Changers Profile: An interview with BSA Artistic Director, Jen Bender


October 5, 2009 - Jen Bender has to be the busiest woman in showbiz-–her work on one of the biggest shows on Broadway, as one of the leaders of an inspiring Arts Education outreach program in South Africa, and as a regular volunteer herself makes me feel like I’m running in place while she leaves me in the dust.

 
Second Annual Broadway in South Africa Concert to Feature Bean, De Haas, Shindle and More  August 19, 2009 - The second annual Broadway in South Africa: The Concert will be presented Oct. 5 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan. The 7:30 PM concert will feature original songs based on stories written by Broadway in South Africa students who participated in a four-day arts intensive that was held in January in Cape Town. Those commissioned to pen these songs include composers Deborah Abramson, Scott Alan, Jeff Bowen, Joe Iconis, Daniel Larsen, Selloane Nkhela, Ryan Scott Oliver and Katie Thompson.http://www.playbill.com/news/article/132079-Second_Annual_Broadway_in_South_Africa_Concert_to_Feature_Bean_De_Haas_Espinosa_Shindle_and_Morehttp://www.playbill.com/news/article/132079-Second_Annual_Broadway_in_South_Africa_Concert_to_Feature_Bean_De_Haas_Espinosa_Shindle_and_Morehttp://www.playbill.com/news/article/132079-Second_Annual_Broadway_in_South_Africa_Concert_to_Feature_Bean_De_Haas_Espinosa_Shindle_and_Morehttp://www.playbill.com/news/article/122027.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2

Aida Star Cox Will be Part of Second Annual Broadway in South Africa Concert


September 4, 2009 - Singer-songwriter Deborah Cox, who starred in the title role of the Broadway production of Aida, is the latest addition to the starry lineup for Broadway in South Africa: The Concert, which will be presented Oct. 5 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan.

The 7:30 PM concert will feature original songs based on stories written by Broadway in South Africa students who participated in a four-day arts intensive that was held in January in Cape Town.


 
Read about our trip to South Africa on our official blog January 11, 2009 - Our journey to South Africa begins tomorrow. First stop: Cape Town. The next week is going to be very fast paced between our arts camp at the JL Zwane Centre in Gugulethu and prepping for our 1st benefit concert at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay. There will be lots to blog about, and I personally can’t wait to see everyone’s reactions to this country that some of us have already fallen in love with. Check back Monday as we write our first post from Africa!http://www.broadwayinsouthafrica.tumblr.comhttp://www.broadwayinsouthafrica.tumblr.comhttp://broadwayinsouthafrica.tumblr.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1
Broadway stars to train South Africa’s young talent 08 January 2009 - Broadway in South Africa (BSA) will be bringing Broadway stars to South Africa to empower young talent, the organisation announced last month. http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/arts_entertainment/broadway_stars_to_train_south_africa_s_young_talent.htmlhttp://www.sagoodnews.co.za/arts_entertainment/broadway_stars_to_train_south_africa_s_young_talent.htmlhttp://broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway_in_South_Africa_20081005shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1
Photo Op:  Broadway’s Brightest Unite for Broadway in South Africa: The Concert October 6, 2008 - Broadway might be dark (for the most part) on Monday night, but many familiar faces lit up the stage at Symphony Space on October 6. The event was Broadway in South Africa: The Concert, which raised funds for a new non-profit geared toward cross-cultural exchanges between youths in need and professional artists by way of workshop/performance initiatives in South Africa. http://www.broadway.com/Broadway-s-Brightest-Unite-for-Broadway-in-South-Africa-The-Concert/broadway_photos/5012438http://www.broadway.com/Broadway-s-Brightest-Unite-for-Broadway-in-South-Africa-The-Concert/broadway_photos/5012438http://livepage.apple.com/http://www.broadway.com/Broadway-s-Brightest-Unite-for-Broadway-in-South-Africa-The-Concert/broadway_photos/5012438shapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2
Broadway in South Africa: The Concert, with Lewis, Espinosa and More, Presented Oct. 6  October 6, 2008 - A host of Broadway favorites will take to the stage of Symphony Space in Manhattan Oct. 6 for Broadway in South Africa: The Concert. The 7:30 PM concert will raise funds for the January 2009 South African initiative of a new, not-for-profit organization called Broadway in South Africa. BSA commissioned composers Jeff Blumenkrantz, Bobby Cronin, Jonathan Reid Gealt, Adam Gwon, Tom Kitt, Michael John LaChiusa, Steve Marzullo, Jeremy Schonfeld and Georgia Stitt to create music based on poems, stories and drawings created by African students.http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122027.html
Broadway in South Africa interview on Broadwayworld.com  October 5, 2008 - Broadway In South Africa: The Concert is a star-studded evening that will feature world-premiere songs created by award-winning Broadway composers, performed by Broadway stars. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway_in_South_Africa_20081005http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway_in_South_Africa_20081005http://broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway_in_South_Africa_20081005shapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1

New York News Interview

with BSA Artist Ariana Grande

Ariana talks about her role as Cat on Nickelodeon’s new hit show VicTORIus and her involvement with Broadway in South Africa

Cocktails for a Cause/BSA at the BOX


April 15, 2010 - The Box has become New York's trendiest night spot with its nightly menu of food, drink and bottomless burlesque. It has also, conversely, become host to charity events in the hours before the club transforms at 11PM and the trannies, burlesque mammas and naked dancing boys throw caution and everything else to the wind.


On tax day, April 15, 2010, The Box was host to "Cocktails for a Cause," a cocktail party and musical show benefiting Broadway in South Africa, a non-profit organization that brings Broadway artists to South Africa to work with children whose lives have been affected by poverty and AIDS.

 
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