Showtime Management and How Now Brown Cow Productions are proud to present the South African premiere production of the Tony Award-Winning, Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Artscape, Cape Town from 12 February to 9 March 2025 and then at Montecasino’s Teatro, Johannesburg from 15 March to 13 April 2025. Tickets are on sale www.showtime.co.za or hownowbrowncow.co.za. Book today to enjoy an exclusive 15% Early Bird discount available until 31 August 2024 valid only for performances on 12th February and 13 February 2025 at Artscape and 18th March and 19th March at Montecasino’s Teatro.
This brand-new reimagined production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN is an empowering experience for anyone who’s ever considered themselves on the ‘outside, always looking in’. A deeply personal and profoundly contemporary take on life and the way we live it, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is best summarised by the Huffington Post as “… absorbing, wrenching, heartbreaking and at the same time exhilarating. This is a show that grabs your attention immediately, enchants you with its characters and songs, pulls you through emotional turbulence, and leaves you cheering and wanting to go back for more.”
The winner of six Tony Awards (including Best Musical), the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album, and an Olivier Award for Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen features a book by Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson (Fosse/Verdon), and a score by Grammy, Tony and Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, La La Land, The Greatest Showman).
All his life, Evan Hansen has felt invisible. But when a tragic event shocks him and his community, this socially anxious awkward high school student becomes the centre of a rapidly evolving controversy and resulting spiralling complex situation. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime, to finally “belong”, Evan inadvertently grabs the chance to create an important role for himself by not telling the whole truth. He transforms from a “nobody” to the central figure in a heartbreaking drama that explores adult themes of mental health, loneliness, and the human need for connection. As the truth evolves, Evan faces his web of lies and how everyone around him has been affected.
“We are delighted to co-produce a non-replica version of this internationally acclaimed musical with How Now Brown Cow Productions,” says Hazel Feldman from Showtime Management. “From the set to the design elements including costumes, lighting and sound to the top-class creative team and soon-to-be announced multi-talented cast, Dear Evan Hansen combines the finest South African talents on and off stage to tell a compelling, sensitive and endearing story set to moving show-stopping songs.”
The musical’s creative team includes Greg Karvellas (Director); Charl-Johan Lingenfelder (Musical Supervisor); Niall Griffin (Set, Lighting & Costume Designer); Kurt Haupt (Musical Director); Louisa Talbot (Choreographer) and David Classen (Sound Designer). Additional members of the production team are: Shelly Lothian (Resident Director) Alistair Kilbee (Technical Director) and Frances Moerdyk (Wardrobe Supervisor).
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Hazel Feldman and her dynamic Showtime Management Team to bring this multi -award-wining, moving and powerful story to South Africa. We can’t wait to welcome you to experience this relevant and relatable piece of musical theatre!” says Julie-Anne McDowell and Daniel Galloway of How Now Brown Cow Productions.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a powerful ‘drama musical’ that explores the human experience in life as we know it. The storyline delves into those universal themes of acceptance and the complexities of growing up, navigating the highs and lows; challenges and temptations; laughter and heartbreak of adolescence and adulthood. Book now Showtime.co.za, Hownowbrowncow.co.za or Ticketmaster.co.za. Owing to strong adult themes and language, this production is not recommended for children under 12 years. PG is advised. Terrific Tuesday discounts available. T’s and C’s apply. A 20% school or block booking discount is offered on groups of 20 and more on selected shows for specific price categories. Contact sales@showtime.co.za
SHOW INFORMATION
CAPE TOWN:
Venue: Artscape
Opening date: 12 February to 9 March 2025
Age: Parental guidance advised, strong adult themes and language. Recommended for children 11+ years. No children under 4 years permitted.
Performances:
Weekdays: Tuesdays, Wednesday,12 Feb and Thursdays, Fridays 8pm
Wednesdays: 19, Feb 26 Feb and 05 March, 6pm
Weekends: Saturdays 3pm, 8pm ; Sundays 2pm, 6pm.
Sunday, 16 Feb, 5pm
Ticket prices including VAT
Midweek (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sunday’s 6pm): R200, R280, R380, R450
Weekend (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 2pm): R250, R350, R450, R500
15% Early Bird discount valid 23 July to 31 August 2024 for performances on
12 February and 13 February 2025
Terrific Tuesdays Only valid for Tuesday performances:
R150, R200, R300, R400
Not valid with any other discount offer such as Early Bird special.
Bookings: www.showtime.co.za, www.hownowbrowncow.co.za
www.ticketmaster.co.za
Group bookings:
20% Discount on groups of 20 and more
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday performances are only valid for the top two prices. Contact Jill Somers office hours only, 9 am to 5pm, on 079 218 1658, www.showtime.co.za
JOHANNESBURG:
Venue: Montecasino’s Teatro
Opening date: 15 March to 13 April 2025
Age: Parental guidance advised, strong adult themes and language. Recommended for children 12+ years. No children under 4 years permitted.
