Wambui Bahati

@wambuibahati

About

Wambui Bahati is an inspirational and motivational speaker, authorand entertainer. She began her formal theatrical studies at New YorkUniversity School of the Arts and made her professional theatricaldebut in Godspell at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. She went on to perform in the Broadway productions of Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Wambui's regional and touring credits include starring roles in The Magic Show, Joseph Papp's rock version of Two Gentlemen of Verona, Little Ham, Nunsense, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, Gone With the Wind –the musical, The Wiz and Crowns.

Wambui wrote, produced and stars in the one-woman musicals Balancing ActandI Am Domestic Violence.Both of these shows have received national acclaim for the unique waythat they provide outstanding entertainment while dealing withimportant issues in our communities.

Named John Ann Washington at birth, Wambui Bahati is her new legalname taken on during the "reinvention of herself." In Swahili Wambuimeans "singer of songs," Bahati means, "my fortune is good." The nativeNorth Carolinian lives in New York City and is the proud mother of twoadult daughters. She is the author of the highly acclaimed, tell-all,autobiographical self-help book, You Don't Know Crazy - My Life Before, During, After, Above and Beyond Mental Illness and the soon to be released 'They' Are Not Going To Save Us - 10 Ways to Love Heal and Save Ourselves.