Upon entering the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, audiences of Fela! find themselves in the “Afrika Shrine,” a 1970s Lagos nightclub and political stage belonging to the show’s namesake central ...

Everybody remembers the first time with Fela. I was a preteen and it happened with my family. We were crossing Lagos's famous Third Mainland Bridge at night on the way to the airport in Ikeja from ...

If your inner percussion section isn’t set free by “Fela!”, you might want to ask your seatmate to check your vital signs. It’s hard to recall a musical of recent vintage that conjures ...

Duain Richmond, center, as Fela in Olney Theatre Center and Round House Theatre's co-production of “Fela!” (Teresa Castracane/Olney Theatre) Review by Celia Wren Long-distance travel can be a ...

Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening) directed and choreographed Fela!, which features a book by Jones and Jim Lewis and utilizes Anikulapo-Kuti's own music. Lewis, a Tony nominee for ...