2 Tixs to FELA! The most original new musical on Broadway!
Item Number: 153
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Description
Come for the music. Come for the dancing. Come awaken your soul!
Enter the extravagant, decadent, rebellious world of a legendary musician.
A provocative hybrid of dance and Broadway musical, FELA! features the Afrobeat music of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, a book by Jim Lewis and the direction and choreography of Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones.
His Passion Ignited a Generation.
His Music Fueled a Revolution.
His Legacy Inspires the World.
His Music Fueled a Revolution.
His Legacy Inspires the World.
FELA! uses stirring Afrobeat music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), to tell the story of Kuti’s controversial life as artist, political activist and revolutionary musician. Featuring many of Fela Kuti’s most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones’s visionary staging, FELA! is the most original new musical on Broadway.
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If I’m not familiar with the work of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will I like FELA!?
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, a pioneer of Afrobeat music, a human rights activist and a political maverick. He is ranked among the world’s most influential musicians. If you like soul-stirring rhythms, compelling real-life stories and passionate choreography, you will love FELA!
Where did FELA! play before?
FELA! had its world premiere in 2008 at Off-Broadway’s 37 Arts Theatre. The production earned widespread critical acclaim and won three Lucille Lortel Awards: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Choreography (Bill T. Jones) and Outstanding Costume Design (Marina Draghici). Sahr Ngaujah won the Obie Award for Performance for his portrayal of the title role, and New York Magazine named FELA! its pick for Best Theatre 2008.
Location:
The Eugene O'Neill Theatre
230 West 49th Street
New York, New York 10019
230 West 49th Street
New York, New York 10019
Donated by
Keith Forest