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FELA!
Broadway 2009Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Music by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Aaron Johnson & Jordan McLean
Lyrics by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti & Jim Lewis
Book by Jim Lewis & Bill T. Jones
Produced by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Willi & Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth and Stephen Hendel, Roy Gabay, Edward Tyler Nahem, Slava Smolokowski, Chip Meyrelles/Ken Greiner, Susan Dietz/Margaret Selby, Steve Semlitz/Cathy Glaser, Daryl Roth/True Love Productions
Directed by Bill T. Jones
Previews started: October 19, 2009
Show opened: November 29, 2009
Show closed: January 2, 2011
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Journey to the Shrine, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's night club in Lagos, Nigeria in the late 1970's. Based on the life of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Listen to Fela's Afrobeat, and hear Fela's search for the true African style and his story of struggle for his people in person and through music.
Production Credits
Conception: Bill T. Jones, Jim Lewis & Stephen Hendel
Scenic & Costume Design: Marina Draghici
Lighting Design: Robert Wierzel
Sound Designer: Robert Kaplowitz
Projection Designer: Peter Nigrini
Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
Lyrics by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti & Jim Lewis
Book by Jim Lewis & Bill T. Jones
Produced by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Willi & Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth and Stephen Hendel, Roy Gabay, Edward Tyler Nahem, Slava Smolokowski, Chip Meyrelles/Ken Greiner, Susan Dietz/Margaret Selby, Steve Semlitz/Cathy Glaser, Daryl Roth/True Love Productions
Directed by Bill T. Jones
Previews started: October 19, 2009
Show opened: November 29, 2009
Show closed: January 2, 2011
Average Roses Awarded:
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Journey to the Shrine, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's night club in Lagos, Nigeria in the late 1970's. Based on the life of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Listen to Fela's Afrobeat, and hear Fela's search for the true African style and his story of struggle for his people in person and through music.
| Featuring | ||
| Ensemble: Corey Baker, Hettie Vyrine Barnhill, Lauren De Veaux, Nicole Chantal De Weever, Elasea Douglas, Rujeko Dumbutshena, Catherine Foster, Talu Green, Abena Koomson, Shaneeka Harrell, Chanon Judson, Galen Lambert, Shakira Marshall, Ismael Kouyate, Farai Malianga, Afi McClendon, Adesola Osakalumi, Jeffrey Page, Oneika Phillips, Daniel Soto, Ryan H. Rankine, Justin Prescott, Iris Wilson, Aimee Graham Wodobode. |
Production Credits
Conception: Bill T. Jones, Jim Lewis & Stephen Hendel
Scenic & Costume Design: Marina Draghici
Lighting Design: Robert Wierzel
Sound Designer: Robert Kaplowitz
Projection Designer: Peter Nigrini
Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
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