TF1 Studio/ Newen Connect has picked up international sales rights to “Sarafina!,” the iconic South African musical-dance-drama that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992. “Sarafina!” was the ...

Mbongeni Ngema, the South African creator of Whoopi Goldberg film Sarafina!, has died in a car accident. He was aged 68. Ngema’s family announced his death in a statement, revealing that he was killed ...

JOHANNESBURG — Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said. "Ngema was killed in a head-on car accident while ...

When ”Sarafina!”, the passionate South African musical, was first performed in Johannesburg in 1987, Nelson Mandela, the freedom leader it celebrates, was still imprisoned by the government of his ...

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2 Casting & Cities Announced For THE OUTSIDERS North American Tour Sarafina! is part of the Mann's five-month, community festival, Firebird: Spirit Rising, which celebrates the human spirit's ...

The musical was adapted into a musical drama starring Whoopi Goldberg in 1992, becoming an international success. By The Associated Press, THR Staff Renowned South African playwright, producer and ...