May 26, 2025 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Swingin’ Las Vegas 2025 / Conducted by Adam Howard / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways It’s often the case that top-class music, theatre and/or entertainment involves technical excellence, committed performers, well-written or curated...
Jul 15, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Swingin’ Las Vegas / Conducted by Adam Howard / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg The title of this musical extravaganza (an accurate term, for once) is slightly misleading. While a good chunk of the running order...
Dec 16, 2023 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Swingle Bells / Directed by Daniel Geddes / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg Swing music speaks to the way the songs performed in that style feel – it makes you want to dance. It also refers to the way the music is...
Sep 21, 2019 | chART
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Journey Beyond: Symphonic Circus / Creative Director: Brent Van Rensburg / Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Zip Zap is a donation-funded Cape Town-based...
Aug 17, 2015 | chART
By DARISE FOSTER Always & Forever: A Tribute To Luther Vandross / Lyric Theatre / Gold Reef City, Johannesburg To stand up and sing the songs of a musical great is no easy feat. And when that star is the unmistakeable Luther Vandross, the bar is set...
