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Fela!

Title: Fela! [videorecording] / Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth & Stephen Hendel, Roy Gabay, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Edward Tyler Nahem, Slava Smolokowski, Chip Meyrelles/Ken Greiner, Douglas G. Smith, Steve Semlitz/Cathy Glaser, Daryl Roth/True Love Productions, Susan Dietz/M. Swinsky/J. Deitch, Knitting Factory Entertainment, present ; associate producer, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ; book, Jim Lewis & Bill T. Jones ; music and lyrics, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti ; additional lyrics by Jim Lewis ; additional music by Aaron Johnson & Jordan McLean ; based on the life of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti ; conceived by Bill T. Jones, Jim Lewis & Stephen Hendel ; directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones ; [video director] Brian Campbell ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Publication: New York, c2010.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Videodiscs 1 and 2	Moving image	Restricted use	NCOV 3650 Videodiscs 1 and 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Description

2 videodiscs (DVD) (150 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects

Nigeria > Social conditions > Drama
Political violence > Drama
Fela, 1938-1997 > Political and social views > Drama
Musicals
Mothers and sons > Drama
Nigerians > Drama
Music > Social aspects > Nigeria > Drama
Music > Political aspects > Nigeria > Drama
Fela, 1938-1997 > Drama
Man-woman relationships > Drama
Political violence > Nigeria > Drama
Afrobeat > Nigeria > Drama
Musicians > Nigeria > Drama
Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 2001-2010
Musical theater > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

Musicals.

Access (note)

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

Scenic & costume designer, Marina Draghici ; lighting designer, Robert Wierzel ; sound designer, Robert Kaplowitz ; projection designer, Peter Nigrini ; music direction & supervision/orchestrations/arrangements, Aaron Johnson ; associate musical director & arranger, Jordan McLean ; company manager, Daniel Kuney ; production supervisor, Linda Marvel.

Performer (note)

Sahr Ngaujah (as Fela), Saycon Sengbloh, Corey Baker, Hettie Vyrine Barnhill, Lauren De Veaux, Nicole Chantal de Weever, Elasea Douglas, Rujeko Dumbutshena, Catherine Foster, Rasaan-Elijah "Talu" Green, Shaneeka Harrell, Chanon Judson, Abena Koomson, Ismael Kouyaté, Gelan Lambert, Farai Malianga, Shakira Marshall, Afi McClendon, Adesola Osakalumi, Jeffrey Page, Oneika Phillips, Justin Prescott, Ryan H. Rankine, Daniel Soto, Jill M. Vallery, Iris Wilson, J. L. Williams, Aimee Graham Wodobode.

Event (note)

Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York, N.Y., Sep. 17, 2010.

Funding (note)

Recorded with the financial assistance of the Fela Broadway Limited Liability Company.

Call Number

NCOV 3650

OCLC

677909027

Title

Fela! [videorecording] / Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth & Stephen Hendel, Roy Gabay, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Edward Tyler Nahem, Slava Smolokowski, Chip Meyrelles/Ken Greiner, Douglas G. Smith, Steve Semlitz/Cathy Glaser, Daryl Roth/True Love Productions, Susan Dietz/M. Swinsky/J. Deitch, Knitting Factory Entertainment, present ; associate producer, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ; book, Jim Lewis & Bill T. Jones ; music and lyrics, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti ; additional lyrics by Jim Lewis ; additional music by Aaron Johnson & Jordan McLean ; based on the life of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti ; conceived by Bill T. Jones, Jim Lewis & Stephen Hendel ; directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones ; [video director] Brian Campbell ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

Imprint

New York, c2010.

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

Scenic & costume designer, Marina Draghici ; lighting designer, Robert Wierzel ; sound designer, Robert Kaplowitz ; projection designer, Peter Nigrini ; music direction & supervision/orchestrations/arrangements, Aaron Johnson ; associate musical director & arranger, Jordan McLean ; company manager, Daniel Kuney ; production supervisor, Linda Marvel.

Cast

Sahr Ngaujah (as Fela), Saycon Sengbloh, Corey Baker, Hettie Vyrine Barnhill, Lauren De Veaux, Nicole Chantal de Weever, Elasea Douglas, Rujeko Dumbutshena, Catherine Foster, Rasaan-Elijah "Talu" Green, Shaneeka Harrell, Chanon Judson, Abena Koomson, Ismael Kouyaté, Gelan Lambert, Farai Malianga, Shakira Marshall, Afi McClendon, Adesola Osakalumi, Jeffrey Page, Oneika Phillips, Justin Prescott, Ryan H. Rankine, Daniel Soto, Jill M. Vallery, Iris Wilson, J. L. Williams, Aimee Graham Wodobode.

Event

Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York, N.Y., Sep. 17, 2010.

Funding

Recorded with the financial assistance of the Fela Broadway Limited Liability Company.

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Added Author

Jay-Z, 1969- producer.

Smith, Will, 1968- producer.

Smith, Jada Pinkett, 1971- producer.

Hendel, Ruth, producer.

Hendel, Stephen, producer.

Hendel, Stephen, conceptor.

Gabay, Roy, producer.

Sony Pictures Entertainment, producer.

Nahem, Edward Tyler, producer.

Smolokowski, Slava, producer.

Meyrelles, Chip, producer.

Greiner, Kenneth, producer.

Smith, Douglas G., producer.

Semlitz, Steve, producer.

Glaser, Cathy, producer.

Roth, Daryl, producer.

True Love Productions, producer.

Dietz, Susan, producer.

Swinsky, Mort, producer.

Deitch, J., producer.

Knitting Factory Entertainment, producer.

Questlove, producer.

Lewis, Jim, librettist.

Lewis, Jim, lyricist.

Lewis, Jim, conceptor.

Jones, Bill T, librettist.

Jones, Bill T, conceptor.

Jones, Bill T., choreographer.

Jones, Bill T., director.

Fela, 1938-1997. Songs. Selections

Fela, 1938-1997, lyricist.

Johnson, Aaron, 1979- composer.

Johnson, Aaron, 1979- music direction.

Johnson, Aaron, 1979- orchestrations.

Johnson, Aaron, 1979- arranger of music.

McLean, Jordan, composer.

McLean, Jordan, arranger of music.

Draghici, Marina, set designer.

Draghici, Marina, costume designer.

Wierzel, Robert, lighting designer.

Kaplowitz, Robert, sound designer.

Nigrini, Peter, projection designer.

Kuney, Daniel, company manager.

Marvel, Linda, production personnel.

Ngaujah, Sahr, performer.

Sengbloh, Saycon, 1977- performer.

Baker, Corey, performer.

Barnhill, Hettie Vyrine, performer.

De Veaux, Lauren, performer.

Weever, Nicole Chantal de, performer.

Douglas, Elasea, performer.

Dumbutshena, Rujeko, performer.

Foster, Catherine, performer.

Green, Rasaan-Elijah "Talu," performer.

Harrell, Shaneeka, performer.

Judson, Chanon, performer.

Koomson, Abena, performer.

Kouyaté, Ismael, performer.

Lambert, Gelan, performer.

Malianga, Farai, performer.

Marshall, Shakira, performer.

McClendon, Afi, performer.

Osakalumi, Adesola, performer.

Page, Jeffrey, performer.

Phillips, Oneika, performer.

Prescott, Justin, performer.

Rankine, Ryan H., performer.

Soto, Daniel, performer.

Vallery, Jill M., performer.

Wilson, Iris, performer.

Williams, J. L., performer.

Wodobode, Aimee Graham, performer.

Campbell, Brian, videographer.

Hoffman, Patrick.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Research Call Number

NCOV 3650

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