Something different – American Anthems

Direct from its UK Tour and for the first time in South Africa, Joburg Theatre presents the exclusive visit of AMERICAN ANTHEMS on The from February 21^st to March 11^th.

AMERICAN ANTHEMS, produced by Essence Productions in association with Harley-Davidson UK, is the spectacular Rock Musical that tells the fictional tale of the search for a legendary rock star who disappeared in the early ‘90s at the height of his fame. Route 66 FM leads the search for the rock star, Rocky Rhodes, tracking him across America to bring him back for one last concert.

The show encapsulates the most iconic American music of the era, featuring hit-makers such as Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Bryan Adams, Michael Bolton, and including such favourites as Living on a Prayer, Sweet Child of Mine, Proud Mary, Walking in Memphis, We Built This City, Bat out of Hell, Born to Run, America, St Elmo’s Fire and many more.

Featuring a cast of 14, the vocalists, dancers and live band will take audiences on an unforgettable journey down rock’s memory lane, having them up on their feet as they recapture those moments of America’s most classic hits.

“Joburg Theatre programmes its stages with the intent of bringing a true variety of shows to its patrons throughout each year.  So I’m delighted that we have, after some amount of searching, found a classic show for rockers in AMERICAN ANTHEMS,” says CEO of Joburg Theatre, Bernard Jay.  “Bringing the show to South Africa for an exclusive season – in a break from its long UK tour – also opens the door for Joburg Theatre to an exciting new relationship with successful and prolific UK based Essence Productions.  We very much look forward to bringing our patrons more and more variety of programming in the future through the opportunities afforded to us in this business partnership.”

Says Ryan Mills of Essence Productions: “We are very excited to be coming to South Africa for the first time, bringing a production like AMERICAN ANTHEMS – which features some of our finest musicians, singers and dancers – to a country that enjoys its rock music.”

American Anthems is suitable for all ages: ideal for those “not-so-young” that remember the originals and the youngsters who remember the re-mixes!   TV Shows like GLEE and X FACTOR have brought many of these classic songs to people’s attention again.