Fela! Actors Fund Performance Scheduled for Jan. 25

By Kenneth Jones
21 Jan 2010

Fela! star Sahr Ngaujah
Fela! star Sahr Ngaujah
Photo by Monique Carboni

A special Jan. 25 performance of the new Broadway musical Fela! at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre will benefit The Actors Fund, the not-for-profit social welfare organization for the entertainment industry.

The added show is at 8 PM.

Fela!, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, "welcomes audiences into the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), the musical explores Kuti's controversial life as artist, political activist and revolutionary musician."

For tickets call (212) 221-7300, ext. 133, e-mail tickets@actorsfund.org or visit www.store.actorsfund.org.

The Actors Fund, which was founded in 1882, is a non-profit organization that provides for the social welfare of all entertainment professionals. Some of the many programs The Actors Fund provides include a nursing home and assisted living care facility; senior and disabled programs; mental health services; chemical dependency services; entertainment industry assistance programs; the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative; the AIDS Initiative; and supportive housing on both coasts.

For more information visit www.actorsfund.org.