Michelle Williams And Adesola Osakalumiin To Star In ''FELA"

 

Michelle and Adesola

 Michelle Williams is going back to the stage for a 16-city run of "FELA!" See pics from her rehearsal inside. Michelle Williams was spotted singing and dancing during rehearsals for the touring company of 'FELA!' at the Pearl Studios in New York City. She is playing the role of Sandra Isadore, who was Fela's African-American lover. Maija Garcia, the tour director and choreographer, spoke of Michelle's addition saying,

"Sandra is our key for an American audience to look at Fela and understand a bit more where Fela may have been coming from. And an American audience can very much identify with Michelle Williams because she's of our time. She really becomes a vehicle for people to learn about Fela and for people to understand why Fela is relevant in the United States."

She'll be starring alongside Adesola Osakalumiin (who plays Fela Kuti) during the 16-city run.

 Michelle starts "Fela!" at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, before stops through Miami, Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Nashville, Tenn and other locales.

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