Upcoming Off-Broadway musical Goddess dropped a single from its forthcoming EP last week, and now that release has a music video. Watch Amber Iman sing "Honey Sweet" from the Michael Thurber score above. The track also features Austin Scott and Nick Rashad Burroughs.
That EP, titled Moto Moto Presents Night in Mobasa, will release April 11, dropping just before the new work is set to begin previews at The Public Theater April 29. The musical will open May 20 and continue through June 1. Saheem Ali is directing. Pre-order and pre-save the full EP .
The original musical, inspired by the myth of Marimba, centers on a mysterious singer who arrives in a Kenyan Afro-jazz club and casts her spell on everyone, including a young man visiting home from studying in America who suddenly questions his life plans. Featuring music and lyrics by Thurber and a book by Jocelyn Bioh (Jaja's African Hair Braiding), the work received its world premiere in 2022 at Berkeley Rep. Read the reviews from that run here.
The upcoming Off-Broadway bow will feature much of the cast from the Berkeley Rep premiere, with Tony nominee Iman leading the cast as Nadira alongside Melessie Clark as Mosi, Teshomech Olenja as Tisa, Destinee Rea as Cheche, Awa Sal Secka as Zawadi, and Reggie White as Balozi. Returning to the musical's ensemble will be Isio-Maya Nuwere, Quiantae Thomas, and Wade Watson. New to the company will be Nick Rashad Burroughs as Ahmed, Arica Jackson as Rashida, J Paul Nicholas as Hassan, and Austin Scott as Omari. Additional casting is to be announced. The project's original casting is by Whitley Theatrical, and Taylor Williams is handling The Public's staging.
Ali, who conceived the work, also directed the 2022 world premiere, and has reassembled that creative team for the Off-Broadway bow, including choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie, scenic designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Dede Ayite, lighting designer Bradley King, and sound designer Nevin Steinberg. Victoria Navarro will serve as production stage manager, with further creative team members to be announced.
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