'The Song Of Jacob Zulu' Comes To Tulsa's Performing Arts Center

A Broadway show is back on stage for the first time in nearly three decades.

‘The Song of Jacob Zulu’ is being performed at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center this weekend.

The show nominated for six Tony awards was last performed in the 90s.

Kelli McCloud-Schingen, Artistic Director of World Stage Theatre Company, got the rights to the show from the original playwright and it's making its debut again in Tulsa.

"It's a beast of a show to put on, but it is one that has been well worth it,” McCloud-Schingen said.

This has been a dream of hers since she saw the original production of ‘The Song of Jacob Zulu.’

"It haunted me. And I thought someday I'd either like to direct it or be in that show,” she said.

The play is set during apartheid South Africa.

Based on a true story, it's about a man named Jacob Zulu.

He's been radicalized by the African National Congress and to fight the racism, he joins a movement and is accused of an act of terrorism.

The plot is told through flashbacks in a courtroom and with powerful music from the chorus.

"This very specific South African story has a global appeal, particularly right now,” McCloud-Schingen said.

Chaston Fox is the lead.

“It's the role of a lifetime. And to be the second person to play Jacob Zulu, it's an honor,” Fox said.

McCloud-Schingen said the playwright gave her permission to do the show and he'll be in the audience this weekend.

"I truly hope that they allow it into their hearts and realize that you know, we have to do better as humans. And to listen to somebody's story so that we can realize that we're more alike than we are different,” McCloud-Schingen said.

She's making sure the play and message behind it are not forgotten.

"I hope they walk away with the beauty of this experience, even though it's also a tragedy,” McCloud-Schingen said.

You can find tickets here: The Song of Jacob Zulu (tulsapac.com)