DID YOU KNOW?
   
   
   
 

DID YOU KNOW? that On Broadway has relocated!
We moved premises in June 2010 to much nicer, bigger premises in Long Street.

Our new address is 44 LONG STREET, Cape Town (corner of Hout Street).
The restaurant is now situated on the ground floor and open from 07h00 Mondays to Fridays, from 09h00 on Saturdays and from 16h00 on Sundays, until very late every evening.  So you can indulge in your favourite On Broadway meal all day now!  If you are coming for dinner before the show we ask that you are please seated by 18h30 at the latest, which will give you enough time to enjoy your meal without rushing.  You then need to go up to the 1st floor where the theatre is situated, all shows begin at 20h30, and we ask that you please be seated in the theatre by 20h15.  If... 
   
 
   
MARC LOTTERING NOT IN 3D
   
   
   
 

Starring MARC LOTTERING

TUESDAYS to SATURDAYS until 25th SEPTEMBER 2010
**EXTRA 18h00 performances on SATURDAYS**

MARC LOTTERING - NOT IN 3D feature Lottering's latest stand-up material, as well as hilarious appearances by his alter egos Auntie Merle Abrahams and Smiley the taxi dude.

Amongst other things, Lottering shares his views on how to prevent others from using cell phones whilst at the movies.  Cape Town's favourite comedian also provides insight as to how to make love to foreigners.

MARC LOTTERING - NOT IN 3D is NOT suitable for children, and runs for 80 minutes without an interval. 
   
 
   
VERITY and THE SHADES
   
   
   
 

Starring VERITY
Accompanied by band comprising TONY PACO, NELSON MALELA, AL DU TOIT and HELDER GONZAGA

SUNDAYS 29th AUGUST, 05th and 12th SEPTEMBER 2010

VERITY and THE SHADES are a band set to take South Africa by storm.  Their music has a distinctive African flavour with universal appeal that gets audiences up and dancing with them at every show.  VERITY and THE SHADES features singer/songwriter Verity who hails from Zimbabwe and top musos Tony Paco from Mozambique on drums, Nelson Malela from Congo on keyboards, Al Du Toit from South Africa on guitar and Helder Gonzaga from Mozambique on bass.  This meeting of musicians from across the continent has resulted in a band, that while diverse in it's influences, manages to deliver "pop rock songs with a flavour of Johnny Clegg strum guitar, Savuka drumming and a tamer... 
   
 
   
D-seven
   
   
   
 

Starring PATRICK CRAIG, FRANCOIS SWART, SHIRAZ JOGEE, EUGENE GOUWS, SCOTT LEE-JONES, GRAHAM HILDYARD, NATHAN GROENER and DYLAN MARTIN
Directed by IRIT NOBLE

MONDAYS 06th, 13th and 20th SEPTEMBER 2010

D-seven is an all male a capella (voice only) music group.  A Capella music has, for an exceptionally long period, suffered under the impression that it was a music genre lacking sex appeal, audience-accessibility and commercial viability, and perhaps a touch lame.

Needless to say, perceptions haven't hindered D-seven, a bold new ensemble that has set the Cape Town music performance scene alight with tight sets, fitted jeans, slick moves and smooth music.  And if first impressions are anything to go by, many a fan of high-quality live music will be grovelling to the musical gods in thanks for a long while to come.

And... 
   
 
   
WHO SAYS
   
   
   
 

Starring dancers of the iKAPA Dance Theatre

ONE SHOW ONLY - SUNDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2010

iKapa Dance Theatre has five full time professional dancers with impressive dance backgrounds and intense formal training.  As part of giving the dancers exposure and a chance to showcase their talent through their work, the company launched a series of dancer's showcases which kicked off in May with Mbulelo Ngobombini.

For WHO SAYS? it is Zandile's turn to showcase her works.  Zandile Constable has been dancing since the age of 11.  She trained professionally with Dance4All and has also danced with Cape Town City Ballet in various productions.  This young dancer has been involved in collaborative projects that afforded her international exposure when she toured with the Buskaid String Ensemble in London, Paris and New Zealand.  Zandile was also the first black female leading dancer for the role... 
   
