GODDESS
A story that moves with the music—Vibrant, timeless, and deeply rooted in rhythm and soul.Step into the heart of an Afro-jazz club in Mombasa, where love, fate, and destiny collide in Goddess. This is storytelling in its purest form—vibrant, rhythmic, and pulsing with emotion.
At SAMS Entertainment, we knew this show had something rare—an energy that demanded to be experienced live. Co-producing Goddess meant bringing a new kind of musical, one that merges tradition, innovation, and a soundtrack that lingers long after the final note.
GODDESS comes to The Public for its New York premiere featuring music and lyrics by Michael Thurber, book and direction by Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali, additional book material by James Ijames, and choreography by Darrell Grand Moultrie. 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 new musical is a rousing tale of romance, the supernatural, and the quest towards one’s truest self.
“Creating an original musical from scratch is its own tall order. And at the heart of this passion project is the African folklore myth of Marimba, the goddess of music who created songs from heartbreak.”