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Who Played Fela Kuti in Fela!

Fela Kuti is a role in Fela!, a musical that opened Broadway in 2012.

The production received its world premiere Off-Broadway in September 2008, and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical, before transferring to Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre in November 2009 where its accolades included three 2010 Tony Awards®, for Best Choreography, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Design, and an Astaire Award for Bill T. Jones’ choreography. It closed on Broadway in January 2011 and has been touring the US since. A triumphant tale of courage, passion and love, FELA! is the true story of Kuti, who created a type of music, Afrobeat, and mixed these pounding eclectic rhythms (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies) with incendiary lyrics that openly attacked the corrupt and oppressive military dictatorships that rule Nigeria and much of Africa. Featuring many of Fela Kuti’s most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones’s visionary staging, FELA! reveals Kuti's controversial life as an artist and political activist and celebrates his pioneering music.

3 actors have played Fela Kuti in Fela!.

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Performer Production Opened
Adesola Osakalumi Broadway Fela! 2012
Duain Martyn Broadway Fela! 2012
Sahr Ngaujah Broadway Fela! 2012

Other Roles in Fela!

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Fela Kuti Broadway Fela! 2012
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