Keke Palmer Teases Broadway Return In Debbie Allen-Helmed Play About Muhammad Ali
deadline.comKeke Palmer will soon take the stage again on Broadway, but don’t hold your breath for a musical return — “anything can mess up these vocals,” she asserted on The Kelly Clarkson Show in a recent appearance.
While promoting her buddy comedy One of Them Days, in which she portrays the other half to SZA as the two try to scrounge up their rent money in the course of a measly 24 hours, the child actress-cum-media mogul teased her return to theater’s most-coveted district. “This would be a play directed by Debbie Allen, about Muhammad Ali‘s life and his relationship with Stepin Fetchit,” the two-time Emmy winner said. “And kind of just like, the exploration of our culture, what it means to have pride.
I play Sonji, his first wife, Muhammad Ali’s first wife. So I’m very excited at the opportunity to do a play, I’ve never done one before!
I’m always singing, so it’s like, ‘What does this feel like, coming out there just giving you a monologue?'” The Nope star was previously in talks for the role back in December, The Cut reported.
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