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A journey to the heart of fabulous:  Hit Musical makes its SA debut with local cast. Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical originally opened in Australia in 2006 and after a sell-out two year run, opened on London’s West End followed by Broadway in New York. The show continues to wow audiences across the globe with recent return tours to the UK, Australia and New Zealand. ...

Original cast reunites for 10th SA Anniversary with RENT IN CONCERT Save the date! Showtime Management’s 10th Anniversary Production of Rent  in Concert takes place at Montecasino’s Teatro on Monday, 15 May 2017 at 8pm. Tickets are now on sale at Computicket.  Presented by Showtime Management, this celebratory one night fund-raising concert features the much loved iconic and popular numbers from the stage production of Rent including ...

A Live Evolution from Madness into Magic By Louw Mulder I was fortunate enough to get invited to the opening performance of the world acclaimed Blue Man Group show for their South African tour at the Teatro in Montecasino. Never ever have I experienced something like this, but what remains a fact, is that I experienced Awesome. It would be close to impossible to categorise ...

Experience Awesome – South African Tour Announced Big Concerts International is thrilled to announce that BLUE MAN GROUP the wildly popular, award-winning global phenomenon will be visiting South Africa for the first time as part of a new World Tour from February – March 2017.  The acclaimed stage show, best known and recognised for its trio of bald and blue performers, will be coming to ...

Annie promises Rich and Talented Stage Stars for Tomorrow by Louw Mulder Very seldom a theatre production of this scale makes you proud, and very positive about the future of SA Theatre. In this case, Annie doesn’t disappoint; it is a showcase of the young talent we can expect major success from in the future. There are many aspects of Annie to rave about, but ...

THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE FAMILY MUSICAL Book by THOMAS MEEHAN, Music by CHARLES STROUSE, Lyrics by MARTIN CHARNIN ANNIE is based on Harold Gray’s popular comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The comic strip premiered in the 1920s in the New York Daily News, and became one of the most widely read strips in the 30s and 40s. Lyricist-director Martin Charnin bought a coffee table book called ...

The Whispers will be co-headlining The Legends of R&B 2 performing with The Stylistics and special guest Lenny Williams. All current ticket holders will have their tickets changed to the new dates with the same seats. If you have not yet collected your tickets you will automatically be issued with the new tickets when you collect. However if you have already collected your tickets you will need to go ...

Female Harmonization Perfected By Louw Mulder   Big Concerts really raised the standards with the variety of shows they brought to our shores this year. And with Celtic Woman, it was no exception. I was privileged to see them live at Carnival City a few years ago, and this time around at the Teatro, Montecasino, it was an improved experience, with an enhanced quality of ...

Unprecedented demand brings Cirque Éloize iD back to SA  “iD makes its Cape Town debut then returns to the Teatro for the Festive Holidays”   When Cirque Éloize iD made its South African debut at Montecasino’s Teatro in 2014, audiences were literally blown away by this bewildering high-energy production that blends breathtaking acrobatics and street dance.  Word spread quickly and “iD” became the hottest ticket ...

Time of my Life By Louw Mulder The boyband Boyzone takes me back to the late 90’s. Those definitive varsity years, some would say the forming years of adulthood. This was the nostalgic sentiment that stood with me during the whole performance of once lead singer Ronan Keating’s concert at the Teatro in Montecasino this week. A solo artist in his own right, and a ...

An Evening with Steve Tyrell & special guest Diane Schuur Live in Johannesburg. Big Concerts is proud to announce that legendary Grammy award-winning jazz maestros, Steve Tyrell & Diane Schuur will be coming to South Africa in September 2016. Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell is truly a renaissance man. In over four decades in the music business, he has achieved great success as an artist, ...

The World’s most illustrious clown to visit South Africa for the first time Immerse yourself in a magical world of dreams and imagination, interactively reviving your childhood ankle-deep in snow!   When the critically acclaimed international stage sensation, Slava’s Snowshow opens in South Africa for the first time, at Montecasino’s Teatro on Tuesday 26 July, a very special guest is expected to be in the audience. That ...

Big Concerts has announced that the Irish female singing sensation Celtic Woman will return to South Africa as part of their ‘Destiny’ Tour.   It’s been more than ten years since Celtic Woman first captured America’s imagination with their self-titled first public television special. That historic concert performance launched a genuine cultural phenomenon, introducing millions of new fans to the group’s fresh fusion of traditional ...

