Feel the Beat with the New Broadway-Bound Musical Fela!

The new musical Fela! has been generating buzz since it first hit the off-Broadway stage in 2008—and that buzz is only getting louder. The show, about controversial political activist and acclaimed Afrobreat musician Fela Anikupalo Kuti’s wild (and true) life, is currently gearing up for its Broadway opening on November 23, adding new cast members like Tony Award winner Lillias White and original Hair triber Saycon Sengbloh to an already acclaimed cast of triple-threats. We dropped in on the production for a sneak peek at its pulsing combination of live music and energetic choreography (by living legend and Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones), and to discuss the origins of Fela! with the talented folks who know it best. Watch the video to get the skinny on this hot new musical!