84 relations: Adesola Osakalumi, Afrobeat, Ahmanson Theatre, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Allison & Busby, Antibalas, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Ben Brantley, Bill T. Jones, Broadway theatre, Brooklyn, Canada, Carlos Moore (writer), Curran Theatre, Dele Sosimi, Dodan Barracks, Drama Desk Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Expensive Shit, Fela Kuti, Frank Sinatra, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Hagiography, Hair (musical), Harman Center for the Arts, I Got the Feelin', Islington, James Brown, Jordan McLean (musician), Kevin Mambo, La Cage aux Folles (musical), Lagos, Laurence Olivier Award, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer, Lemn Sissay, Lillias White, Los Angeles, Lucille Lortel Awards, Marilyn Nance, Michelle Williams (singer), Miles Davis, ..., National Theatre Live, Nigeria, Off-Broadway, Olusegun Obasanjo, Passing Strange, Patti LaBelle, Peter Nigrini, Royal National Theatre, Sadler's Wells Theatre, Sahr Ngaujah, San Francisco, Saycon Sengbloh, Shuffering and Shmiling, Sorrow Tears and Blood, The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, Tony Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Choreography, Tony Award for Best Costume Design, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Lighting Design, Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Orchestrations, Tony Award for Best Scenic Design, Tony Award for Best Sound Design, Toronto, Variety (magazine), Washington, D.C., West End theatre, Zombie (album), 64th Tony Awards. Expand index (34 more) »
Adesola Osakalumi
Adesola Osakalumi (born in The Bronx, New York) is an American actor, choreographer, singer, and dancer whose talents have garnered him successes in film, television, and stage.
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Afrobeat
Afrobeat, also known as afrofunk, is a music genre which developed in the 1970s when African musicians began combining elements of West African musical styles such as jùjú music and highlife with American funk and jazz influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.
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Ahmanson Theatre
The Ahmanson Theatre is one of the four main venues that comprise the Los Angeles Music Center.
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Al Hirschfeld Theatre
The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 302 West 45th Street in midtown Manhattan.
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Allison & Busby
Allison & Busby (A & B) is a publishing house based in London established by Clive Allison and Margaret Busby in 1967.
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Antibalas
Antibalas (Spanish for "bulletproof") is an American, Brooklyn-based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive Orchestra.
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Baryshnikov Arts Center
The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) is a foundation and arts complex opened by Mikhail Baryshnikov in 2005 at 450 West 37th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
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Ben Brantley
Benjamin D. "Ben" Brantley (born October 26, 1954) is an American journalist and the chief theater critic of The New York Times.
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Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones (born February 15, 1952) is an American choreographer, director, author and dancer.
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Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre,Although theater is the generally preferred spelling in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many Broadway venues, performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations use the spelling theatre.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017.
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Canada
Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.
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Carlos Moore (writer)
Carlos Moore (born Charles Moore Wedderburn in Cuba, 4 November 1942) is a writer and social scientist dedicated to African and Afroamerican history and culture.
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Curran Theatre
The Curran Theatre, located at 445 Geary Street between Taylor and Mason Streets in the Theatre District of San Francisco, California was opened in February 1922, and was named after its first owner, Homer Curran.
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Dele Sosimi
Bamidele Olatunbosun Sosimi, known as Dele Sosimi, is a Nigerian-British musician, born 22 February 1963 in Hackney, London.
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Dodan Barracks
Dodan Barracks is a military barracks occupying a large area located off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards are presented annually and were first awarded in 1955 to recognize excellence in New York theatre productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway.
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions.
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Ed Mirvish Theatre
The Ed Mirvish Theatre is a historic film and play theatre in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Eugene O'Neill Theatre
The Eugene O'Neill Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 230 West 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan.
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Expensive Shit
Expensive Shit is the twelfth full-length album by Afrobeat pioneer Fela Ransome Kuti and his Africa '70 band, released in 1975.
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Fela Kuti
Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), also professionally known as Fela Kuti, or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre, human rights activist, and political maverick.
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Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century.
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Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, MON (25 October 1900 – 13 April 1978), otherwise known as Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti, was a teacher, political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat in Nigeria.