The Legendary Shaolin Monks return to South Africa with a Brand New Show For the first time in six years, following their globally acclaimed ‘Wheel of Life’ and ‘Kung Fu Masters’ tours, the phenomenal Shaolin Monks return to Johannesburg with an outstanding new show simply titled SHAOLIN. Twenty Shaolin monks will take to the stage to demonstrate their martial arts expertise in an awe-inspiring performance. ...

AGP World Presents Vir Das in comedy act ‘Battle Of DaSexes’ Acclaimed stand-up comedian-turned-big-screen actor and Bollywood Star, Vir Das, brings the international smash-hit comedy, Battle of DaSexes, to South Africa for a two weekend run: in Johannesburg’s Montecasino on 27, 28 & 29 May and then Durban’s Playhouse on 4 & 5 June. Vir Das, who is equally comfortable working on TV, film, theatre and live-comedy, ...

By Louw Mulder   It is one of those theatre productions that makes you leave the Teatro with a smile, and the tune of an old classic stuck in your head. With all departments and components of Musical Theatre coming together perfectly, I can summarise Pieter Toerien’s production of Singin’ in the Rain, as a delightful, feel-good Musical, as showcased by the cream of South ...

THE HANDS OF MAN TOUR! Coming to Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town in 2016 in Another Big Concerts Experience. Few artists can lay claim to international success spanning three decades, but Chris De Burgh has achieved precisely that. The legendary artist will be performing eight shows in South Africa in support of his new album, “The Hands of Man”. ‘Spanish Train and Other ...

Globally Acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is Non-Stop Extraordinary Entertainment!  The highly acclaimed New York-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s most popular global modern dance companies, returns to South Africa in September after 17 years with 13 performances in Johannesburg at the Teatro at Montecasino from Thursday, 3 September to Sunday, 13 September 2015 and seven shows in Cape Town ...

With over 150 million records sold, four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe for “Entertainer of the Year” (1988), 63 gold and 24 platinum albums and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Engelbert Humperdinck is a musical legend, celebrating over forty years as a performing and recording artist. Now South African fans have an extra concert date to be swooned and crooned by this ...

 By Louw Mulder   Whenever there is such a massive build up to an event, and by this I mean a period of anticipation to see Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance since I could remember, the expectations would set a benchmark that may sometimes be difficult to satisfy. This, however, was not the case with Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games, which exceeded all ...

Duo of Firsts for the Teatro and Musical Theatre star, Jonathan Roxmouth Following sold-out performances of his smash hit show Stage by Stage in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg earlier this year, and in a first for the Teatro and Jonathan Roxmouth, the multi-award winning star of local theatre will perform three concerts entitled From the Footlights, featuring a variety of hits from internationally acclaimed Broadway and West End ...

World Class Ice Skaters Take Swan Lake to New Heights in Breath-Taking new Production!  The world’s premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, returns to South Africa with a dynamic new interpretation of its award-winning masterpiece Swan Lake on Ice.  Opening in December for a limited season at Johannesburg’s Teatro at Montecasino before moving to Cape Town for a season at Artscape Opera ...

This Splash Hit Musical is coming to the Teatro in 2016 Singin’ in the Rain, another critically acclaimed award-winning production direct from London’s West End, will be produced and presented in South Africa by Pieter Toerien at the Artscape Opera House and the Teatro at Montecasino between December 2015 and January 2016, immediately after its international tour to New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Philippines and ...

Mamma Mia! is an original musical love story featuring 22 of ABBA’s greatest hits...

Join the fun, with the First ever Afrikaans Musical to enchant the Teatro at Montecasino...

Another first on our Website. An editorial blog from Louw Mulder, writing in his own unique way about his opinions and views of whatever he gets involved with, as well as his personal opinion about Stage and Screen events through-out the month. This blog, is the October version, celebrating his own 37th birthday...

The remarkable tale of courage and friendship in this ground-breaking puppetry work production...

For the first time in over 30 years, a team of American ballet stars bring their unique brand of classical ballet brilliance to the South African stage...

Pieter Toerien and Andrew Lloyd Webber is proudly bringing this Musical Classic, The Sound Of Music, Teatro at Montecasino!

The Teatro at Montecasino had an excellent year in 2013. 2014 will be better!