Fela! (2011)
Produced by
Presented by
Book: Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones
Music: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
Lyrics: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
Director: Bill T. Jones
Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
Based on the life of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
Venue
Run
October 25th, 2011 – November 6th, 2011
Awards & Nominations
2012 Toronto Theatre Critics Award Winner – Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Sahr Ngaujah)
Synopsis
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the political activist, human rights activist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist and pioneer of Afrobeat is a legendary renaissance man that changed the meaning of music forever. (themanifesto.ca)
Cast
| Sahr Ngaujah | Fela Anikulapo-Kuti |
| Adesola Osakalumi | Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Alternate |
| Paulette Ivory | Sandra |
| Melanie Marshall | Funmilayo |
| Rasaan-Elijah “Talu” Green | Djembe-'Mustafa' |
| Ismael Kouyaté | Ismael |
| Gelan Lambert | J.K. Braimah / Tap Dancer / Egungun |
| Sherinne Kayra Anderson | Ensemble |
| Jonathan Andre | Ensemble |
| Cindy Belliot | Ensemble |
| Nandi Bhebhe | Ensemble |
| Catia Mota da Cruz | Ensemble |
| Nicole Chantal de Weever | Ensemble |
| Jacqui Dubois | Ensemble / Understudy for Fumilayo |
| Poundo Gomis | Ensemble |
| Wanjiru Kamuyu | Swing / Ensemble |
| Oneika Phillips | Ensemble / Understudy for Sandra |
| Thierry Picaut | Ensemble |
| Jermaine Rowe | Ensemble |
| Daniel Soto | Ensemble |
| Adé Chiké Torbert | Swing / Ensemble |
| Jill Marie Vallery | Ensemble |
| Iris Wilson | Ensemble |
| Aimee Graham Wodobode | Ensemble |
Creative Team
| Jim Lewis | Book |
| Bill T. Jones | Book |
| Fela Anikulapo-Kuti | Music |
| Fela Anikulapo-Kuti | Lyrics |
| Jim Lewis | Additional Lyrics |
| Aaron Johnson | Additional Music |
| Jordan McLean | Additional Music |
| Bill T. Jones | Conceived by |
| Jim Lewis | Conceived by |
| Stephen Hendel | Conceived by |
| Bill T. Jones | Director |
| Bill T. Jones | Choreographer |
| Marina Draghici | Scenic Designer |
| Marina Draghici | Costume Designer |
| Robert Wierzel | Lighting Designer |
| Robert Kaplowitz | Sound Designer |
| Peter Nigrini | Projection Designer |
| Cookie Jordan | Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer |
| Aaron Johnson | Musical Director |
| Aaron Johnson | Music Coordinator |
| Aaron Johnson | Music Arrangements |
| Aaron Johnson | Music Orchestrations |
| Jordan McLean | Music Orchestrations |
| Maija Garcia | Creative Director |
| Maija Garcia | Associate Choreographer |
| Niegel Smith | Associate Director |
| Timothy R. Mackabee | Associate Set Designer |
| Amy Clark | Associate Costume Designer |
| Mike Floyd | Associate Costume Designer |
| Paul Hackenmueller | Associate Lighting Designer |
| G. Benjamin Swope | Assistant Lighting Designer |
| Jessica Paz | Associate Sound Designer |
| John Emmett O’Brien | Assistant Sound Designer |
| C. Andrew Bauer | Associate Projection Designer, Content |
| Dan Scully | Associate Projection Designer, System |
Music
| Aaron Johnson | Conductor |
| Aaron Johnson | Trombone / Keyboard |
| Greg Gonzalez | Assistant Conductor |
| Greg Gonzalez | Drums |
| Jeff Pierce | Trumpet |
| Jeremy Wilms | Bass / Keyboards / Percussion |
| Ricardo Quinones | Guitar / Percussion |
| Bryan Vargas | Guitar / Percussion |
| Yoshihiro Takemasa | Congas / Percussion |
| Alex Harding | Baritone Saxophone / Percussion |
| Morgan Price | Tenor Saxophone / Percussion |
| Dylan Fusillo | Percussion |
Production
| John M. Atherlay | Production Stage Manager |
| Arnold J. Mungioli | Casting |
| Pippa Ailion | Casting |
| Richard Kornberg | Press Representative |
| Todd Frank | Technical Supervisor |
| Roy Gaboy | General Manager |
| Wanjiru Kamuyu | Dance Captain |
| Jill Marie Vallery | Dance Captain |
| Jermaine Rowe | Assistant Dance Captain |
| Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter | Producer |
| Will Smith | Producer |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Producer |
| Ruth Hendel | Producer |
| Stephen Hendel | Producer |
| Roy Gaboy | Producer |
| Chris Aniello | General Manager |
| Bruce Kagel | General Manager |
| Daniel Kuney | General Manager |
| Mandy Tate | General Manager |
| Mark Gagliardi | General Manager |
| Judi Wilfore | Company Manager |
| Amy Birnbaum | Assistant Company Manager |
| Margaret Selby | Tour Representation |
| Cami Spectrum | Tour Representation |
| Gary McAvay | Tour Representation |
| William Gilinsky | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Alex Burke | Assistant Stage Manager |
| John McGarrigle | Lighting Programmer |
| Steve Parkinson | Projection Programmer |
| Mirit Tal | Additional Content and Editing |
| Randy Moreland | Head Carpenter |
| Steve Ruelle | Assistant Carpenter |
| Billy Paton | Head Electrician |
| Ken Weinberg | Assistant Electrician |
| Josh Moberly | Assistant Electrician |
| Josh Moberly | Assistant Video |
| Gardner Friscia | Head Props |
| Gareth Tucker | Head Sound |
| Jonathan Parke | Assistant Sound |
| Susie Ghebresillassie | Head Wardrobe |
| Andrea Matura | Assistant Wardrobe |
| Francoise Herard | Head Hair |
| Alex Hanna | Casting Associate |
| Melanie Lockyer | Casting Associate |
| Rikki Stein | Consultant to the Production |
Staff
| David Mirvish | Producer |
| Nigel Romeril | Head Electrician |
| Frank Galle | Head Carpenter |
| Sean Poole | Head Flyman |
| Paul Axford | Head of Properties |
| Steve Devine | Head of Sound |
