Dec 07 2009
I agree
Ben Brantley’s review of FELA! was pretty accurate. It’s fresh and vibrant, very different from most Broadway plays because in was so engaging. The music certainly made all the difference; it flowed through the audience and made them want to join in. The review is mostly positive; but I also find myself agreeing with the small and obscured negative remarks about the play. It was a little too much crammed into one play and some of the information regarding his life did go in one ear and out the other. Other than that, FELA! was a history lesson that made you want to learn.
I disagree with the negative remarks:
I believe you must pack in as much as you can, and so it did not seem too much in one play.
Yes they did focus a little less about his life, however, the songs were enough to sink in whatever information about him was necessary.