With the first day of 2014 upon us, it’s a good time to look back at the year behind us, as well to to look toward the year that is ahead of us. Over the past few days, BroadwayWorld South Africa has been running a series of retrospectives looking back at theatre in that country last year and one column has focused on musical theatre.

If you are interested, follow this link and read about the South African productions of Jersey Boys, The Rocky Horror Show, Sunset Boulevard, Starlight Express, West Side Story and Blood Brothers, as well as about a couple of original South African musicals that have debuted this year.

For opera lovers, there is also a look at the past opera season thrown in, and there is also a brief look at two cabarets that left an impression on audiences last year.

Enjoy!