The South African playwright, director, composer and choreographer Mbongeni Ngema, died on December 27, 2023. Ngema was killed in a car crash in a rural town in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, the family said in a statement. He was 68. Ngema is best known for work that explored injustice and resilience in South Africa under apartheid, including the Tony-nominated musical Sarafina!, which premiered on Broadway …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM on January 5, 2024