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run ends sunday. Fela! Critic's Pick: Reviewed by Ben Brantley Off Broadway, 37 Arts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REVIEW SUMMARY That the beat goes on, insistently and persuasively, makes “Fela!,” the pulse-racing new show about the Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, nigh impossible to resist. If you set aside your basic nervous and circulatory systems, though, you might observe that by the standards of the well-made musical, “Fela!” leaves a lot to be desired. The structure of the book, written by Jim Lewis and the choreographer and director Bill T. Jones, feels slapdash to the point of confusion. For all the impudence and exuberance of the wall-to-wall music by Mr. Kuti that is used here, a pious haze of hagiography hangs over the show, creating the blinkered view of a great man martyred. Yet the ascendancy of the music in “Fela!,” and the three-dimensional translation of it by Mr. Jones and his vibrant design team, makes such criticism irrelevant for as long as you’re in your seat (or out of it, since the audience is regularly encouraged to stand and undulate). — Ben Brantley Read the Full Review SHOWTIMES / VENUE Opening Date: Sept. 4, 2008 Closing Date: Sept. 21, 2008 Remaining Shows: Sept. 20, 2008 2:00 p.m. Sept. 20, 2008 8:00 p.m. Sept. 21, 2008 2:00 p.m. Sept. 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. 37 Arts 450 W. 37th St. New York, NY 10018 Ticket Price: $76.25 Ticket Information: Ticketmaster: 212-307-7171, http://www.ticketmaster.com » Buy Tickets Readers' ReviewsReport a Problem Post | Posting Policy | FAQ Average Reader Rating (4.5 stars, 37 votes) NEWEST READER REVIEW STUPENDO!!!, September 16, 2008 Reviewer: robirighi STUPENDO is the italian for WONDERFUL, but you can add the most prizing adjectives to this great musical. We came all the way from Italy to enjoy it and I can tell it was worth the trip. I hope it will make it to larger audiences and to other countries so that those who were not as lucky as us can fully enjoy it. Our nine year old Asia had also the chance to enjoy all the kindness of all dancers and musicians and of Mr. Bill T. Jones himself, who were all very happy to say hello to the only kid in the audience that nite. Just a STUPENDO lifetime souvenir for her and for us too. Asia, Laurence and Roberto from Rimini - Italy Read All 14 Reader Reviews NEWS THEATER| September 19, 2008 Theater Listings By THE NEW YORK TIMES (NYT) MOVIES, PERFORMING ARTS/WEEKEND DESK| August 29, 2008 The Listings By THE NEW YORK TIMES (NYT) 2901 words MOVIES, PERFORMING ARTS/WEEKEND DESK| August 22, 2008 Theater By THE NEW YORK TIMES (NYT) 2926 words CURRENT CAST Starring Sahr Ngaujah, Abena Koomson, Anne Andre, Corey Baker, Calvin C. Booker, Lauren Deveaux, Nicole Chantal DeWeever, Rujeko Dumbutshena, Aimee Graham, Talu Green, Karma Mayet Johnson, Ismael Kouyate, Maia McKinney, Marcus Phillips, Daniel Soto, Sparlha Swa, Jill M. Vallery and Iris Wilson Fela!

late but sincere - happy birthday!!

time sure flies!!! happy birthday dan!!!

happy birthday!!!

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folks i have never steered you wrong. if you are anywhere near NYC you HAVE to see this show. It was INCREDIBLE! the actor that played FELA was amazingly versatile - playing sax and trumpet in addition to singing, dancing and BEING FELA. the theater was converted to "The Shrine" - FELA's club in Nigeria. The music - all FELA compositions was masterfully played by Antibalas - a Brooklyn based Afrofunk band. The cast was spectacular - loads of singing and dancing - even the audience was on its feet dancing - as the life story of FELA KUTI was told. its a small venue (only about 300 seats) and it was sold out when i saw it last night! the run is only 1 month - so as i said in post #1: carpe diem!

happy birthday my friend!!!!

gene krupa

got any 8-tracks?

i am going to see him at the blue note tomorrow night!! then saturday night it's off to the new musical FELA!! what a weekend!!!

i agree this is a smokin' set! why it was released as art blakey and the giants of jazz is a mystery to me though.

a giant IMHO! happy birthday!

...as in stamp news? indeed!

smithsonian linn's newsweek

not if he made cdrs.

hmmm.....

late again to the party but wanted to put my 2 cents in for this one with sonny greenwich -

finished disc 1 - alone in my car! enjoyed the music (i could feel the energy that was making the music!) - much thanks chuck! on to disc 2!

Invictus Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of Circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of Chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find me, unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. --William Ernest Henley 1875

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