"Heartwarming and full of life. The music taps into a deep wellspring of harmony."- The New York Times
"Beautiful, deeply moving, and triumphant!"- Chicago Tribune
This joyful musical is a love story set in post-apartheid South Africa which features Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the internationally acclaimed singing group that gained worldwide popularity through Paul Simon's Graceland album.
Eric Simonson is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1993 for The Song of Jacob Zulu.
Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen return to the Huntington having previously designed sound or music for Private Lives, How Shakespeare Won the West; Bang the Drum Slowly; Journey to the West; Hamlet; King Hedley II; Ah, Wilderness!; The Amen Corner; Jitney; and next season’s Good People.