'Fela!' musical shines in Atlanta
theGRIO REPORT - Celebrities turned out in full force yesterday for the opening night of the return of the musical Fela! to Atlanta...
Michelle Williams launches own reality series 'My Sister's Keeper'
theGRIO REPORT - The former Destiny Child's singer will also be starring with her real life sisters in the new reality series, 'My Sister's Keeper'...
Atlanta gears up for hit Broadway musical 'Fela!'
theGRIO REPORT - The official launch party to celebrate the return of 'Fela!' to Atlanta took place Friday at a funky venue in the downtown district...
Michelle Williams reveals fight with depression
NEW YORK (AP) - The singer-actress — one third of Destiny's Child alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland — said that in the past few months she has emerged from years of suffering from moderate depression...
Michelle Williams joining tour of 'Fela!'
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical 'Fela!'...
New Nigeria museum honors late Afrobeat singer Fela Kuti
theGRIO REPORT - Kingston, Jamaica has the Bob Marley Museum. Memphis, Tennessee has Elvis Presley’s Graceland. For the first time ever, fans of the Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti can visit the Kalakuta Museum in Lagos, Nigeria...
'Fela!' is coming back to Broadway
The production which tells the story of the legendary Nigerian musician and political figure Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will only be onstage through early August at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre...
Broadway's 'Fela!' cast performs for Nigerian fans
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The Broadway cast of "Fela" introduced Afrobeat superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti to hundreds of thousands of new American fans...
Award-winning musical 'Fela!' coming to Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Producers say the show -- starring its original Broadway cast, including actor Sahr Ngaujah portraying Anikulapo-Kuti -- will be performed from April 20 to April 25 in Lagos...
First lady and friends see 'Fela!' on Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) - The audience at Thursday's performance of "Fela!" on Broadway got an extra thrill when an unannounced guest arrived -- the first lady...
