{"id":3318,"date":"2026-11-03T05:46:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T03:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/?p=69458"},"modified":"2026-11-03T05:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T03:46:52","slug":"ledisi-on-legacy-love-and-family-in-broadways-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/ledisi-on-legacy-love-and-family-in-broadways-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"Ledisi on \u201cLegacy, Love and Family\u201d in Broadway\u2019s Wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ledisi is finally back on Broadway<\/a>. More than two decades after making her Broadway debut, the R&B singer is helping headline the new musical Wanted<\/i><\/a>, which opens November 8 at the James Earl Jones Theatre<\/a>. Based on the real-life folk legend, Wanted<\/i> unfurls the unbelievable story of Mary and Martha Clarke, a pair of Black sisters who ultimately become Wild West outlaws in 19th century Texas.<\/p>\n

In her return to the New York<\/a> stage, Ledisi stars opposite Solea Pfeiffer (Mary) and Liisi LaFontaine (Martha) as the siblings\u2019 sharecropper mother, Tallulah Clarke. Set free from slavery, her dream of owning the farm she and her daughters work day in and day out ultimately sets in motion their path to infamy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that it was a true story about Black people being free and wanting more,\u201d she tells Ticketmaster on a break during rehearsals. \u201cTallulah has a dream and a vision for her family, and she goes after it. And then finds that there’s a newer way through her children\u2026So she supports them and what they do \u2014 they’re coming back to take care of the family and legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Solea Pfeiffer, Ledisi and Liisi LaFontaine in Wanted, photo by Julieta Cervantes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Throughout the show, the trio of women find themselves surrounded by the Kinfolk, a collective of ancestor storytellers who both serve to narrate the story (\u201cBut you know how family stories do,\u201d they promise in the show\u2019s opening number, \u201cSo we believe it\u2019s mostly true\u201d) and guide the characters along their journey.<\/p>\n

And while Tallulah, Mary and Martha have their sights set on securing their family\u2019s hard-won inheritance, Wanted<\/i> asks thought-provoking questions about the nature of freedom, race and prejudice that ring just as true in modern-day America. But according to Ledisi, the importance of the musical\u2019s story goes even deeper.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe timing of this story is perfect,\u201d the Grammy winner says. \u201cI want us to remember our tie to each other. Everything we worked hard to build to make the America that I<\/i> see, that’s not like the America I see right now. The one that fought for all the beautiful things that we are. We have a tie. We just need to grab our ties and tie them back together, and remember who we are.<\/p>\n

\u201cRace is the story, but it\u2019s also not,\u201d she continues. \u201cTo me, the tie of legacy, love and family is the most important part that we keep forgetting about. That we are blood. Our blood is thicker than any origin of war\u2026We’re people. We’re humans. It’s funny how we start there, but the root is: how do we love, even past all the other things?\u201d<\/p>\n

Below, Ledisi opens up to Ticketmaster about the lessons of Wanted<\/i>, portraying Tallulah\u2019s inner strength, the newly released deluxe edition of her Dinah Washington tribute album, her memories from being an understudy in the original Broadway cast of Caroline, or Change<\/i>, and more.<\/p>\n

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