Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 230 W 49th St between Broadway and Eighth Ave (212-239-6200 felaonbroadway.com). Dir Bill T. Jones. Book Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones. 2hrs 40mins. One intermission.
Tickets $55–$112. Previews Oct 19; opens Nov 23. Mon–Fri 8pm; Sat 2, 8pm.
Choreographer Bill T. Jones directs—and wrote the book for—this energetic Off Broadway transplant, which combines music, dance and theater to tell the story of Afrobeat pioneer and political activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti (portrayed by Sahr Ngaujah, who is something of a theater maverick himself).—Billie Cohen