Plot
A provocative and wholly unique hybrid of dance, theatre and music, FELA! explores the world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Winner of three 2010 Tony Awards including Best Choreography (Bill T. Jones). Featuring many of Fela Kuti’s most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones’ visionary staging, FELA! – an original new creation – comes via Broadway to London and the National Theatre. FELA! explores the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), FELA! reveals Kuti’s controversial life as an artist and political activist.
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Cast
Sahr Ngaujah
Fela
Lydie Alberto
Sherinne Kayra Anderson
Jonathan Andre
Rolan Bell
Cindy Belliot
Nandi Bhebhe
Ricardo Coke Thomas
Kwame Peter Crentsil
Scarlette Douglas
Jacques Dubois
Poundo Gomis
Paulette Ivory
Aisha Jawando
Wanjiru Kamuyu
Nyron Levy
Melanie Marshall
Shelley Maxwell
Tamara McKoy-Patterson
Catia Moto da Cruz
Sahr Ngaujah
Pamela Okoroafor
Thierry Picaut
Jermaine Rowe
Ira Mandela Siobhan
Craig Stein
Jazmine Jarret Thorpe
