By Osagie Alonge
- Sahr Ngaujah plays the title role in Fela!
With 11 nominations and three awards at the Tony Awards, it’s not surprising that Fela! is still touring the world, three years after it was first staged.
The musical which will kicked off a new series of performances on December 13, 2011 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles will end on January 22, 2012.
We’re told respected US acts like Stevie Wonder, Nas, Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Ziggy Marley, and Smokey Robinson have been highly impressed with the play; with Nas describing Fela! as ‘very important work’. Kanye West says he found the production ‘inspiring’.
The musical’s next stop is the Warner Theatre, Washington, DC on January 26, 2012.
The show opened in 2009 at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, with Entertainment heads Jay Z and Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith coming on board as executive producers.
The original Broadway cast spent two weeks in Lagos, Nigeria in April 2011 with the opening performance at the New Afrika Shrine. Subsequent performances took place at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites.
Tour Dates:
December 13 – January 22, 2012 Los Angeles, CA – Ahmanson Theatre
January 26 – January 29, 2012 Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
February 14 – March 4, 2012 Detroit, MI – Music Hall
March 20 – March 25, 2012 Philadelphia, PA – Kimmel Centre
March 27 – April 8, 2012 Chicago, IL – Oriental Theater
June 5 – June 10, 2012 Houston, TX – Jones Hall
June 12 -June 17, 2012 St. Paul, MN – Ordway Centre for Performing Arts
2 comments
Wow dat gud
Fela is still d best even if he is dead,nobody can ever take dat position