Angelica Chéri: Writing the Future

Angelica Chéri: playwright, musical theatre writer, screenwriter, poet. Named by Variety as one of Broadway’s Top Ten Stars to Watch in 2025, Angelica is one of the most exciting voices shaping the future of theatre and musical storytelling.

You may know her work from the Prophet’s Cycle Trilogy-The Seeds of Abraham, The Sting of White Roses, and Crowndation: I Will Not Lie to David, as well as plays like Berta, Berta and The Wiring & the Switches. Her musical Wanted, written with collaborator Ross Baum, won the prestigious Richard Rodgers Award, was named a New York Times Critic’s Pick, and is headed to Broadway in Fall 2026.

We talk about building theatrical worlds that move between history, myth, and prophecy. We get into the impact of family on artistry and the journey of bringing Phenomenal Woman, her biographical play about Maya Angelou, directed by Debbie Allen, toward its Broadway premiere.

Angelica is out here writing plays, musicals, TV, and immersive worlds like the lines between them don’t matter. This is a conversation about big imagination, collaboration, and just a good time.

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Production Credits:

A production of Outside In Theatre in Highland Park, Los Angeles

Created by Alex Ubokudom & Tobie Windham

Technical Production by Byron Rogers, Jr.

Theme Song by Arlo Sanders | Produced by Jessica Hanna​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​