Fela! On Broadway http://www.felaonbroadway.com Sun, 19 May 2013 20:25:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Gelan Lambert personally invited to Miami by Mayor Andre D. Pierre! http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/gelan-lambert-personally-invited-to-miami-by-mayor-andre-d-pierre/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/gelan-lambert-personally-invited-to-miami-by-mayor-andre-d-pierre/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:45:14 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2441 Gelan-LambertWe could not be prouder of Gelan Lambert! He has been personally invited down to Miami by the Mayor of Miami – Andre D. Pierre in honor of Haitian Heritage Month on Thursday, May 23, 2013!]]> We could not be prouder of Gelan Lambert! He has been personally invited down to Miami by the Mayor of Miami – Andre D. Pierre in honor of Haitian Heritage Month on Thursday, May 23, 2013!

]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/gelan-lambert-personally-invited-to-miami-by-mayor-andre-d-pierre/feed/ 0 Sahr Ngaujah won a Norton Award for ‘Outstanding Musical Performance.’ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/sahr-ngaujah-won-a-norton-award-for-outstanding-musical-performance/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/sahr-ngaujah-won-a-norton-award-for-outstanding-musical-performance/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 23:09:41 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2435 epk-bway-06A.jpg“The award for outstanding musical performance by an actor went to Sahr Ngaujah in the touring production of the Broadway hit “Fela!,” which played at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, and whose producers included Jay-Z, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith.” Read More over at The Boston Globe]]> “The award for outstanding musical performance by an actor went to Sahr Ngaujah in the touring production of the Broadway hit “Fela!,” which played at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, and whose producers included Jay-Z, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith.”

Read More over at The Boston Globe

]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/sahr-ngaujah-won-a-norton-award-for-outstanding-musical-performance/feed/ 0 Official FELA! Opening Party & Performance w/ SAHR NGAUJAH in Oakland, CA! http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/official-fela-opening-party-performance-w-sahr-ngaujah-in-oakland-ca/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/official-fela-opening-party-performance-w-sahr-ngaujah-in-oakland-ca/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:20:50 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2427 67098_75589_651225212079_lClick here for more information! Buy Tickets Here! Event Information: Thursday June 6, 2013 8:00 pm – 1:00 am 21+ Cover: $25.00 Location: The New Parish 579 18th Street Oakland, CA 94612 Please note, the Official Opening Party follows the Broadway Production at The Paramount Theater earlier on June 6. *this is not Fela the musical, but the official opening party following the production at the paramount theater.* Use KUTI8 code to buy tickets 10% off.]]> Click here for more information!

Buy Tickets Here!

Event Information:
Thursday June 6, 2013
8:00 pm – 1:00 am
21+
Cover: $25.00
Location:
The New Parish
579 18th Street
Oakland, CA 94612

Please note, the Official Opening Party follows the Broadway Production at The Paramount Theater earlier on June 6.
*this is not Fela the musical, but the official opening party following the production at the paramount theater.*

Use KUTI8 code to buy tickets 10% off.

]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/official-fela-opening-party-performance-w-sahr-ngaujah-in-oakland-ca/feed/ 0 Meshell Ndegeocello spent an afternoon at Broadway at the Paramount http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/meshell-ndegeocello-spent-an-afternoon-at-broadway-at-the-paramount/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/meshell-ndegeocello-spent-an-afternoon-at-broadway-at-the-paramount/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:11:41 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2419 283987_10151360242441315_1172266891_n (1)Meshell Ndegeocello spent an afternoon at Broadway at the Paramount in Seattle last week discussing Fela!, her More Music @ The Moore mentorship, and career spanning over 20 years in the music industry!]]> Meshell Ndegeocello spent an afternoon at Broadway at the Paramount in Seattle last week discussing Fela!, her More Music @ The Moore mentorship, and career spanning over 20 years in the music industry!

