On November 23, 2009 Fela! will become the newest original show to hit Broadway.  If you want music that will make you want to get up and dance, this is the musical for you. Fela! brings you into the world of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and incorporates African dance, jazz, and funk music that will have you itching for the original soundtrack release.  A Tony Award nomination wouldn’t be surprising either.  While Off-Broadway in 2008, Fela! won three Lucille Lortel Awards!

Playing Fela is young actor, Sahr Ngaujah who you may recognize from the film, Stomp the Yard.  There is an incredible roster of talent in this cast including Saycon Sengbloh from the 2009 Tony Award Winning Best Revival Musical, Hair.  Choreographed by Tony…

2009 has not been a very successful year for Broadway.  16 shows closed in January alone and over the past few months, a significant number of shows have unexpectedly had to make announcements of their shows closing as well.
 
Gypsy, Grease, Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, Boeing-Boeing, 13, The 39 Steps, August: Osage County, Hairspray, and Spring Awakening are just a few titles of the shows that closed in January. Spring Awakening won 8 Tony Awards in 2007 and was one of the biggest shockers when the announcement came of its closing. Not too long after the closing announcement was made for Hairspray was when original Broadway cast members Harvey Fierstein & Marissa Jaret Winokur reprised their roles for the very last time as Edna Turnblad…