Shafrika: the White girl

[TrueHater]

Shafrika: the White girl#1

Posted: 6/20/09 at 3:47am

Has anybody seen this show? I have read about it but can't find any pictures or a review. I saw Anika on tour in Avenue Q and I loved her!!! She is an inspiration. Does anyone know anything of this cabaret she is doing?

[Yankeefan007]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#2

Posted: 6/20/09 at 7:12am

I saw this the other night. It's not a cabaret; it's a full-scale musical with 5-piece band and large ensemble. It's good.

[bjh2114]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#2

Posted: 6/20/09 at 11:37am

Is this seriously sold out for the rest of the run?

[erinrebecca]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#3

Posted: 6/20/09 at 11:57am

It's a fabulous show and, yes, it's sold out.

[bjh2114]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#4

Posted: 6/20/09 at 12:23pm

Do they have unreleased tickets at the theatre at all? I was really hoping to see it, but can't seem to find tickets anywhere.

[somethingwicked]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#5

Posted: 6/20/09 at 3:05pm

I called Jaradoa (Larsen's theater company, which is producing the show) last week to see if it was really completely sold out.

I was told that there are indeed no tickets to be had.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[Mandi Moo]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#6

Posted: 6/20/09 at 5:24pm

According to Jaradoa's facebook page there's a waiting list that you can get on.

[RippedMan]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#7

Posted: 6/21/09 at 3:05am

I'm surprised this show is sold-out. I mean, I haven't heard one bit of information about it, except for the initial press release. Is the theater just not that big, or what? Maybe it will extend?

[somethingwicked]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#8

Posted: 6/21/09 at 3:08am

It's an intimate venue.

The show will not extend as Anika Larsen goes into AVENUE Q two days after they close.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[RippedMan]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#9

Posted: 6/21/09 at 3:14am

Oh. Yeah, I tried to see "This Beautiful City" there last fall, and it was sold-out, which is surprising considering it didn't get such great reviews, but oh well. I guess I won't venture to the Vineyard.

Maybe it'll get picked up for another run down the line. Has it even officially opened yet?

[fetzles1490]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#10

Posted: 6/21/09 at 12:12pm

Yes, it opened (there's an article about it on the BWW main page today) and it ends its run on the 28th.

[erinrebecca]

re: Shafrika: the White girl#11

Posted: 6/21/09 at 2:32pm

It officially opens today.