]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/meshell-ndegeocello-spent-an-afternoon-at-broadway-at-the-paramount/feed/ 0 Ishmael “Bonfils” Kouyate – Amazing Dancing and Drumming! http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/ishmael-bonfils-kouyate-amazing-dancing-and-drumming/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/ishmael-bonfils-kouyate-amazing-dancing-and-drumming/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 02:36:31 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2411 Screen shot 2013-05-01 at 10.36.02 PMIshmael “Bonfils” Kouyate drops in to help out a dance and drumming class. Watch the videos below and feel like you’re a part of it!]]> Ishmael “Bonfils” Kouyate drops in to help out a dance and drumming class. Watch the videos below and feel like you’re a part of it!

]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/05/ishmael-bonfils-kouyate-amazing-dancing-and-drumming/feed/ 0 Prêt-À-Poundo: Styles at Fela! Los Angeles http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/pret-a-poundo-styles-at-fela-los-angeles/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/pret-a-poundo-styles-at-fela-los-angeles/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:19:31 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2405 Screen shot 2013-04-29 at 6.19.40 PMFela! is currently in Los Angeles and Prêt-À-Poundo‘s Poundo Gomis along with designers; Demestiks, Fennimas, Zebi Williams, MSC Treasures, Lucia Eastman, Mimi Plange, Alphadi, Seraka, Blackbird Jeans and Kojo Code styled the cast for opening night! Read More]]> Fela! is currently in Los Angeles and Prêt-À-Poundo‘s Poundo Gomis along with designers; Demestiks, Fennimas, Zebi Williams, MSC Treasures, Lucia Eastman, Mimi Plange, Alphadi, Seraka, Blackbird Jeans and Kojo Code styled the cast for opening night!

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]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/pret-a-poundo-styles-at-fela-los-angeles/feed/ 0 Fela! and Sahr Ngaujah nominated for Elliot Norton Awards http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/fela-and-sahr-ngaujah-nominated-for-elliot-norton-awards/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/fela-and-sahr-ngaujah-nominated-for-elliot-norton-awards/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:31:57 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2331 Screen shot 2013-04-15 at 6.29.00 PMWe are proud to announce that the Elliot Norton Awards have nominated Fela! the Musical for “Outstanding Musical Production by a Large Theater” and Sahr Ngaujah for “Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actor” Read More]]> We are proud to announce that the Elliot Norton Awards have nominated Fela! the Musical for “Outstanding Musical Production by a Large Theater” and Sahr Ngaujah for “Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actor” Read More

]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/fela-and-sahr-ngaujah-nominated-for-elliot-norton-awards/feed/ 0 Photo: Great times on opening night of Fela! in Cleveland! http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/photo-great-times-on-opening-night-of-fela-in-cleveland/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/photo-great-times-on-opening-night-of-fela-in-cleveland/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:05:37 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2279 michellewilliamsPictured here are three members of Passport Project, a local non-profit arts and diversity organization that strives for equality for all people, with Michelle and Ismael from the cast! See their video at http://igg.me/at/passportproject/]]>

Pictured here are three members of Passport Project, a local non-profit arts and diversity organization that strives for equality for all people, with Michelle and Ismael from the cast!

See their video at http://igg.me/at/passportproject/

]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/photo-great-times-on-opening-night-of-fela-in-cleveland/feed/ 0 Afrobeat and Fela! http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/afrobeat-and-fela/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/afrobeat-and-fela/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:27:53 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2261 FELA-square-FACEBOOKAfrobeat and Fela!]]> Afrobeat and Fela!

]]> http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/afrobeat-and-fela/feed/ 0 Video: Adesola Osakalumi Starring in Fela! The Musical! http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/video-adesola-osakalumi-fela-the-musical-lead-reel/ http://www.felaonbroadway.com/2013/04/video-adesola-osakalumi-fela-the-musical-lead-reel/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:51:18 +0000 FELANY http://www.felaonbroadway.com/?p=2246 Screen shot 2013-04-04 at 5.39.18 PMAdesola Osakalumi]]> Adesola Osakalumi

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