By BRUCE DENNILL Prince sold at least 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime and was regarded as one of the best musicians in the world by his peers, playing as many as 27 instruments. Showtime Australia presents 1999 The Ultimate Prince...
By BRUCE DENNILL Swingin’ Las Vegas pays homage to the music of the stars over the past few decades who have made Vegas… Vegas! It features the music of Elvis, Frank Sinatra and The Rat Pack, Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones as well as contemporary...
By BRUCE DENNILL Mamma Mia / Directed by Janice Honeyman / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways It doesn’t matter what your personal feeling is about the ABBA-driven stage show Mamma Mia (and it does tend to be one of the more polarising major musicals):...
By BRUCE DENNILL Mad About The Boys / Directed by Amanda Bothma / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg East London-based singer and actor Daniel Anderson was introduced to Johannesburg audiences in last year’s critically lauded Vincent – a...
By BRUCE DENNILL Amadeus / Directed by Geoffrey Hyland / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play, like its 18th Century subject matter, has aged well, not least because its central themes are, if...