The new musical based on the life and music of Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Calling Bill T. Jones, creator/director/ choreographer of new Broadway musical Fela!, a Renaissance man would be an understatement. He's the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur "genius" grant, which helped fund groundbreaking work with his Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, now in its 25th year. In his very first foray to Broadway, the rock musical Spring Awakening ...
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The Broadway musical Fela! is hoping that the newest members of its producing team will create the kind of magic Oprah Winfrey brought to The Color Purple. After a month of previews at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre, the show has attracted Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith as first-time Broadway producers. Fela! is set to ...
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The new musical Fela! has been generating buzz since it first hit the off-Broadway stage in 2008—and that buzz is only getting louder. The show, about controversial political activist and acclaimed Afrobreat musician Fela Anikupalo Kuti’s wild (and true) life, is currently gearing up for its Broadway opening on November 23, adding new cast members like Tony Award ...
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Bringing the story of larger-than-life music and political icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti to the stage is no small task. It has taken one of the most able creative minds of the dance world, Tony-winning choreographer and director Bill T. Jones, no less than 10 years to do so—and he's still at work daily, as we discovered during a ...
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Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway production of Fela!. Conceived, choreographed and directed by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, the new musical begins performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on October 19, with opening set for November 23.
Fela!, featuring a book by Jim Lewis and arrangements by Aaron Johnson and Antibalas, is based on the ...
Throbbing drums, whirling arms, flashes of bright colors and music which literally moved a room of generally unmovable press folk announced the arrival of new musical Fela! on September 23, when the hot off-Broadway transfer gave a sneak peek at the production to come. Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, who created, directed and choreographed the pulsing piece spoke passionately ...
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Fela!, the new musical based on the life of Nigerian composer and musician Fela Anikulapo ...
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The cast for the upcoming Broadway transfer of the off-Broadway hit Fela! is set, according to the show's website. Conceived, choreographed and directed by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, the new musical will begin performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on October 19, with opening set for November 23.
In addition to the previously announced Sahr Ngaujah ...
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Fela!, the new musical based on the life of Nigerian composer and musician Fela Anikulapo ...
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Tony Award winner Lillias White will star in new musical Fela! on Broadway. The tuner begins performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on October 19, with opening night set for November 23. The production, directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, features the music of legendary African composer and performer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
White joins previously announced star Sahr Ngaujah ...
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