It’s like they never said goodbye. Watching Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams perform during the Super Bowl halftime show brought back serious Destiny’s Child memories for fans of the former pop music threesome. Hot on the heels of their new single “Nuclear,” Williams is continuing in the national touring production of “FELA!,” based on the life of the iconic musician Fela Kuti, father of the Afrobeat music movement. Williams stars as Sandra Isadore, the fiercely independent activist and Kuti’s love interest. A native of Rockford, Ill., Williams talked to the Sun-Times about music, her love of the theater, and chocolate chip pancakes.

Tony Award Winning Fela! the musical returns to Chicago and this time Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams is along for the ride. Produced by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Jada Pinkett Smith, Fela! follows the life of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, who battled AIDS and government soldiers while performing at a nightclub called The Shrine in Lagos. Bill T. Jones wrote the book and choreographed the show that was nominated for eleven Tony Awards the year it debuted Off-Broadway.

The critically acclaimed Broadway musical, Fela!, makes its return to Chicago for six performances at the Arie Crown Theatre this month. After debuting in 2008, the theatrical production has won three Tony Awards and been seen by huge audiences including First Lady Michelle Obama. It remerges with former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams as activist and former love interest to Fela Kuti, Sandra Izsadore. It runs here February 19-23. Directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, Fela! takes place at the height of revolutionary artist and creator of Afro-Beat, Fela Kuti’s, career. Mixing exotic rhythms, intoxicating dancing and a strong message of social justice, the play, also produced by Shawn…

Singer Michelle Williams had to repeatedly deny media rumors that the hit R&B trio Destiny’s Child was reuniting for a special Super Bowl performance. But there was a glaring clue for musical theater fans that the Rockford native was indeed going to perform with Kelly Rowland and the previously announced Beyoncé Knowles for the high-profile New Orleans half-time gig. Williams — who is starring in the award-winning musical “Fela!” at McCormick Place’s Arie Crown Theater from Tuesday, Feb. 19, to Saturday, Feb. 23 — had just joined the show’s international tour on Jan. 29 for a return stint at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. In glaring red letters…

Prior to Super Bowl XLVII, social media websites were full of “I can’t wait to see Beyoncé perform at half time” messages. Half time arrived and the most shocking thing happened, a Destiny’s Child reunion with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Besides that amazing performance, inquiring minds want to know “What is Michelle Williams up to?” N’DIGO got a chance to chat with Williams about the Super Bowl Performance, a new solo album and her recent role in the Broadway musical Fela! N’DIGO: What was it like performing with Destiny’s Child again at the Super Bowl? How did that make you feel? Michelle Williams: It was beautiful, it was absolutely…

Michelle Williams visits NBC 5 Chicago and talks Fela and Destiny’s Child, plus does a “planking” challenge. See video below: View more videos at: http://nbcchicago.com.

Michelle Williams takes a ride with CBS Chicago’s CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole and Mobile 2. She talks about Fela, Destiny’s Child, the Superbowl and does an impromptu “Say My Name” car performance. Fun interview! Watch here at CBS here.