TWITTER WATCH: FELA! - 'This crowd is electric!'

BroadwayWorld.com presents its newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

The Twitter Watch week continues with a stop by the Twitter page of the Broadway musical FELA!

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RT @AlliHouseworth Finally seeing fela! Hey, @felamusical, can I borrow your band... For, like, ever? [um, no. Antibalas is dope, eh?]
about 13 hours ago from web

"I hope that FELA! will be for our era like a returning warrior"-Bill T. Jones, Director & Choreographer talks FELA! http://bit.ly/2nems0
about 15 hours ago from web

Don't miss the FELA! show and party Thurs nite! Check out our last party at SOB's http://blog.felaonbroadway....
about 20 hours ago from web

Shout-out to @thehuffpost for "FELA! Pumps New Life Into the Legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti"http://bit.ly/2xqvjB
5:14 PM Nov 9th from web

Fela's authorized biographer (author of "This Bitch of a Life") discusses the sheer FREEDOM that Fela radiated http://bit.ly/1ZdrC9
4:05 PM Nov 9th from web

Can't wait to hear about your review of the show, @Louie4711 @BroadwayGirlNYC
4:42 AM Nov 9th from web

Tonight at @ B.B. KingS (237 West 42nd Street) DJ Shy King's special tribute to Fela and the cast of "FELA! On Broadway. Free Admission!
4:42 PM Nov 8th from web

How'd ya like the show yesterday, @activecultures @MiddleAgedMezzo @RhondaCoca @jillsternheimer @discomarsha @iamopetron @jessiolsen?
8:00 AM Nov 8th from API

This crowd is electric! People are going mad..the crowd is as diverse as the 1 line - NYC baybee!
5:16 PM Nov 7th from Tweetie

Absolutely insane audience tonight at @Felamusical (via @DanielKuney)
5:10 PM Nov 7th from Tweetie

The show aint even start yet & it's ALREADY live up in here (via @aisha1908)
5:09 PM Nov 7th from Tweetie

FELA! = passion. Join the MOVEMENT. http://bit.ly/1Q7luw
7:01 AM Nov 7th from API

FELA!, the new musical based on the life and music of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will arrive on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street). Performances commenced, Monday, October 19 with an official opening set for Monday, November 23. This new musical is directed and choreographed by Tony® Award-winner Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening), with a book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones. Sahr Ngaujah and Kevin Mambo will play the title character on alternate performances, while the world renowned Antibalas and other members of the NYC Afrobeat community, under the direction of AaRon Johnson, will again perform Kuti's rousing music live onstage. Winner of this year's Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical, Fela! was conceived by Bill T. Jones, Jim Lewis and Stephen Hendel. Fela! had its world premiere at Off-Broadway's 37 Arts in September 2008, where it enjoyed a sold-out limited run. Tickets for Fela! on Broadway are available through www.Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200.

In this revolutionary new musical, directed and choreographed by Tony® Award-winner Bill T. Jones with a book by Jim Lewis, audiences are welcomed into the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), Fela! exploresKuti's controversial life as artist, political activist and revolutionary musician. Featuring many of Fela Kuti's most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones's imaginative staging, Fela! is a provocative hybrid of concert, dance and musical theater.

Fela! will feature a multi-cultural cast led by Sahr Ngaujah (recipient of an Obie Award for his performance in the title role Off-Broadway) and Kevin Mambo (MTC's Ruined), alternating in the role of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Lillias White will play Funmilayo Ransome Kuti (Fela's mother) and Saycon Sengbloh (Hair) plays Sandra, Kuti's love interest. The company also includes Corey Baker, Hettie Barnhill, Nicole Chantal DeWeever, Lauren Deveaux, Elasea Douglas, Rujeko Dumbutshena, Catherine Foster, Talu Green, Shaneeka Harrell, Abena Koomson, Ismael Kouyate, Gelan Lambert, Farai M. Malianga, Shakira Marshall, Afi McClendon, Adesola Osakalumi, Jeffrey Page, Daniel Soto, Jill M. Vallery, J.L. Williams, Iris Wilson, Aimee Graham Wodobode. Scenic and costume design is by Marina Draghici, lighting design is by Rob Wierzel, sound design is by Rob Kaplowitz and projection design is by Peter Nigrini. Musical arrangements and additional music by AaRon Johnson and Jordan McLean, and Jim Lewis provided additional lyrics.

Fela! is produced by Stephen & Ruth Hendel, Roy Gabay, Edward Tyler Nahem, Chip Meyrelles/Ken Greiner and Daryl Roth/True Love Productions.

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