Nelson Mandela News

No election year would be complete without the irascible, irreplaceable and incomparable Jackie Mason - whose 8th and final all-new, one-man comedy tour de force, JACKIE MASON - THE ULTIMATE JEW, opens at New World Stages, March 18th. And now, due to an unprecedented demand, the show, originally scheduled for only ten weeks, will extend until June 29th.

Enjoyed by over 250 million viewers around the world, South Africa's longest-running show is finally coming to the North America. African Footprint will kick off its North American tour at the America in the Contemporary Arts Center, in New Orleans on November 1, marking the city's first major theatrical event since Hurricane Katrina.

From emerging new talent to the legends, the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival brings the artists and the crowds.

Satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys returns to the Tricycle Theatre with the European Premiere of his new show, Evita for President!, running from 30 July to 1 September with press night on August 1, Evita for President!, which is currently playing to capacity audiences at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, professes to be a onslaught against the 'mock' in democracy and the 'con' in reconciliation.

South African Trumpeter Hugh Masekela, who was nominated for a TONY in 1988 for the score of Sarifina!, will headline The Tanglewood Jazz Festival on August 31st

On June 16th, Drumstruck will celebrate its first anniversary at New World Stages

Rent choreographer Marlies Yearby will take part in an arts and health symposium at New Jersey's Montclair State University on March 3rd

YouthPlay - A project to integrate young writers with professional playwrights.

BroadwayWorld caught a preview of the new drum-theatre experience, Drumstruck, now playing at Dodger Stages.

DRUMSTRUCK, the world's first interactive drum-theatre experience, direct from sold-out engagements in Johannesburg, South Africa and Sydney, Australia, makes its American debut off-Broadway at Dodger Stages Stage 2 (340 West 50th Street, NYC) directed by David Warren.

DRUMSTRUCK, the world's first interactive drum-theatre experience, direct from sold-out engagements in Johannesburg, South Africa and Sydney, Australia, makes its American debut off-Broadway at Dodger Stages Stage 2 (340 West 50th Street, NYC) directed by David Warren. DRUMSTRUCK begins preview performances on May 12, 2005 and the official opening date will be announced soon.

Ars Nova presents Tales From the Sun, a story-telling celebration with singing and dancing, starring Tony Award Nominee Tsidii Le Loka (original 'Rafiki' in The Lion King), The Harlem Youth Ensemble and dancers from the cast of The Lion King.

Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Glenn Close, Keith David, Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee, and Morgan Freeman to Deliver Revolutionary Words of Vaclav Havel, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela and Eleanor Roosevelt