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*Michelle Williams may have finally found her niche in theater. The former Destiny’s Child singer and gospel artist told MTV News about her experience on the “Fela!” tour. “It feels amazing to be involved with ‘Fela!’ because I said that between each album, I wanted to do a theater run,” Williams told MTV News. “I’m [...]
*After weeks of reports that Destiny’s Child would reunite during Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime show this Sunday, group member Michelle Williams is suddenly trying to throw people off – suggesting the reports were merely unconfirmed rumors and simply “not true.” “I’m going to be in the musical Fela!,” she told WRUG Media. “I hate to [...]
*In an interview to promote her role in the new touring production of “Fela!,” Michelle Williams – one third of Destiny’s Child alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland – revealed that she has only recently emerged from years of suffering from moderate depression. Her dark cloud lifted thanks to exercise, therapy and positive thinking. “I’ve dealt with depression,” [...]
*Former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical “Fela!” Producers said Thursday the singer, who starred on the UPN sitcom “Half & Half,” will be onstage when the tour opens at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29. Fela!” – a biography of Nigerian musician and political [...]
*Singer Patti LaBelle has agreed to pay $100,000 to a Manhattan woman who claims the diva cursed her out and threw water at her and her 18-month-old daughter during a scuffle over parenting in an apartment building lobby. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to the lawsuit filed by Roseanna Monk and her husband Kevin, [...]
*Two years ago, there was a big robbery on Broadway that was the best kept secret around town. That is ‘til now! Back in 2010, the innovative play, Fela!, based on the life of Nigerian musician, composer and political activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti topped the 2010 Tony Awards nominations receiving 11 award nominations including Best [...]
*I was invited to the Los Angeles opening night of the three-time Tony Award winning musical Fela! and witnessed a powerful musical presentation of one man’s search for artistic freedom in a militantly run Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was played wonderfully in the musical by Sahr Ngaujah. Presented by Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Shawn “Jay-Z” [...]
*The exuberant music of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will fill the Ahmanson Theatre this holiday season as the 2010 Best Musical Tony Award®-nominated musical will be presented for the first time to Los Angeles audiences, December 13, 2011, through January 22, 2012, with the opening scheduled for December 14. “Fela!” was previously scheduled for April [...]
*The audience at Thursday’s performance of “Fela!” on Broadway got an extra thrill when an unannounced guest arrived – the first lady. Michelle Obama and six girlfriends stunned theatergoers when she arrived at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on 49th Street to catch the Tony Award-winning musical about Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat artist and Nigerian political [...]
*Director Bill T. Jones is facing legal action over his Broadway hit Fela! by an author who claims the production is based on his 1982 authorized biography of the late Afrobeat legend. Cuban-born author Carlos Moore filed a $5 million lawsuit in Manhattan federal court against Jones and other producers on Monday (Nov. 8) seeking [...]
*Yes that’s right, the legendary diva Patti LaBelle will be cast as the mother of the main character for the Broadway musical, Fela! She will start her new role on Sept. 14 and will continue the part until Jan. 2, 2011. “I am both thrilled and honored,” LaBelle said. “After seeing the show, I was [...]
*The hit Broadway musical, “Fela!” produced by Jay-Z and Will Smith is being sued by a New York photographer who claims her images were used in the play without her consent. Marilyn Nance, the photographer, is seeking $150,000 for her iconic photo of Fela Kuti’s nightclub in Nigeria. Theboombox.com reports that according to the lawsuit, [...]
*R&B diva Patti LaBelle is headed to Broadway in September to join the hit musical Fela!. According to The New York Post, she’ll step in for Tony Award winner Lillias White in the role of mother Funmilayo Kuti while White performs a series of concerts in Australia. [Scroll down to view White in the role.] [...]
*”Fences,” a revival of August Wilson’s drama about family, won for best revival of a play at Sunday’s 2010 Tony Awards, while its two stars, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, won for best actors in a play. The broadcast was packed with musical performances from nominated shows, including “Memphis,” the rhythm ‘n’ blues musical set [...]
*Once “Fela!” starts, there’s no turning back. Audience members should come prepared to strap themselves in for a high-octane experience that takes them on a musical and historical ride that is inspiring, informative and completely entertaining. Currently playing at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on Broadway, “Fela!” is the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician [...]
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