Former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams has been cast in the role of Erzulie in the Tony Award winning Broadway act Once On This Island, starting November 30.
Michelle Williams will play the role through Sunday, June 2, 2019.
“I am totally overjoyed to return to Broadway and excited to join the cast of Once On This Island,” exclaimed Williams. “Taking on the role of Erzulie, the Goddess of Love, speaks to my heart. The musical is such a moving, inclusive, spiritual journey that is needed in these times. It feels just right to represent love.”
The new production of Once On This Island is directed by Tony nominee Michael Arden, and choreographed by Camille Brown.
The show is based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy. It tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy boy. When they are separated by their cultures, Ti Moune is guided by the powerful island gods, Erzulie, Asaka, Papa Ge, and Agwe, on a remarkable quest to reunite with her love.
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