MOM’S THE WORD
After B&B’S Karla Mosley (Maya) welcomed daughter Aurora, she hit the boards in Mom and É, an evening of songs about babies, motherhood, partnerhood and more. Mosley credits her daughter as her inspiration. “It really came from her,” says the actress. “I really wanted to sing again. I’ve wanted to do a show for a while, and I just felt so inspired when she was born. I am so thankful. I was also struck by the loss of my niece, and I have another friend who suffered the loss of a child earlier in the year, so I was looking at the subject of motherhood and parenting, and one day you’re a par- ent, or not a parent, and the next day you are. How do we handle that? What does it feel like? What if you don’t feel equipped? What if you try for a long time and it’s not possible? I wanted to open up a place to explore that in a live setting. The talent involved was off the charts, and everyone was so giving, especially the audience. I never know if a show goes well or not. I just do it and sneak away but at the end of the night, people stayed around. In fact, the restaurant turned out the lights to kick us out and people just turned on their cell phones because no one wanted to leave, so I think that was a pretty good sign.”