 
   
LOBOLA ALLA TWIST
   
   
   
 

A TRUE AFRICAN STORY
Starring ZUKISWA APOR and SIMPLY SMOOTH

ONE SHOW ONLY - MONDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2010

Come and experience the unique sound of Simply Smooth, starring Zukiswa Apor (vocals), Lorna Maralack (piano), Ephron Maralack (piano and saxophone), Derrick Africa (bass guitar) and Carlo Fabe (drums) for one show only at On Broadway.

Simply Smooth, a function band from the Winelands, play anything from jazz to well-known covers, Cabaret, Marimba, Ghoema, Rock 'n Roll, R&B, African standards and more.  They combine the refreshing, individual expertise borne of many years of experience of each band member, to bring you a musical delight that is truly rare.  Members of the band have celebrated success, both locally and internationally (UK, UAE and France).  Amongst their many accolades, is that they have also shared the stage with Sibongile Khumalo, Sylvia Mdunyelwa, Judith... 
   
 
   
PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE
   
   
   
 

Starring MARGOT WOOD, DAWIE FOURIE, SHEDRICK JACOBS and ALICIA DANIELS
Directed by MARGOT WOOD

FOUR SHOWS ONLY - 03rd, 04th, 10th and 11th OCTOBER 2010

ANEX Theatre Productions will be staging Athol Fugard's PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE at On Broadway.  This classic Fugard play, which is set in a run-down boarding house, deals with the character's existential fears and anguish at the thought of growing old and being forgotten.  Milly, the feisty menopausal landlady, is dumped by her lover and sets about planning her revenge.  This takes the form of a Pinteresque birthday party which her downbeat lodgers are forced to attend.  
   
 
   
IS IT BECAUSE I AM JACK
   
   
   
 

Written by MIKE VAN GRAAN
Starring CLYDE BERNING, ANELE MATOTI, MORNE VISSER and ANDREW LAUBSCHER
Directed by YVETTE HARDIE

TUESDAYS to SATURDAYS from 05th to 16th OCTOBER 2010

IS IT BECAUSE I'M JACK? is the latest play from the pen of award-winning South African playwright Mike van Graan, author of Green Man Flashing, Two to Tango and the hit satirical franchise Bafana Republic.  A very dark comedy about life, friendship and survival.  IS IT BECAUSE I'M JACK? explores what happens when four young friends in the prime of their lives are forced to confront their mortality after one of them - a stand-up comic - is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.  Is it all just a bad joke?

JACK has a stellar cast of young actors with established theatrical and television backgrounds.  In... 
   
 
   
RED CELLO ELECTRIFIED
   
   
   
 

Starring CAROL THORNS

ONE SHOW ONLY - SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER 2010

SA's premier electric cellist Carol Thorns will make her debut performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August this year.  Thorns will provide her Cape Town fans with a viewing of her show Red Cello Electrified at On Broadway on Sunday 17th October 2010.

Together with her VJ (Visual Jockey), Thorns transforms the traditional cello, taking it to a new level with an aurally and visually arresting multi-media performance.  Audiences are carried through a series of surreal musical landscapes that incorporate aspects of World Music and Ambient Electronica whilst retaining the richness of the cello's classical origins.

Red Cello Electrified is based on Carol's album 'Fireflies in the Rain', which received a 2010 South African Music Award nomination for Best Instrumental Album and... 
   
 
   
LOLA LOU
   
   
   
 

Starring LOLA LOU

ONE SHOW ONLY - MONDAY 18th OCTOBER 2010

Lola Lou was born in Paris in the 70s of a British mother and a French father.  A teen in the 80s, and a debutante in the 90s, she moved to Warsaw - Poland in 1995 and quickly became a diva in her own right.  It is there that she was labelled 'the French Queen of Poland' by her numerous and faithful fans.

Her show is one of Europe's leading cabaret acts and certainly deserves your attention - vivacious and ever-so alluring in her sumptous and cutting-edge costumes, she dazzles her audience with her velvet voice.  Rarely will you see an artiste with so much presence on stage, and natural contact with her public.  Her renditions of 'Non je ne regrette rien' and 'I will survive' are embedded in people's... 
   
 
   
VIVA LA VIDA
   
   
   
 

Starring TANYA SCHAAP, BEN VAN DEN DUNGEN, ROB VAN KREEVELD, ADINDA MEERTINS, HANS VAN DER MAAS and ARMANDO VIDAL

ONE SHOW ONLY - MONDAY 08th NOVEMBER 2010

VIVA LA VIDA is a unique project of Tango, Folklore, Jazz and Movie, produced by the Dutch group 'Quinteto Tango Extremo', featuring three guest soloists.  The six strong formation realises a very exciting melting pot of Tango, Folklore (to name style: Candombe, Chacarera, Milonga and Milongon) combined with jazz and improvisation.

