Fela Kuti Book Author Sues Broadway Production
According to USA Today, Charles Moore, author of a book about Fela Kuti, has sued the producers of the Broadway musical Fela!.
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FELA! Celebrates 400th Performance 11/8
Fela!, recipient of three 2010 Tony® Awards including Best Choreography, will celebrate its 400th performance on Tuesday, November 8 @ 7pm.
The National Theatre to Produce FELA!, Previews 11/6
It was announced today that in November 2010, The National Theatre, one of the world's most prestigious venues, will produce FELA!, this season's most heralded new musical on Broadway.
Mambo Takes Over for Nguajah in FELA!
Tony Award nominee Sahr Nguajah played his final performance as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti on October 10, and Kevin Mambo is taking over as the title character.
Photo Coverage: FELA! Receives Equity's ACCA Award
On Tuesday, September 28, FELA! received Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) fourth annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus.
FELA! Receives Equity's ACCA Prize for Outstanding Chorus, 9/28
FELA! will receive Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) fourth annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus.
FELA! to Receive Equity's ACCA Prize for Outstanding Chorus, 9/28
FELA! will receive Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) fourth annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus.
Patti LaBelle Joins FELA! Sept. 14 for Limited Run
As BroadwayWorld previously speculated, producers Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth & Stephen Hendel and Roy Gabay will welcome Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Patti LaBelle to the cast of the hit Award-winning Broadway musical Fela! on Tuesday, September 14
LaBelle Gives Sneak Peek Of Her Role In FELA! 9/8-9
Audiences will have the opportunity to grab a sneak-peek of the legendary multi-platinum recording artist Patti LaBelle in the Award-winning Broadway musical Fela! on Wednesday, September 8 and Thursday, September 9, both at 8pm.
LaBelle To Give Sneak Peek Of Her Role In FELA! 9/8-9, Steps Into Her Role 9/19
Audiences will have the opportunity to grab a sneak-peek of the legendary multi-platinum recording artist Patti LaBelle in the Award-winning Broadway musical Fela! on Wednesday, September 8 and Thursday, September 9, both at 8pm.
STAGE TUBE: Bill T. Jones Choreographs FELA!'s 'Zombie' on SYTYCD
This week, on August 24, Fox's So You Think You Can Dance featured a special number of FELA!'s 'Zombie,' choreographed by Tony-winner Bill T.
Patti LaBelle Joins FELA! Sept. 14 for Limited Run; Show to Close January 2
As BroadwayWorld previously speculated, producers Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth & Stephen Hendel and Roy Gabay will welcome Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Patti LaBelle to the cast of the hit Award-winning Broadway musical Fela! on Tuesday, September 14
Photographer Sues FELA! For Unauthorized Photograph Use
Photographer Marilyn Nance is suing the musical FELA! for unauthorized use of one of her photographs, the New York Post reports.
FELA! to be Honored by New York City 7/29
The cast and crew of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fela!, based on the life and music of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will be honored by New York City Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Julissa Ferreras on the Steps of City Hall on Thursday
RIALTO CHATTER: Patti LaBelle to Join FELA! on Broadway in September?
Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post this morning that songbird Patti LaBelle will be joining the Broadway cast of FELA! in September as Fela's mother.
Fela's Son Sees FELA!; Musical to be Produced in Lagos
The New York Times reports that Femi Kuti, son of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, saw FELA! while in New York on Sunday.
Ngaujah, Ivory, Marshall et al. to Star in London FELA!
Casting for the London production of FELA! has been announced, Grace Notes reports.
FELA! Celebrates 250th Performance Tonight
Fela!, recipient of three 2010 Tony Awards including Best Choreography, will celebrate its 250th performance on Wednesday, June 30 @ 8pm.
2010 Tony Awards: MEMPHIS Wins 'Best Musical'
The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network.
London FELA! To be Filmed and Broadcast
Audiences around the world will be able to experience FELA!, the new hit Broadway musical about the life and music of legendary Nigerian performer and political activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, when it is broadcast in January 2011 on movie screens around the globe as part of NT Live, the initiative by
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