Review: How Music Came Down to Earth, in ‘Goddess’

Review: How Music Came Down to Earth, in ‘Goddess’

If you’re going to call your show “Goddess,” you’d better have one handy. Luckily, the musical with that name that opened on Tuesday at the Public Theater stars Amber Iman, who fully fits the bill. Whether scatting or belting or just standing tall in gold eye shadow and regal gowns, she conveys the combination of power and ease that inevitably elicits words like “otherworldly.” When Saheem Ali, the director of “Goddess,” gives Iman and the rest …

With the Public Theater’s ‘Goddess,’ Amber Iman Steps Into Her Powers

Amid a busy preview period earlier this month, Iman stepped outside of her much-deserved spotlight to tell Vogue about “Goddess”’s long journey to the stage and her ongoing musical education and advocacy work.

Goddess Review. Amber Iman is heavenly.

Right after Amber Iman finishes her first song, a sudden admirer gasps: “Your voice is like nothing I’ve ever heard.” The reaction is understandable.  Iman portrays the title character in this musical inspired by African folklore , and – excuse me for gushing – hers is indeed the voice of a goddess.  But I have heard it before — when Iman portrayed Nina Simone in “Soul Doctor,” in her Tony-nominated role in “Lempicka,” and in the solo concert in…