The Sound of Music – Sarafina Magazine

A Conversation with Bethany Dickson

Bethany Dickson is a Naledi and Fleur du Cap Theatre Award nominated actress. For more than a decade, Bethany has been charming South African and international audiences by tackling some of musical theatres most iconic roles. After making her debut in High School Musical, she has since gone on to perform in Singin’ in the Rain, Sunset Boulevard, The Sound of Music and Grease. We sat down with her to chat about her latest role, portraying Miss Honey in the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved classic, Matilda.
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December 19, 2018January 16, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Artscape, Cape Town, Conversation, Dancer, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, music, Musical, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Bethany Dickson, Black Forest, Cape Town, Conversation, Dancer, Grease, GWB Entertainment, International, Interview, Lucy Brittany Woolley, Matilda, Miss Honey, Motherhood, music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Sunset Blvd, The Sound of Music, Theater, Theatre, Tour, Women Leave a comment

A Conversation with Carmen Pretorius

Carmen Pretorius is a Naledi and Fleur du Cap nominated musical theatre and television actress, qualified makeup artist and presenter. After getting her professional start by winning the televised High School Musical competition, she went on to star in notable productions including Mamma Mia, Footloose, Jersey Boys and most recently The Sound of Music, which sees her taking on the role of Maria. We sat down with Carmen, ahead of the final week of the production, to chat about her “metamorphic” journey with the show.

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May 23, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Artscape, Cape Town, Conversation, Interview, Musical, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Vocalist, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Artscape, Cabaret, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Carmen Pretorius, Conversation, Footloose, High School Musical, Interview, Liesl, Makeup Artist, Mamma Mia, Maria, music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Performer, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Presenter, Singer, South Africa, Stylist, Television, The Sound of Music, TV, Woman, Women 2 Comments

A Conversation with LJ Neilson

LJ Neilson arrived in South Africa six years ago and has rapidly become one of South Africa’s most in demand musical theatre performers. She has starred in some of South Africa’s biggest hits including Dirty Dancing, Singin’ in the Rain, Funny Girl and Saturday Night Fever for which she was honoured with a 2017 Naledi Award nomination. Later this year she will take on the role of Eva Perón, twice a week, in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita which begins performance at Joburg’s Montecasino in October before transferring to Cape Town’s Artscape Opera House in December.
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August 9, 2017August 9, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Musical, Pieter Toerien, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina MagazineTags: Actress, Alternate Eva, Conversation, Dancer, Dirty Dancing, Eva Peron, Evita, inspirational, inspiring, LJ Neilson, Musical, Musical Theatre, Musical Theatre Actress, Naledi Award, Nominee, Performer, Photography, Singer, Singin in the rain, The Sound of Music, Theater, Theatre, West Side Story 2 Comments

A Conversation with Taryn Sudding

At first glance, most may know Taryn Sudding as musical theatre royalty but there is so much more to this talented performer who has truly earned that title. Currently starring in Annie, a show that has come full circle for her during her career, Taryn takes on the role of Grace Farrell. We caught up with Taryn in her dressing room before a performance of Annie at The Artscape Theatre.
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December 15, 2016February 4, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actress, Advice, Annie, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Interview, Now Playing, Pieter Toerien, South Africa, Taryn Sudding, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, WomenTags: Actress, Annie, Annie SA, Arts, Cats, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, Grace Farrell, inspirational, inspiring, Interview, Performer, Pieter Toerien, South Africa, Sunset Blvd, Taryn Sudding, The Sound of Music, Theater, Theatre 2 Comments

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