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FELA! Award-Winning Broadway Musical Now in Houston

Jones Hall for the Performing Arts (615 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77002)
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Full Price:
$37.00 - $61.00
Our Price:
$19.50 - $40.25*
4.7 by 21 members
Directed and choreographed by Tony-winner Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening) and produced by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, FELA! brings a high-energy mix of dance, theater and music to tell the true-life story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. With a score featuring Kuti's pioneering music -- a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies -- FELA! powerfully explores Kuti's controversial life as an innovative artist, civil-rights champion and revolutionary musician. The show won three 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Choreography, and stars Olivier and Tony-nominated actor Sahr Ngaujah, along with his Royal National Theatre co-stars Melanie Marshall and Paulette Ivory.

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The last date listed for FELA! was Saturday June 9, 2012 / 2:00pm.

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Zoinks! It's Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries

Full Price:
$27.00 - $33.00
Our Price:
$15.00 - $18.00

Scooby and his colorful friends drive their Mystery Machine to Houston to solve one of their signature comedy mysteries. A mischievous ghost is haunting a local theater, and it's up to the gang -- Shaggy, Fred, Velma, Daphne and Scooby-Doo -- to get to the bottom of things. This new interactive live event features exciting production numbers, including one built around their famous theme song, "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" plus new tunes created just for this show. With its cartoonish capers, professional cast of actors, clever staging and spooky special effects, this fun and funny musical will have young audiences on the edge of their seats, waiting for the big moment when the evildoer is unmasked. Learn More

615 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
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    They have food and drinks, but the lines get long if you wait to go during intermission.
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    Dressy casual
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    Easy to access and reasonable priced
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16 Goldstar Member Reviews

Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 K
5.0

the show was amazing! A must see!

Written on Jul 24 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
4.0

Great time with friends!!!

Written on Jun 11 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

The entire show was amazing from start to finish with a great message! Awesome singers, awesome dancers, awesome muscians, awesome costumes...all around awesome!

Written on Jun 11 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Tamara
5.0

Fela! What a great show! I would recommend this Broadway Musical to anyone! Great storyline and choreography! I felt like I was a part of that actual time in History. Again, it was overall a great show and experience!

Written on Jun 11 2012
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More Information About FELA!

Website

http://www.felaonbroadway.com/

Quotes & Highlights

  • Check out the official FELA! website for videos and more.
  • Read the stellar Goldstar member reviews for this production's Los Angeles run.
  • "The hot (and seriously cool) energy that comes from the musical gospel preached by the title character of FELA! feels as if it could stretch easily to the borders of Manhattan and then across a river or two. There should be dancing in the streets!" --Ben Brantley, The New York Times
  • "FELA! Is as rowdy as it is rousing. (It) is one of the most original and exciting shows to come around in a long while." --Daily News
  • "There's enough energy in the first act of FELA! to short circuit Con Ed. It spills over from the stage and into the orchestra seats. Boundless and joyous: This is as close as Broadway gets to fully immersive theatre." --New York Post
  • "Bill T. Jones's wildly loose-limbed journey into the throbbing heart of Afrobeat breaks bold new ground in musical theatre." --Variety
  • “ ... the most exuberant musical I’ve seen this season. ... the fusion of his (Fela’s) sound is rapturously celebrated with a pinwheel parade of pelvises.” --Los Angeles Times

Description

FELA! premiered off-Broadway in September of 2008 and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical before transferring to Broadway in November 2009 where its accolades included three 2010 Tony Awards including one for Best Choreography. Bill T. Jones also received the Astaire Award for Best Choreographer of the year in addition to this country’s most prestigious award, The Kennedy Center Honors.

This show is recommended for those ages 14 and older, and runs 2 hours and 30 minutes, with a 20-minute intermission.