PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 23, 1987
Closing Date
May 17, 1987
1st Preview
Apr 15, 1987
1st Preview
Apr 15, 1987
Previews
11
Performances
28
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Jack Lawrence Theatre
(Apr 23, 1987 - May 17, 1987)
Setting
A prison cell at Leeuwkop Prison, outside Johannesburg.
Theatre Operated by George Elmer Productions, Ltd.
Produced by Kenneth Waissman, Robert A. Buckley, Jane Harmon, Nina Keneally and Edward L. Schuman; Produced in association with Harry Belafonte, Hamilton Fish III, Miriam Makeba, Duma Ndlovu and Paul Simon
Originally presented in the United States at the Roger Furman New Heritage Theatre
Written by Mbongeni Ngema
Directed by Mbongeni Ngema
Lighting Design by Wesley France
General Manager: Waissman and Buckley Associates; Associate Gen. Mgr: Karen Leahy
Production Stage Manager: Bruce Hoover; Production Supervisor: Makalo Mofokeng; Stage Manager: Judith Binus
Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Advertising: Attisano Levine, Inc.; Photographer: Pamela Frank
Solomzi Bisholo
Performer
Thami Cele
Performer
Bongani Hlophe
Performer
Bheki Mqadi
Performer
Bhoyi Ngema
Performer
Understudies: Fanya Kekana (Performer) and Michael Xulu (Performer)

Tony Award®

 

Best Direction of a Play

1987 Nominee
Directed by Mbongeni Ngema
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