The countdown is on to the magic of
Finding The Light – An Evening With Musical Theatre Stars
With only two weeks to go, the countdown is on to the star-studded production Finding The Light – An Evening With Musical Theatre Stars. It runs at Artscape Opera House from 17 to 21 April 2024, with the Gala Night on Thursday 18 April 2024.
Initiated by the FTL Foundation, Finding The Light – An Evening With Musical Theatre Stars is a concert-style celebration of some of musical theatre’s best loved shows, with 100% of net proceeds going towards supporting the work of the Kolisi Foundation.
Musical Theatre Stars of the West End, Broadway and South Africa come together for this theatrical highlight, accompanied by the full Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Brandon Phillips (CPO Resident Conductor), and hosted by Marc Lottering.
Jessica Ross – London-based Executive Producer of the show and the co-founder of the Finding The Light Foundation, says:
“Tickets are flying out the door, so make sure you get your tickets booked for this unique production, which will be presented for six performances only.“
Daniel Galloway, who is producing the event alongside London-based Jessica Ross, says:
“With the production being just weeks away, we are thrilled to share that audiences can enjoy hits from RENT, The Greatest Showman, Frozen, The Colour Purple, Into The Woods, Phantom Of The Opera, Annie, Guys n Dolls and Dear Evan Hansen. There are also beautiful favourite songs from Sunset Boulevard, Chess, Little Shop of Horrors, Company, West Side Story and Les Misérables!”
For the first time, South African audiences will have the chance to savour performances by Broadway and West End luminaries Kim Criswell (Olivier-award nominated for Annie Get Your Gun; “Lucy” opposite Sting in 3 Penny Opera; Cats); Michael D. Xavier (Joe in Sunset Boulevard opposite Hollywood film star Glenn Close; Joe Bradley in Roman Holiday The Musical; ITV’s Grantchester); David Habbin, (West Side Story, Les Misérables, Amici Forever, and co-founder of the Finding the Light Foundation) and Broadway Star Nikki Renée Daniels (Company; The Book of Mormon; Les Misérables; Hamilton).
They join South Africa’s beloved music stars, who are no strangers to international stages themselves, Jonathan Roxmouth (Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Cats), Lynelle Kenned (West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Orpheus in Africa), Tshepo Ncokoane (Janice Honeyman’s Peter Pan Pantomine, Kinky Boots, We Will Rock You – The Musical World Tour) and Lucy Tops (Kinky Boots, Funny Girl, The Romantix).
Daniel Galloway, adds:
“We are also delighted to announce our ensemble of 15 brilliant young talents featuring student performers from Cape Town’s Waterfront Theatre School and LAMTA. From the Waterfront Theatre School, we welcome William Young, Asanda Mngadi, Jamie Peters, Phiwe Ngqangweni and Saskia Bormans. The performers joining us from LAMTA are Benjamin Wood, Euan Frankim, Matt Blerk, Peta Duckitt, Alessia Gironi, Grace Brown, Nikita Latimer, Sash Duffy, Keely Crocker and Michiel Bester.”
Original visual elements and musical scoring link a programme of exceptional vocal performances and bring the best of the world’s musical theatre stages to Cape Town.
100% of proceeds go to the charities working to transform the lives of South Africa’s underprivileged youth, including addressing the immensely limiting impact of violence and trauma.
The evening will be staged by the UK’s Paul Robinson (Singing In The Rain – Olivier Nominated), with Musical Supervision by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder (West Side Story, King Kong), Musical Direction by Dawid Boverhoff (Kinky Boots, Funny Girl, Sound of Music), Producers Daniel Galloway (The Rocky Horror Show, Cabaret, Funny Girl, West Side Story, King Kong and Kinky Boots) alongside Jessica Ross and Creative Director David Habbin (West Side Story, Les Misérables, Amici Forever, and co-founder of the Finding the Light Foundation) – to bring audiences in Cape Town a wonderful evening out, among the stars.
The Finding The Light show will also bring together the community through two out-reach initiatives: on the morning of 19th April over 20 development organisations and the academic community will come together at Artscape to share knowledge and best practice on addressing the extremely high levels of trauma in South African communities; then on the 20th April 250 program beneficiaries for these organisations will have the opportunity to experience the magic of the theatre for the first time.
The Kolisi Foundation was set up by Siya and Rachel Kolisi in 2019 to tackle some of the toughest challenges facing South African communities.
Siya and Rachel Kolisi founded the Kolisi Foundation with a vision to use their influence to change the stories of inequality in South Africa, to see thriving communities. The Foundation works alongside others to make a difference, by “remembering the one, one by one” to impact the nation. The foundation’s programs focus on three core areas: food security; gender-based violence and creating safe spaces through sport and education.
The two organisations, in their own right, were both founded with the common desire of making an enduring difference in South Africa.
Show Information
Finding The Light – An Evening With Musical Theatre Stars
Venue:
Artscape Opera House, Cape Town
Dates & Times:
17 to 21 April 2024
Wednesday – Friday at 20h00
Saturday at 15h00 and 20h00
Sunday at 14h00
Tickets:
Tickets from R190 – R420
Bookings:
Can be made through Webtickets
*VIP experience packages are available and include welcome sparkling wine and prime seating
No babies on laps, no under 5s
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