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The critically acclaimed team behind the 2021 Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Merry Wives returns to The Public with the New York premiere of a new musical conceived and directed by Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali, featuring music and lyrics by Michael Thurber and a book by Tony Award nominee Jocelyn Bioh. A mysterious singer arrives at Moto Moto, a steamy Afro-jazz club in Mombasa, Kenya. She casts an entrancing spell on everyone, including a young man who has returned home from studying in America. Will the big plans for his life—stepping into a political legacy and marrying his fiancée—be upended? Inspired by the myth of Marimba, the Goddess who created beautiful songs from her heartbreak, this is a rousing tale of romance, the supernatural and the quest towards one’s truest self.
Performance Schedule:
TUESDAY-FRIDAY @ 7 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 1 PM & 7 PM
No 1 PM performance May 3
May 6 @ 7:30 PM only
May 28 @ 8 PM only
Cast
Nick Rashad Burroughs
Amber Iman
Arica Jackson
Austin Scott
Music
Michael Thurber
Lyrics
Michael Thurber
Book
Jocelyn Bioh
Director
Saheem Ali
Choreography
Darrell Grand Moultrie
