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News24
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News24
Jonathan Roxmouth has brought Broadway home
Jonathan Roxmouth performs eight shows of My Favourite Broadway at Montecasino's Teatro in Johannesburg across two weekends, from 25 July to 3 August. Fresh from acclaimed runs overseas, Jonathan Roxmouth has returned to South African stages with this show that will see the performer reinterpret some of the most recognisable songs in musical theatre. Accompanied by the newly formed 32-piece Egoli Symphonic Orchestra and conducted by long-time collaborator Adam Howard, Roxmouth will perform material drawn from a range of Broadway favourites, from Phantom of the Opera to Les Misérables, and Evita to Funny Girl and Oliver! Discounts are available for early bookings and groups; tickets via Webtickets. WATCH | Gospel meets house music: Mörda and Soweto Gospel Choir collaborate for History of House Known for his theatrical precision and vocal command, Roxmouth will also feature songs from shows he has yet to appear in, adding an element of unpredictability to a show otherwise rooted in the familiar. An outstanding moment promises to be his return to the piano for a special segment with the orchestra. The production comes at a milestone in Roxmouth's career. Later in the year, he will reprise his international role as Billy Flynn in Chicago – The Musical, first at Cape Town's Artscape Theatre (from 27 August), followed by a Johannesburg season at Montecasino's Teatro from 3 October to 9 November. Having mostly worked abroad since 2021, I've missed the South African audience, their warmth and how they receive an artist. It's a unique energy. This concert is a return not just to the stage, but to the songs and people that shaped my early career. Jonathan Roxmouth Howard Events, which is producing the concert, describes the collaboration as both a reunion and a culmination of a decade-long working relationship. 'It's a pleasure to work with Jonathan again. Audiences are in for something extraordinary,' says Howard. JOHANNESBURG: Montecasino's Teatro Friday, 25 July to Sunday, 27 July and Friday, 01 August to Sunday, 03 August 2025 SHOW TIMES: Fridays 19h30; Saturdays 15h00, 19h30; Sundays 14h00 SHOW DURATION: Two hours including intermission TICKET PRICES including VAT R240, R280, R380, R440, R490 BOOKINGS: Tickets on sale at Only valid tickets purchased from Webtickets, the exclusive ticketing agent, may be presented. GROUP BOOKINGS Discount of 20% valid for the top two prices; excludes matinee performances. Discounts for groups of 10 or more. No children under four years permitted
The Citizen
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Jonathan Roxmouth's going Broadway
Jonathan Roxmouth is a performer amongst performers, and his new Broadway-inspired show promises to get audiences of all ages going. He's a performer amongst performers. Jonathan Roxmouth can tickle ivories like few musicians can draw from their instruments. And he's back at the stage where it all began for him almost two decades ago at the Teatro stage at Montecasino, this time with a full orchestra at his command and a show designed to time-travel audiences into comfort and familiarity. Roxmouth has described My Favourite Broadway as more than just another concert. He called it a love letter to the golden age of musicals. 'The whole show is about nostalgia,' Roxmouth said. 'Musical theatre tends to carry a lot of memories for people. They saw that show with their sweetheart, or their kid, or their grandfather took them to see it. It's personal.' But he noted, audiences must not expect just another trip down memory lane. He has upped the ante. 'It's Broadway like they've never heard or seen it before,' he said and added that with a full 32-piece Egoli Symphonic Orchestra on stage, it's going to be a blast. 'Orchestral shows aren't as common here as they should be,' he said. 'To hear the music is one thing. To see it performed by 32 people right in front of you. That's a completely different experience.' Catchy showbiz tunes The connection people have with Broadway music, Roxmouth shared, goes far beyond catchy tunes. 'We all grew up having stories read to us. Musical theatre is just storytelling with music,' he said. 'Songs like Bring Him Home, now who doesn't have a child or a partner they wish they could see again? And Music of the Night, for everyone's wanted to say 'I love you' but didn't know how. These songs become our stories. It's therapy, with amazing music.' And in a world teetering on the edge of chaos, Roxmouth believes theatre is more important than ever. 'I don't like using the word escapism, but right now, it's better than travelling to get away from daily life,' he said. 'Go out. Get your heart warmed instead of just sitting at home in front of a heater. We're lucky in Johannesburg, we've got places like Montecasino, with safe parking, great restaurants, and a show on top of that. It's important to get out and not let the news weigh you down.' ALSO READ: It's lekker, messy creativity and art Theatre is magical. He likened the thrill of live theatre to watching a tightrope walker. 'They could fall. Things could go wrong. That makes it even more exciting when everything goes right,' he said. 'There's no 'pause for a bathroom break' like Netflix. This is happening, live, in front of you.' And for naysayers that doom-preach theatre's inevitable death, well, Roxmouth doesn't buy it. 'Audiences are changing, yes, but the magic of seeing a live human being do something extraordinary right in front of you and that's never going to change.' Extraordinary homecoming This show is a homecoming for Roxmouth, marking his first musical theatre appearance in South Africa since 2017. 'It's been eight years since I performed a musical at home,' he said. 'I've been all over the world, but this is special. I get to come back to the very theatre where it all began for me.' With new glitzy costumes, production surprises, and a setlist that includes both beloved classics and unexpected gems, Roxmouth is pulling out all the stops. 'There are songs audiences will expect and a few they'll never expect from me, but they'll love them anyway,' he said. 'There's a moment at the start of Act Two involving a piano that I've been dreaming about for years. I'm finally doing it.' Despite his extensive globetrotting, from Asia to Europe and then some, Roxmouth said nothing compares to a South African audience. 'South Africans have a lack of restraint when they love something. They let you know, loudly and immediately,' he said. 'That energy, that honesty, it's like nowhere else in the world.' My Favourite Broadway runs for eight shows only at Montecasino's Teatro from 25 July to 3 August 2025. Tickets at Webtickets. NOW READ: Dire Warnings of TV's Handmaid's Tale
eNCA
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- eNCA
Jonathan Roxmouth joins Egoli Symphonic Orchestra for a musical extravaganza
JOHANNESBURG - Lovers of live music have an opportunity to celebrate as star of the stage, Jonathan Roxmouth returns to the boards of Montecasino's Teatro. The multi-hyphenate, multi-award winning leading man is best known for playing the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera. Roxmouth appears at the Teatro for a limited season in his show, My Favourite Broadway presented by Howard Events. The production features some of the greatest hits from Broadway's most famous musicals.
