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The Mzansi Tenors Performing Live at Montecasino, June 2023

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Pieter Toerien & RMB present

The MZANSI TENORS

21 – 25 June 2023

The Mzansi Tenors come to Montecasino this June, after a sold-out season at Theatre on The Bay. Photo by Gustav Klotz.

After triumphant appearances around the country, the Mzansi Tenors, hosted by Richard Cock and supported by Rand Merchant Bank, are coming to Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino theatre from 21 June – 25 June.

Only 6 performances!

Guest appearance by Nádine (Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Musiek Roulette), and introducing Sinesipho Mnyango.

Their dynamic Opera-style programme includes tenor arias, signature African pieces, Neapolitan favourites and musical theatre memories.

“They are a South African sensation,” says Rand Merchant Bank’s Carolynne Waterhouse. “They could hold their own anywhere in the world. RMB is enormously proud to be able to help in celebrating, rewarding and nurturing such phenomenal talent through the RMB Talent Unlocked programme.”

Watch RMB’s Carolynne Waterhouse and Mzansi Tenors founding member, Sipho Fubesi, chatting to Expresso’s Katlego Maboe about the origin of this incredible group.

“With the ten tenors performing in their signature Afro-opera style, you are sure to get shivers down your spine”, says Maestro Richard Cock.

Watch the Mzansi Tenors performing ‘‘Qaqamba Nyana Wam” live on SABC 3’s Expresso.

PERFORMANCES:

Wednesday 21 June at 7:30pm

Thursday 22 June at 7:30pm

Friday 23 June at 7:30pm

Saturday 24 June at 3pm

Saturday 24 June at 3pm

Sunday 25 June at 3pm

Tickets range from R135 – R300

BOOK HERE!

A proudly South African production, which will inspire everyone!

 

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NOW ON STAGE! BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ROCK & ROLL MUSICAL ROCKS SOUTH AFRICA!

NOW ON STAGE!

BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ROCK & ROLL MUSICAL,

NOW ON STAGE AT THE ARTSCAPE OPERA HOUSE!

Jethro Tait as Buddy in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story! Photography by Gustav Klotz.


Pieter Toerien presents a brand-new, full-scale stage production of the HIT rock ‘n roll jukebox musical, ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’, LIVE & ROCKIN’ at the Artscape Opera House, until 16 April.Directed by the West End’s Nick Winston (Fame, Cats, Chess, Annie, Bonnie And Clyde), this fresh and unique jukebox musical follows the incredible journey of Buddy’s meteoric rise to the top of the record charts during the golden days of rock ‘n’ roll – bigger and better than ever seen before in South Africa.Dynamic set and costume designs by Fleur du Cap award-winner, Niall Griffin (‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’, ‘Hedwig And The Angry Inch’, ‘Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’), and musical direction by Naledi award-winning Wessel Odendaal (‘The Phantom Of The Opera’, ‘Here’s To You – The Simon And Garfunkel Songbook’, ‘Avenue Q’, ‘The Sound Of Music’).
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN AT WEBTICKETS!
Leading the all-South African cast is singer-songwriter frontman Jethro Tait as the legendary Buddy Holly. This dynamic young performer has the crowds rocking and rolling, like it’s 1958

Introducing Jethro Tait as Buddy Holly, in Pieter Toerien’s new exciting production to hit SA in 2023! (Instagram).

The ensemble includes the best in South African talent: Bethany Dickson (Matilda – The Musical, Grease, The Sound Of Music) and Keaton Ditchfield (Evita, Saturday Night Fever, West Side Story), with Michael Stray, Chad Baai, Gianluca Gironi, Thoko Jiyane, Che-Jean Jupp, Gerard Van Rooyen, Koketso Mere, Gabriela Dos Santos, Nic Sedgewick, Virtuous Kandemiri, Sindiswa Ndlovu, Stephan Bezuidenhout, and Morgan Marshall.Included are all the favourites; songs such as “That’ll Be The Day”, “True Love Ways”, “Oh Boy”, “Peggy Sue”, “Chantilly Lace”, “La Bamba”, “Rave On”, “Johnny B. Goode”, “Everyday”, and many more!

The duration of the show is approximately 2-hours and 25-minutes (including a 20-minute interval).
Age restriction: suitable for ages 8+.

‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’ runs at the Artscape Opera house from 28 March to 16 April, 2023, and the Teatro at Montecasino from 22 April until 28 May, 2023.

Tickets ranging from R150 to R500 are available through webtickets.co.za.

BOOKING LINK: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/search.aspx?search=buddy

The Cast Of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story ROCKS Artscape! Photography by Gustav Klotz.

For Cape Town media enquiries contact dean@theatreonthebay.co.za
For Jo’burg media enquiries contact mark@montetheatre.co.za
Production photography by Gustav Klotz.
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Mzansi Ballet’s CHRISTMAS Show

Some of South Africa’s top dancers and singers celebrating a modern-day Christmas. A show for the entire family featuring some of the most loved Christmas classics as well as contemporary Christmas hits such as Silent Night, Let it be Christmas, It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, I want a Hippo for Christmas, Grandma got run over by a Reindeer and many more.

With extracts from famous Christmas Ballets such as the Snow Scene from The Nutcracker and more contemporary items choreographed by Angela and Michael Revie and Xola Willie.

This is a Christmas Show not to be missed!

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