Māyā: The Musical, penned by Cheeyang Ng (Fat, Femme, Asian; The Phoenix) and Eric Sorrels (The Phoenix), will have an invite-only industry workshop February 21 at London's @sohoplace. Olivier nominee Milli Bhatia will direct the work.

Set in 1930s British India, Māyā: The Musical tells the story of Maya Mehta, an aspiring poet who dreams of making her mark on the world amidst the turmoil of the Indian independence movement. Ng previously presented material from Māyā via the Playbill Songwriter Series, still available to stream.

The cast will feature Sharvari Deshpande (We All Know How This Ends, The Crucible) as Maya, Irfan Damani (Les Misérables, The Time Traveller's Wife) as Lawrence, Raj Ghatak (Bombay Dreams, The Kite Runner) as Rohit, Sonya Venugopal (Life of Pi) as Harini, Shobna Gulati (Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Dinnerladies) as Gayatri, and Hassun Sharif (Hamilton, Pretty Woman) as Darwesh. 

The ensemble will include Jamal Zulfiwar (Come From Away, Legally Blonde), Minal Patel (Oliver!, Wicked), Ritesh Manugula (My Fair Lady, Wind in the Willows), Katie Stasi (Madagascar; Pop Off, Michelangelo!), Maya Bassi Curtis (The World Goes Round, We All Know How This Ends), and Diya Sohi (The Beaker Girls, The Silver Lining). Casting is by Sarah Jane Price, with Ben Armstrong as casting associate. 

The production will feature choreography by Chi San Howard, sound design by Aidan Jones, orchestrations by Anthony Lucca, and musical direction by Yshani Perinpanayagam. General management is by Ameena Hamid and Grace Dickson of HD General Management. The team of musicians will include Eric Fegan, Noah Hadland, and Rachel Espeute. 

Visit MayaTheMusical.com for more information.