South African Sensation African Footprint Finally Sets Foot in North America with Philadelphia Premiere at Academy of Music February 29-March 2
January 10, 2008
Tickets on sale now!
Enjoyed by over 250 million viewers around the world, South Africa’s longest running show is finally touring North America. African Footprint will make its Philadelphia premiere for a limited engagement beginning February 29 through March 2, 2008 at the Academy of Music, part of the Cadillac Broadway Series. African Footprint kicked off its North American tour to rave reviews in New Orleans in November, marking the city’s first major theatrical event since Hurricane Katrina.
Tickets ranging in price from $20 to $67.50 are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-731-3333, online at www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Streets (open daily 10am to 6pm) or at the Academy of Music box office (during performances only). Groups of 20 or more will receive discounts for select performances by calling 215-790-5883. Tickets can also be purchased as part of a Choose 3 subscription package by calling 215-893-1955.
Performances include: Friday & Saturday evenings (Feb.29 & March 1) at 8pm; and matinees Saturday at 2pm and Sunday (March 2) at 1pm.
African Footprint tells the vibrant and diverse history of South Africa through a breathtaking blend of Afro- and Euro-centric music and dance. A cast of 30 energetic performers has created a show so exciting and entertaining that critics have dubbed African Footprint "The Riverdance of South Africa."
In 1998, South African performer/producer Richard Loring started a school for disadvantaged South African youth interested in performance. When CNN decided to broadcast Millennial Festivities on New Years Eve 1999 from the prison cell where Mandela had been held at Robben Island, Loring’s troupe was invited to perform. The performance, broadcast around the world, became the launching pad for African Footprint. Since its splashy conception, African Footprint has played for seven years in South Africa and two and a half years in Europe, as well as numerous engagements throughout Australia, China, Israel and India. The show has been seen by over 250 million audience members, including luminaries such as Bill Clinton, HRH Prince Charles and Nelson Mandela.
The new Cadillac Broadway Series marks the first full season of cooperation between Kimmel Center, Inc. and Shubert Organization, Inc., where theatrical presentations in Philadelphia will be presented at the Academy of Music and the Forrest Theatre. In addition to African Footprint, the new 2007-08 season will include: Avenue Q (Jan.29-Feb.10 at the Forrest Theatre); My Fair Lady (March 11-16); Annie (March 21-23); Hairspray (May 2-4); Gypsy (May 9-11); David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion (May 16-17); Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple (June 17-July 13); Mamma Mia! (July 15-27); and Monty Python’s SPAMALOT (Aug.14-31).
All performances of Cadillac Broadway Series are supported by Cadillac, CITI, Target, WPVI-TV 6, The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Cadillac Broadway Series.
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