Tickets for Broadway Return of Fela! Now on Sale

Tickets for Fela!, the Broadway return of the 2010 Tony-nominated musical based on the life and music of iconic Nigerian composer and musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, are now on sale. The production is set for a limited four-week engagement at the Hirschfeld Theatre from July 9 through August 4.



Sahr Ngaujah, who garnered a Tony nomination for his starring role in Fela! on Broadway, will again lead the cast. He is joined by Melanie Marshall and Paulette Ivory, the two female leads of the show's Olivier-nominated National Theatre of Great Britain production. Fela! tells the story of Kuti's life as an artist, political activist and revolutionary musician in Nigeria. In addition to forming a political party and running for president several times, Kuti created the enormously influential style of music known as “Afrobeat,” which blended jazz, funk and African rhythms and harmonies.



Fela! was conceived, choreographed and directed by Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening choreographer Bill T. Jones. The musical originally opened at Broadway's Eugene O’Neill Theatre in November 2009, and was nominated for 11 2010 Tony Awards. The original run ended on January 2, 2011.

Get your tickets now to this must-see show!