True Love Productions

Fela!

Eugene O'Neill Theatre
230 West 49th Street
(Between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York NY 10019
Nominated for 11 Tony Awards!

Directed and Choreographed by Bill T. Jones
Conceived by, Book, and Additional Lyrics by Jim Lewis
Arrangements/Musicians: Antibalas
Musical Direction by Aaron Johnson
Associate Director: Niegel Smith
Associate Choreographer: Maija Garcia
Assistant Musical Director: Jordan McClean

Featuring: Sahr Ngaujah, Kevin Mambo, Lillias White, Saycon Sengbloh

Scenic and Costume Design by Marina Draghici, Lighting Design by Robert Wierzel, Sound Design by Robert Kaplowitz, Projection Design by Peter Nigrini

HIS PASSION. HIS MUSIC. HIS LEGACY.

Enter the extravagant, decadent, rebellious world of a legendary musician.

Fela!, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, welcomes audiences into the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), the musical explores Kuti's controversial life as artist, political activist and revolutionary musician. Fela! features a multi-cultural cast led by Sahr Ngaujah (recipient of an Obie Award for his performance in the title role Off- Broadway) and Kevin Mambo (MTC’s Ruined), alternating in the role of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Tony Award-winner Lillias White plays Funmilayo Ransome Kuti (Fela’s mother) and Saycon Sengbloh (Hair) plays Sandra, Kuti’s love interest.

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.

Come for the music. Come for the dancing. Come awaken your soul.

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