"It's not about colour", says first black woman to play Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Show By Chulumanco Mahamba Feb 20, 2020
To award winning actress Didintle Khunou, being the first black woman cast as Janet Weiss in the rock 'n' roll musical The Rocky Horror Show is not about her skin colour. Best known for her portrayal of Celie in the multi-award-winning musical The Color Purple at the Joburg Theatre, Khunou told The Star that she felt honoured and that to her it was not about race. “Of course, it is an honour. However, I don’t really like to make it about race because I think the creators of the show in London liked what they saw when they auditioned me for the role and they thought I was the best person to do the job.” she said. The famous musical, being performed at The Teatro at Montecasino until March 1, tells the story of Brad and his fiancée Janet, two squeaky clean college students who meet Dr Frank-N-Furter by chance when their car breaks down outside his house.
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