the girls i love and i love fela. >> the whole cast is great. >> it is. you are spectacular. thank you for being with me. thank you very much. i know you're going to go on to do even greater things because fela is just traveling all over. thank you for being here. >>> thank you for being with us. come back and visit us at 5:00. have a wonderful day. i just had it with cable. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. a lot of times, the picture would break up. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. move up to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing! i was just in a trance watching it. i'm discovering new channels every day. [ male announcer ] and here's a special bonus: sign up now and get $300 back with a two-year contract. fios internet -- the speed, you can't compare. i'm able to take care of things much faster now. [ male announcer ] start saving now. move up to fios f

. >> good morning tony the inspiring musical thatcelebrates the life of fela is in town, it kicks offhursday here for just four days total of six performances you want to hurry up and get your tickets coming up talking to one of the cast members who plays the best friend of fela and he will tap for us back in a moment. tony. >>> thank you annie. first here is today's trivia question, how many eyes do most starfish have? two, five, seven, or ten. >> why would a starfish need ten eyes? >> i don't know >> patrick starfish has two eyes if we go by him. >> that is all we need >> answer later but if you want to guess now head to our facebook page myfoxdc.com back after the break. 9:20 a.m. 9:20 a.m.  ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [

♪ >>> the award winning broadway musical fela is in dc. the warner theatre with cast member this is morning. she joins us now from the warner theatre hey, annie it is me wisdom. >> good morning there is a lot going on here clearly and that is a part of the show there is a lot of audience interaction, we will show you a really cool dance in just a moment [ audio difficulty ] >> oh, >> i hear her. >> let's try it. >> we will see. >> melanie, tell us about your characters and how it plays into the story line. >> i play the story that is taken up after a death, this is the last time that fela intends to play at the shrine he intends to leave nigeria. you know what mothers are like they are the voice of reason although i am dead you will hear me and see me i am that little cat on his shoulder and little voice in his head all saying to him remember what i told you. all these things that you want to do, is fine, but at the end of the day you have to be true to your own people to the nigerian people so you have to be here, you have to be seen to b

"fela" explores the life of nigerian musician and human rights activist fela.ng night is tonight. the production runs through sunday. tickets start at $40. >>> well, wheaton high school in maryland is among schools across the nation benefiting from a new show coming to nbc. "smash" is a musical drama that celebrates the beauty and heart break of the broadway theater as it follows dreamers and schemers who have the common desire to be a smash. the nbc show is sponsoring 20 under served schools to build self-sustaining and cost effective musical theater programs. today a master teacher led a development workshop at wheaton high school with teachers and students. "smash" airs on nbc beginning monday, february 6th. the night after the super bowl. >> it could be just as popular as an other show. we won't say that name here. >> i think we're ready to participate. got to be a smash. >> sounds great. exciting. >>> and our weather is still exciting. >> our weather is still exciting. our temperatures, though, will be the smash. >> there you go. >> they'll be very mild in