'New Musical Theatre' is a fresh, new and underground style of musical theatre, which has been developing in New York for the past 10 years. 'New Musical Theatre' encompasses a wide variety of composers whose works have not been published or produced by commercial producers. It draws on influences of contemporary music such as jazz, rock and pop and infuses the music with extremely intricate and developed narratives, which creates a style which is irresistibly familiar while still thoroughly engaging. 

Mixing Bowl Productions is a theatre production company focusing on small-scale alternate musical theatre. Mixing Bowl strives to produce musical theatre, which is cutting edge and pushes the boundaries of traditional musical theatre.  

Mixing Bowl Productions’ recent debut at the National Arts Festival,with their new musical theatre production, In-between, was met with high critical acclaim

 ‘The work of the cast is exceptional. This is a layered, lyrical pieces with strong vocalists who take you on a journey of their experiences.’

- CUE 2015  

No Jazz Hands Allowed is a festival, which allows not only Cape Town audiences, but also the performers the opportunity to discover and experience these musical theatre gems.

Audience Responses

This was my second time experiencing No Jazz Hands Allowed and I was not disappointed! I absolutely love Alexander Bar. Will be back soon. :)

Fantastic! The performances were incredible and we really enjoyed it. One criticism: I would've liked more context about the shows and songs featured, though.

Loved the show! Having the synopsis on each musical really gave meaning and context to the songs which made them more enjoyable. Found it real and relatable. Would definitely come to another one of Mixing Bowls productions.

Each time I see them, they get better and better, A brave and beautiful attempt to do something out of the norm by a talented cast, Cant wait for the next edition!!!

We really enjoyed NO JAZZ HANDS ALLOWED. The MC was charismatic, very talented and delightful. The choice of works was very interesting and well-explained without being pedantic. The ensemble was well-prepared. The keyboardist was excellent. The NY accents were very good. The projections were helpful. It was a wonderful choice - for you to present this group in your intimate space. We are theatre producers in Vancouver, Canada who grew up in NYC. We know the material well. Our suggestion to the group is to announce, before the final number, that it IS the final number. Also to have more "arc" by ending with a full ensemble piece. - Wendy & Ron Stuart, WRS Productions

Great show!

Enjoyed. Good fun.

THe performers looked like they were having fun, which was nice. However, the singing was off key and the songs were really bad. I would not recommend this show.

Show was great but entire place far too hot including the restaurant.

We thoroughly enjoyed the show, wonderful voices !