A few years ago, Moses Sumney took a break from music, and he took on acting roles in the Weeknd’s The Idol and Ti West’s MaXXXine. Since then, Sumney has returned to the music world. This year, for instance, he has release the singles “Hey Girl(s)” with Syd and Meshell Ndegeocello and “I Like It I Like It” with Hayley Williams. But now, Sumney is involved in something that lets hiim practice both music and acting on the highest levels.
Moses Sumney is the cast of the current Shakespeare In The Park adaptation of Twelfth Night, and he is in there with some heavy hitters, including Lupita Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Sumney plays the jester character Feste. As part of the production, he sings “O Mistress Mine,” a song that Shakespeare wrote into the play. Now, he’s released his version.
Sumney’s take on “O Mistress Mine” will be on a new EP called What You Will: Music From Free Shakespeare In The Park’s Twelfth Night. The EP has performances from Sumney and castmates like Lupita Nyong’o and Michael Thurber, and it comes out next week, just before a live performance of Twelfth Night airs on PBS. Listen to “O Mistress Mine” below.
The What You Will: Music From Free Shakespeare In The Park’s Twelfth Night EP is out 11/21.