Performances:
Weekdays: Tuesdays, Wednesday,12 Feb and Thursdays, Fridays 8pm
Wednesdays: 26 March, 02 April, 09 April: 6pm
Weekends: Saturdays 3pm, 8pm ; Sundays 2pm, 6pm.
Sunday, 16 March, 5pm
Public holiday: Friday, 21 March, 3pm
Ticket prices including VAT
Midweek (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sunday’s 6pm): R200, R280, R380, R450
Weekend (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 2pm): R250, R350, R450, R500
15% Early Bird discount valid 23 July to 31 August 2024 for performances on
18th March and 19th March 2025
Terrific Tuesdays Only valid for Tuesday performances:
R150, R200, R300, R400
Not valid with any other discount offer such as Early Bird special.
Bookings: www.showtime.co.za www.ticketmaster.co.za hownowbrowncow.co.za
Group Bookings
20% Discount on groups of 20 and more
Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday performances only valid for the top two prices. Contact Jill Somers office hours only, 9 am to 5pm, on 079 218 1658, www.showtime.co.za
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About Showtime
Showtime Management SA, headed by Hazel Feldman and Tony Feldman,is a leading South African live entertainment show promoter and musical theatre producer, which has set the benchmark for the presentation of quality, international-standard shows and events, many of which have been presented throughout South Africa, Asia, Europe and Las Vegas. Musical Theatre productions include Fame; Chicago The Musical (2005, 2008 and 2018/9 International Tour); We Will Rock You (2006 & 2023); Beauty & The Beast; High School Musical; Rent; Mamma Mia! (2010, 2024); Dreamgirls; Menopause the Musical; Beautiful Creatures; Dirty Dancing; Jersey Boys; Annie; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; SA Representative for The Lion King Asia & International Tour. Concert productions and live shows include: The Rolling Stones; Frank Sinatra; Elton John; Rod Stewart; Pavarotti; Seal; Janet Jackson; Liza Minnelli; The 3 Tenors; Black Eyed Peas; Deadmau5; 50 Cent; George Benson; Swedish House Mafia; John Legend; Shakira; Tap Dogs; Eminem; Ultra Music Festival (2014 – 2020, 2023, 2024); Cirque Éloize iD (2014 & 2016); Disney On Ice (2014 – 2019); Jason Mraz; Russell Brand; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; Yusuf Cat Stevens; Slava’s Snow Show; The Illusionists; Dynamo, James Morrison, Monster Jam (2018 & 2023), Stomp, Marvel Universe LIVE!, Yo-Yo Ma, Ndlovu Youth Choir in Concert (2022, 2023, 2024), Gregory Porter SA Tour, Monster Jam, Candace Bushnell – True Tales of Success, Sex and Sex and the City, Lalah Hathaway SA Tour. Coming in 2024/2025: Disney’s The Magic Box, The Magic of Rob Lake, Freestyle Kings LIVE, Dear Evan Hansen and more! www.showtime.co.za
About How Now Brown Cow Productions
How Now Brown Cow was launched in 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic. The company, founded by Actor and Writer Julie-Anne McDowell, was established to offer world class South African and international works for local and international audiences and stages. Daniel Galloway, who was The Fugard Theatre’s Managing Director and Lead Producer from 2009 to 2020, is the General Manager and co-Producer alongside Julie-Anne. During the global theatre shut-down of 2020 and 2021, How Now Brown Cow launched the How Now Brown Cow Writer’s Collective which saw the commissioning of 12 new South African scripts several of which are now in the next phase of development. In 2022 the Production Company released their first short-film, The Hive, which was screened to critical acclaim on the international and local film festival circuit. The Beauty Queen of Leenane was How Now Brown Cow’s first stage production in South Africa which was presented in Johannesburg in October 2022 garnering multiple award nominations and winning in 7 categories including Best Production, before it transferred to The Baxter’s Pam Golding where it too played to great acclaim winning further awards for the production. How Now Brown Cow co-presented Greg Homann’s newly commissioned South African comedy A Marry Little Christmas at The Market Theatre in December 2023. In 2024 How Now Brown Cow presented another newly commissioned South African play, Rosalind Butler’s EXPELLED which played to sold out seasons in Cape Town and Johannesburg in the first quarter of the year. The company presents My Name Is Lucy Barton, the acclaimed one-woman show across South Africa in 2024. In 2025 How Now Brown Cow partners with Showtime Management to bring the South African premiere of the Broadway Award-Winning Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN to audiences in Cape Town and Johannesburg. For more information, please visit www.hownowbrowncow.co.za