In practically every song, there is space for improvisation: a typical jazz characteristic which is indissolubly attached to Quinteto Tango Extremo.  During the concert, nostalgic and unique images of amongst others celebrating crowds during the carnival of Buenos Aires, at the beginning of the last century will be shown.  These images will be projected behind the group.

Since... 
   
 
   
CRACKS AND THE CITY
   
   
   
 

Starring ANTHEA THOMPSON, SHIMMY ISAACS, ANNE HIRSCH and MARIANNE THAMM

WEDNESDAYS to SATURDAYS from 10th to 27th NOVEMBER 2010

Cracks Only's recent, popular hit comedy CRACKS AND THE CITY, returns to the stage at On Broadway in November for a three week run.  Funny women Anthea Thompson, Shimmy Isaacs, Anne Hirsch and Marianne Thamm will revive the show from 10th to 27th November.

CRACKS AND THE CITY caused a minor comedy sensation when it first ran for only a week at the Baxter in July.  The show was hosted by honorary Crack, Marc Lottering, and word of mouth soon saw almost full houses.  If you missed it then make sure that you catch this unique line-up of some of the city's funniest women.

This time it's CRACKS AND THE CITY - Not Hosted by Marc Lottering, who will... 
   
 
   
THE GUGULETHU TENORS IN CONCERT
   
   
   
 

Starring XOLANI NOVEMBER, LOYISO DLOVA, MPENDULO YAWA and SIYABULELA NQOLA
Musical direction by ALBERT HORNE

ONE SHOW ONLY - SUNDAY 14th NOVEMBER 2010

From the dusty streets of the township to the country's top concert halls, the Gugulethu Tenors' raw talent has captured the hearts of audiences across South Africa.  They've performed to politicians, dignitaries and superstars including Oprah Winfrey, Chris Rock and Mariah Carey.  At the 2006 Oprah party, guests were blown away, and Oprah herself was touched by their sincere performance and humble beginnings.  Their ambition goes beyond success as performers - collectively they aim to be role models for South Africa's youth and, through their singing, to showcase the richness and diversity of South Africa's cultural heritage.

With a stunning operatic cross-over act 'Il Divo' style  - which appeals to all, the performance will include opera... 
   
 
   
PERFECT SCORE
   
   
   
 

Starring KEVIN SMUTS, JUSTIN DE FREITAS, ANTHONY DOWNING, ALEXANDER McCLARTY, MICHAIL SCHOLIADIS, MAKIS LASKARIDES and STUART NOLAND

ONE SHOW ONLY - MONDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2010

Having sung together in an a capella group at school, the members of PERFECT SCORE decided to reunite and form a new group, consisting of 7 rich, young male voices who are all currently studying at UCT.  Although having only been together for under their new name for roughly 2 years, this energetic group of singers has been performing together for more than 6 years.  All of them have been on singing tours around the world, to countries including Argentina, Chile and Russia and have also performed at various shows at the Grahamstown Cultural Festival.

PERFECT SCORE performed alongside Idols contestants and other local bands as part of the Patriots Day celebrations at the... 
   
 
   
BIG GIRLS DONT CRY
   
   
   
 

Starring VANESSA HARRIS, LUCY HOLGATE and SHANNYN FOURIE
Directed and choreographed by ASH SEARLE

TUESDAY 30th NOVEMBER to SATURDAY 04th DECEMBER 2010

Vanessa Harris, Lucy Holgate and Shannyn Fourie are electric in this hilarious comedy, cabaret show.  Three sassy girls - jobless and desperate!  BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY is an energetic and vibrant adventure of contrasting women who sing and dance their way through the recession and their problems, from boys to bank accounts.

These girls are big in attitude, big in talent and big in sex appeal.  Vanessa Harris, leading actress in the movie "Running Riot", Lucy Holgate, Barnyard's sexiest singing sensation and Shannyn Fourie, lead actress in "Grease" the musical, together set the stage alight performing all the most well known female hits including Disco Inferno, It's raining men, 9 to 5, Big...