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Left to right: Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson and Sandra Huff. Performance at Demsey Theater, 2011. Photo credit: Jasmin Williams.
Mama, I Want to Sing illustrates the stories of many great performers who learned their craft in the church choir. The Doris in Mama, I Want to Sing, Vy’s sister, Doris Troy, stepped out the church choir, performed during Amateur Night at the Apollo, migrated to London where she performed and provided a gospel and soul underpinning for groups such as the Beatles, and eventually performed in Mama, I Want to Sing in the role of her own mother. In Mama, I Want to Sing, The Next Generation, Ahmaya Knoelle (the daughter of Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro) performs in the role of her aunt, Doris Troy. The Next Generation also features selected performers from Vy Higginsen’s Gospel for Teens Choir. Gospel for Teens is the award-winning choir recently featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, and ABC’s World News. Higginsen created Gospel for Teens to pass the legacy of gospel music on from generation to generation.
Elijah Ahmad Lewis as Minister of Music. Performance at Demsey Theater, 2011. Photo credit: Jasmin Williams.
The cast of Mama, I Want to Sing in the Apollo scene. Performance at Demsey Theater, 2011. Photo credit: Jasmin Williams.
Proceeds benefit the groundbreaking Mama Foundation program: Gospel for Teens. You're watching You've Got Gospel. See the Web's top videos on AOL Video. |
Left to right: Tyrone Flowers, Sandra Huff, Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson, Elijah Ahmad Lewis and Bettina Pennon and the Gospel for Teens Choir. Performance at Demsey Theater, 2011. Photo credit: Jasmin Williams.
Single Ticket Sales Smarttix 212-868-4444 or online at www.smarttix.com Theater Parties and Group Sales Theater parties, group sales, discounts: Call 212-280-1045 or email: Box Office Visit the production office for The Mama Foundation for the Arts at 149 West 126th between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Malcolm X Boulevards (Lenox and Seventh Avenues) weekdays between 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Featured: Tyrone Flowers. Performance at Demsey Theater, 2011. Photo credit: Jasmin Williams.
Click thumbnail to see enlargement. Click the link below image to download a high resolution photograph. Copy captions from the enlargements. Photo credits: copyright © 2011 by Jasmin Williams. Press Contact Deborah Singletary
Dempsey Theater The new Dempsey Theater is centrally located in Harlem between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Malcolm X Boulevards (Lenox and Seventh Avenues). The theater has been renovated with state-of-the-art technology for light and sound.
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Travel A, C, D, B, 2, 3 trains to 125th Street and the M2, BX15, M100, M101, M60, M102, M7 buses. Map it at Harlem One Stop MTA trip planner Municipal parking is located on 126th between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Malcolm X Boulevards (Lenox and Seventh Avenues). Photo credits: top banner, G. N. Miller |
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