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Mbongeni Ngema (10 May 1955 – 27 December 2023) was a South African playwright, lyricist, composer, director, choreographer, and theatre producer, best known for co-writing the 1981 play Woza Albert! and co-writing (with Hugh Masekela) the 1988 musical Sarafina!.
Dec 30, 2023 · Mbongeni Ngema, a South African playwright, lyricist and director whose stage works, including the Tony-nominated musical “Sarafina!,” challenged and mocked his homeland’s longtime policy of...
Dec 28, 2023 · Tributes are being paid to the South African playwright Mbongeni Ngema after he died in a car crash aged 68. He rose to international prominence in the 1980s with plays that depicted the lives of...
Jan 3, 2024 · Mbongeni Ngema, a South African playwright who decried the injustices of White-rule apartheid while also celebrating Black culture and resilience in works including the Broadway hit...
Dec 28, 2023 · 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.
Dec 28, 2023 · Renowned South African playwright Mbongeni Ngema was killed in a car crash, his family said. He was best known for creating the hit "Sarafina!," which premiered on Broadway in 1988.
Dec 28, 2023 · Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said.
May 2, 2024 · Mbongeni Ngema (born 1955, Verulam, South Africa—died December 27, 2023) was a South African playwright, composer, choreographer, and theatrical director known largely for plays that reflected the spirit of black South Africans under apartheid.
Dec 28, 2023 · Mbongeni Ngema, the South African playwright whose activist tale 'Sarafina!' played on Broadway and was adapted as a film, has died age 68.
Dec 27, 2023 · South African playwright and musician, Mbongeni Ngema has passed away on Wednesday evening. He was 68. Ngema died in a head-on car accident while returning from attending a funeral in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape.
