John Legend to Play Harry Belafonte in Bill Condon’s Apartheid-Era Drama ‘The Road Home’

EGOT winner John Legend will portray American activist Harry Belafonte in the drama The Road Home, directed by Bill Condon. The film focuses on South African jazz legends Hugh Masekela, played by Thabo Rametsi, and Miriam Makeba, played by Cynthia Erivo. It explores the political firestorm surrounding the creation of Paul Simon's classic 1980s album Graceland, with Johnny Flynn cast as Simon. The production examines the intersection of music and civil rights during the Apartheid era.