The Most Happy Fela!
Jay-Z, Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, Jimmy Fallon, Lou Reed, Lee Daniels, Judith Jamison, and a host of luminaries help Bill T. Jones and the cast of Fela! celebrate their Broadway opening.
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On November 23, the new musical Fela! opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The show's director and choreographer, Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones celebrated after the performance at Gotham Hall.
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The stars of Fela!, Lillias White, Kevin Mambo, Saycon Sengbloh, and Sahr Ngaujah, partied at Gotham Hall after the show's opening night performance on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Rap icon Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is one of the producers of the Broadway musical Fela!, which opened on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Film director Spike Lee attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Film and stage favorite Ben Stiller attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Talk show host Jimmy Fallon attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Lee Daniels, director of the hit film Precious, attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Rock music superstar Lou Reed attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Judith Jamison, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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World-famous singer Angelique Kidjo attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Chester Gregory, who is currently playing James "Thunder" Early in the new national tour of Dreamgirls, attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Newlyweds Jenny Powers and Matt Cavenaugh -- on his night off from West Side Story -- attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Bobby Cannavale, who will take part in the LAByrinth Theatre Company's upcoming Celebrity Charades on December 7, attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Broadway star Billy Porter, who is directing Shoshana Bean's concert A Happening on November 30 at Jazz at Lincoln Center, attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Law & Order: SVU star Tamara Tunie attended the opening of the Broadway musical Fela! on November 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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