Fela! A New Musical Off Broadway

Bill T. Jones directs Fela! A new musical off broadway at 37 Arts.

http://www.felaoffbroadway.com

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• felakuti
• fela
• kuti
• afrobeat
• african
• nigerian
• funk
• jazz
• antibalas
• off
• broadway
• theatre
• africal
• spring
• awakening

[vixxy02]

@bigbowldrop GBOSSA! GBOSSA! GBOSSA!

Very well said! Notice there's an obvious non Nigerian cast, right down to the dancers/choreographers! This is an obvious Americanized version of what they think Fela stood for.....How completely wrong they are in their assumption!

PEACE!!

[oneuniqueshawty]

Words can't even express the great joy I felt watching this musical. I am a big fan of both braodway and off broadway plays and this one was by FAR the BEST MUSICAL I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!! Bill T. Jones and Fela have completely outdone theirselves with this one! It is worth every penny that you spend to see this. I would even spend money to see it again. EDUCATION and LIBERATION at its best!

[Adeolafilm]

I saw the show in Nigeria. Awesome! Love it! Great! I just feel some of the dances werent quite Nigerian and the accent was a give away. I wish you could use guys in Nigeria as well. I still love it...

[PatsBooks]

@uteme12345

What's stopping you from producing your interpretation. You are just giving your point of view. As a an American who is going to to show, it is different enough for my satisfication. Again, the American audience doesn't care or know the different. It's not relevant for this audience. If this was marketed to a Nigeria audience, then you would have an argument, because they have a different expectation.

[uteme12345]

@PatsBooks I do care about what he says........he doesn't have to finance the show to speak the truth about it. FELA musical may be a success but I still tell you that it relates, not in style, to FELA and his dancers and concepts.......I commend Billy T Jones for taking up the project, but there could have still been that Nigerianness in it. The stuffs that made FELA what he was.......As a dramatist and screenwriter.....I know what I'm talking about.

[PatsBooks]

@oluwadurotimi1 Since you are not financing the show who cares what you think? The musical was a success.

[olamization]

``music is the weapon`` - fela kuti

[KiRetteCouture]

@ominousjade thank you! there are so many rich africans who could've dreamed this up but probably either didn't have the inspiration or will to do it. a new generation has been introduced to a legend whose story must not die. why can't we celebrate that!

[KiRetteCouture]

@ominousjade 

[KiRetteCouture]

@ominousjade thank you! anyone who's complaining about this show should find a better way of doing it. i saw this show in london last week and was totally blown away. nigerian or not, the cast got it. i dare say sahr ngaujah was possessed by Fela. slightly overdramatised it may be, but i don't think the story strayed from Fela's message. i'm so excited because another generation has been introduced to a legend we must never forget. well done Bill T Jones and team!

[cudaco]

My flight is booked. I'm on my way before it closes! Woo hoo!