FELA! is a new musical that is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones with a book by Jim Lewis, in which audiences are welcomed into the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), FELA! explores Kuti’s controversial life as artist, political activist and revolutionary musician. Featuring many of Fela Kuti’s most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones’ imaginative staging, this new show is a provocative hybrid of concert, dance and musical theater.
See the winner of seven Tony awards including Best Musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS inspires the imagination with magic, mystery, and a stirring performance of “Memory”. tinyurl.com
Alice Ripley, winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in Next to Normal performs on The View, May 27 2009. This song is called ‘I Miss the Mountains’ and in it Alice speaks of what it was like, before her life started to go ‘downhill’. Next to Normal is currently playing on Broadway at the Booth Theatre, and took home 2 additional Tony Awards. Best Original Score for Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, as well as Best Orchestrations.