reports that it’s back to boots for “Puss in Boots” star Earl Gregory, who has been named as the star of a South African production of the musical “Kinky Boots”. … More Earl’s back in boots… but kinky ones
BILLY SUTER reviews the KickstArt touring production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, “Into the Woods”, first staged by KickstArt in Durban in 2016. It is in Joburg until April 21. … More Another beguiling trip into the woods
BILLY SUTER visited Joburg to review the first SA production of the Agatha Christie play, “The Mousetrap”, and the large-scale Marc Lottering musical, “Aunty Merle The Musical”. … More Marvellous Merle & The Mousetrap
BILLY SUTER reports on what highlights can be expected on the London theatre scene this month and next year – a feast including a number of revivals and some top stars. … More London theatre: 2019 highlights
BILLY SUTER reports that a single screening, at 8pm on October 24, is scheduled for the London stage musical, “Funny Girl’, with Sheridan Smith. Catch it at Cinema Nouveau. … More Wednesday with a funny girl
BILLY SUTER reviews the South African production of “Matilda the Musical”, which runs until December 2 at Montecasino in Johannesburg before a season in Cape Town. … More Rich mix of nonsense & invention
BILLY SUTER reports that two Oscar-nominated films centred on gender-bending for gain – “Tootsie” and “Mrs Doubtfire” – are reportedly soon to be turned into Broadway musicals. … More Broadway gender-bender fare
BILLY SUTER reports that a mini-series on the life and times of ace choreographer Bob Fosse and his dancer wife Gwen Verdon is on the cards – as is a Broadway musical of “King King”. … More Fosse, Verdon and the giant ape
