The musical was adapted into a musical drama starring Whoopi Goldberg in 1992, becoming an international success. By The Associated Press, THR Staff Renowned South African playwright, producer and ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema, the creator of the Broadway hit “Sarafina!”, has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said.

Forty years ago this month, a low-budget, whimsical comedy made in South Africa opened in art-house theaters across the United States. A proto-mockumentary by a director who wrote, shot, and edited ...

Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said. “Ngema was killed in a head-on car accident while returning from a ...

JOHANNESBURG — Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said. "Ngema was killed in a head-on car accident while ...