A workshop of new musical ‘I Dream’ to have UK concert premiere

I Dream will have its UK premiere at The Other Palace on Monday 27 April. The new musical follows civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy at the end of his life as he reflects on his lifelong friendship and memories with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., all set against a contemporary score rooted in gospel and soul.

The production features book, music and lyrics by Douglas Tappin, with additional writing by Jonathan Payne. The workshop will be directed by Annabel Mutale Reed with music direction by Keith Williams and casting by Heather Basten CDG CSA.

The cast and further creative team are to be announced soon.

‘I Dream’ premiered in Atlanta in 2010, on the Alliance Stage, directed by Jasmine Guy. A concert version of the musical was performed in 2017 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. The musical was performed as an opera between 2017 and 2021, before further musical and concert presentations in the USA, including at NYC’s Apollo Theater. This workshop marks the first presentation of the work to UK audiences.