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Grammy Award
A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry.
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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album has been awarded since 1959.
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Hagiography
A hagiography is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader.
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Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot.
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Harman Center for the Arts
The Harman Center for the Arts is a complex consisting of the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW) and Sidney Harman Hall (SHH; at Sixth and F Streets NW) in downtown Washington, D.C., USA.
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I Got the Feelin'
"I Got the Feelin'" is a funk song by James Brown.
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Islington
Islington is a district in Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington.
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James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader.
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Jordan McLean (musician)
Jordan McLean is a New York City-based composer, arranger, bandleader, trumpeter, producer and educator.
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Kevin Mambo
Kevin Mambo (born June 29, 1972) is a Zimbabwean–Canadian actor and musician.
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La Cage aux Folles (musical)
La Cage aux Folles is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman.
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Lagos
Lagos is a city in the Nigerian state of Lagos.
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Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital.
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre.
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre.
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre.
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Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay (born 21 May 1967) is a British author and broadcaster.
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Lillias White
Lillias White (born July 21, 1951) is an American singer and actress of stage, television, and film who is particularly admired for her performances in Broadway musicals.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.
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Lucille Lortel Awards
The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre.
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Marilyn Nance
Marilyn Nance (aka Soulsista) (b. 1953) is an African-American artist whose interest is in technology, exploring human connections, and spirituality.
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Michelle Williams (singer)
Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress.
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Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
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National Theatre Live
National Theatre Live is an initiative operated by the Royal National Theatre in London, which broadcasts live via satellite, performances of their productions (and from other theatres) to cinemas and arts centres around the world.
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Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.
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Off-Broadway
An Off-Broadway theatre is any professional venue in Manhattan in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive.
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Olusegun Obasanjo
Chief Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, Ph.D. (Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́; born 5 May 1937) is a former Nigerian Army general who was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.
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Passing Strange
Passing Strange is a comedy-drama rock musical about a young African American's artistic journey of self-discovery in Europe, with strong elements of philosophical existentialism, metafiction (especially self-referential humor), and the artistic journey.
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Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards known professionally as Patti LaBelle, (born Patricia Louise Holt on May 24, 1944), is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur.
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Peter Nigrini
Peter Nigrini is a projection designer for live theater.
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Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT) is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House.
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sadler's Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue in Clerkenwell, London, England located on Rosebery Avenue.
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Sahr Ngaujah
Sahr Ngaujah is an American theater director and actor, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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San Francisco
San Francisco (initials SF;, Spanish for 'Saint Francis'), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.
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Saycon Sengbloh
Saycon Sengbloh (born October 23, 1977) is an American actress and singer.
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Shuffering and Shmiling
Shuffering and Shmiling is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Nigerian Coconut label.
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Sorrow Tears and Blood
Sorrow Tears and Blood is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Nigerian Kalakuta label.
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
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Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre.
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Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival.
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Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play.
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Tony Award for Best Choreography
The Tony Award for Best Choreography is awarded to acknowledge the contributions of choreographers in both musicals and plays.
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Tony Award for Best Costume Design
These are the winners and nominees for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design.
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical.
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Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical has been presented since 1950.
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Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for outstanding lighting design of a play or musical.
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Tony Award for Best Musical
The Tony Awards are yearly awards that recognize achievement in live Broadway theatre.
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Tony Award for Best Orchestrations
The Tony Award for Best Orchestrations is awarded to acknowledge the contributions of musical orchestrators in both musicals and plays.
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Tony Award for Best Scenic Design
This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for outstanding set design of a play or musical.
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Tony Award for Best Sound Design
The Tony Awards for "Best Sound Design of a Play" and "Best Sound Design of a Musical" recognize excellence in sound design for Broadway theatre.
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Toronto
Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.
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Variety (magazine)
Variety is a weekly American entertainment trade magazine and website owned by Penske Media Corporation.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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West End theatre
West End theatre is a common term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of "Theatreland" in and near the West End of London.
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Zombie (album)
Zombie is a studio album by Nigerian Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti.
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64th Tony Awards
The 64th Annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday, June 13, 2010, held again at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela!