A jammin’ new musical with live accompaniment featuring the timeless music and lyrics of Bob Marley, Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds shares the legendary reggae artist’s message of peace and love with a new generation of songbirds. Opening the day after what would have been the singer and songwriter’s 69th birthday, Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds performs at The NewVictory Theater from February 7 – 23, 2014.
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Inspired by a picture book written by Cedella Marley and Gerald Hausman about the Bob Marley song of the same name, Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds is a collaborative creation between the Marley family and Adventure Theatre MTC, who premiered the production as part of the theater’s African-American Adventure series. With its tie to the cultural heritage of Jamaica, the musical now makes its New York premiere during Black History Month. In addition to the title song, Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds includes the hits “Jamming,” “One Love,” “Roots Rock Reggae,” “I Shot the Sheriff,” “Natural Mystic,” “So Much Trouble in the World,” “Lively Up Yourself,” “Is This Love,” “Please Don’t Rock My Boat,” “Riding High,” “I Know,” “Running Away,” “Duppy Conqueror” and the West Indies children’s song “Brown Girl in the Ring.”
The multi-talented cast of Talibah-Aquil (Female Swing), S. Lewis Feemster (Duppy), Ayanna Hardy (Cedella), David Little (Doctor Bird), Michael J. Mainwaring (Ziggy Understudy), Jobari Parker-Namdar (Ziggy), Tara Lynn Yates-Reeves (Tacoomah), Jade Wheeler (Nansi Understudy), Brittany N. Williams (Nansi) and Galen J. Williams (Male Swing) bring the lyrics and messages of Bob Marley’s original tunes to life and Bobbitt adds to the creative team as the producing artistic director, choreographer and playwright. Arrangements, orchestrations and additional music and lyrics are by John L. Cornelius, II, Nick Olcott is show director, Adi Stein is assistant director and Darius Smith is music director and keyboardist.
Watch a trailer of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds on the New Victory website.