PICTURES: Jonathan Roxmouth and Egoli orchestra shine on Broadway favourites
Presented by Howard Events, Jonathan Roxmouth partners up with the newly formed 32-piece Egoli Symphony Orchestra to deliver eight performances of Roxmouth's Broadway favourites, at The Teatro at Montecasino.
The Egoli Symphonic Orchestra will be under the baton of Maetsro Adam Howard.
Favourite Broadway includes performances showcasing the haunting passion of The Phantom of the Opera to the revolutionary anthems of Les Miserables, from the grandeur of Evita to the romance of My Fair Lady.
The show closes on Sunday, August 3.
Jonathan Roxmouth performs in his 'My Favourite Broadway'. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Members of the newly-formed 32-piece Egoli Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Maetsro Adam Howard, perform alongside Jonathan Roxmouth at The Teatro at Montecasino in Fourways. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Members of the newly-formed 32-piece Egoli Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Maetsro Adam Howard, perform alongside Jonathan Roxmouth in his 'My Favourite Broadway' show, 25 July 2025, at The Teatro at Montecasino in Fourways. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
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