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Written by Jamila Hayman and Curt Hayman
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Friday, 19 March 2010 14:31 |
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JAY-Z and WILL SMITH's Broadway musical FELA! is to move to London later this year (10).
The rapper and Smith, along with Smith's wife Jada, stepped in to save the New York show - about the life of revered African world music star Fela Kuti - in September (09), after rehearsals were halted due to financial concerns.
Fela! eventually opened on Broadway in November (09), with the trio sharing producing credits.
Now the show is set to transfer to the British capital's coveted National Theatre venue in November (10) for around 60 performances until January 2011. It is then hoped the musical will move to the West End stage.
And Fela!'s lead producer, Stephen Hendel, is hoping the famous investors will turn up to the opening night.
He tells Britain's Daily Mail, "I can't imagine that they will not come to the first night in London. I can't imagine that Jay -Z , and probably Beyonce, too, and Will and Jada will not come... In the theatre world it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience to have your production honoured on the National Theatre stage."
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Written by Jamila Hayman and Curt Hayman
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Friday, 19 March 2010 13:03 |
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Okay, now Glee has arrived: The cast of the Fox phenom is heading to Chicago next month to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show!
According to an Oprah insider, the talk show titan’s April 7 show will be devoted to all things Glee. Highlights will include interviews with the entire cast and series creator Ryan Murphy, never-before-seen backstage video, and, natch, a show-stopping performance.
To further hype the episode, Oprah.com is launching a “destination page” for Gleeks. Beginning the week of March 29, fans will find character guides, Glee I.Q. tests, behind the scenes photo galleries, and more.
The Oprah episode airs the day after the Glee cast is slated to appear at the White House for the annual Easter egg roll. And then Glee itself returns the following Tuesday with the first of nine new episodes.
Glee returns in April.
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