Bolanle Austen-Peters takes ‘Wakaa!’ to London
After a successful run in Lagos, Nigeria, ‘Wakaa! The Musical’, the Nigerian hit Broadway show produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters is due to berth in the United Kingdom. Opening on 22 July at the Shaw Theatre, West End, London, producer Austen-Peters hopes to attract a new group of fans as well as make history as the first Nigerian musical to make it to the British capital. According to Austen-Peters, she’s very upbeat having her Broadway production the first locally produced to transit to London, while hoping English audiences will welcome the show with open arms, get in the mood to dance, laugh and sing with the 60-man cast of Wakaa! The Musical. “Big musicals in Lagos is something that’s never been done before. We’re opening up a landscape, and aiding artists who have never had a platform before,” said Austen-Peters who owns Lagos artsy joint, Terra Kulture. She noted that it’s high time Nigeria started exporting products, especially culture, from Nigeria. In a recent rep...