It is d-day for Saro the Musical as the
production, described as Nigeria’s first broadway show, will open in
Lagos. From today (Friday) to Sunday, lovers of total theatre, fashioned
after FELA! Broadway Show but conceived to surpass the type of excitement generated by the likes of UMOJA, Saro the Musical
is produced by Terra Kulture, Lagos Managing Director, Bolanle
Austen-Peters, who assembled some 100 youthful actors to tell the story
of Lagos in drama, music and dance.
The play will be premiered at Oriental
Hotel, Victoria Island. Some of the actors say they are eager to give
the audience a lasting treat.
While the directors – including Makinde Adeniran and Ayo Ajayi – have also spoken glowingly about Saro,
top players in the industry, who visited the artistes at different
times in the course of rehearsal, had commended Austen-Peters for
initiating the broadway project, which, they note, can change the
fortune of live theatre in the country.
Among them are award-winning dramatist,
Prof. Ahmed Yerima; veteran actresses Taiwo Ajai-Lycett and Joke Silva;
EbonyTV Chief Executive Officer Mo Abudu; star singer Tuface and screen
diva Dakore Egbuson.
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