Starring MARK PALMER

TUESDAYS to SATURDAYS from 03rd to 21st AUGUST 2010

We have all heard the saying 'laughter is the best medicine' and there is a valid reason behind that statement - laughing is good for you!  Laughter not only makes the journey through life endurable and enjoyable, it also helps keep us healthy.  Worry and anxiety cause stress, which eats away at our health.  The root cause of most sicknesses and diseases is stress.  Start laughing and it will reduce your stress!

Stand-up comedian Mark Palmer, with a comedic voice heavily influenced by the likes of Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld, and a comedy style described by the press as 'clean, classy and clever' wants to heal all and destress everyone in his BEST MEDICINE show at On Broadway.

Great comedy with no harmful side effects!  No vulgarity,... 

Starring CHAD SAAIMAN
Backing band GERSHWIN KOEN, TYRONE MARINUS, STUART MARTHEZE, DARREN PETERSEN and CLEMENT CARR

ONE SHOW ONLY - SUNDAY 08th AUGUST 2010

Come and join SAMA nominated singer/songwriter Chad Saaiman for one intimate night of aural pleasuare as he plays some of his newly written songs that will feature on his sophomore album "THE FLIGHT", for the first time.  Chad will give an in-depth poetic explanation behind the songwriting, as well as perform some of his most popular older songs incluidng 'Seeing Stars' and 'Moving On'.

Expect a few uniquely interpreted versions of some of his favourite and least favourite covers by original artistes including The Spice Girls and Amy Winehouse. 

Starring LOLA LOU

ONE SHOW ONLY - MONDAY 09th AUGUST 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... 

Starring CARINA BRUWER, ERIEL HUANG, ARIELLA CAIRA and RENATE RIEDEMANN

ONE SHOW ONLY - SUNDAY 15th AUGUST 2010

Sterling "Electric Quartet" (popularly known as Sterling EQ) has taken the South African entertainment industry by storm with their genre-defying musical style and sensational live performances.  What started out in 2007 as a corporate show, exploded into a musical phenomenon which the public and media alike cannot seem to get enough of.  Sterling has performed at numerous huge events including the South African Music Awards (SAMA's), the opening of the Cape Town Stadium, the FIFA Final Draw party in Long Street, and the IPL Cricket Tournament opening in 2009, as well as many festivals, corporate and public events both locally and abroad.  They have shared stages with icons such as Boney M, Snow Patrol, Johnny Clegg, The Parlotones and the Soweto Gospel... 

Starring MARC LOTTERING

TUESDAYS to SATURDAYS from 24th AUGUST 2010

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. 

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... 

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.  

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 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 the title role is Clyde Berning, best known for his leading... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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...