The longest-running Black musical in off-Broadway history is back for a special limited engagement. “Mama, I Want To Sing!” is back! The musical co-written by Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro has returned ...

The following script is from "Alive and Kickin'" which aired on Jan. 4, 2015. Lesley Stahl is the correspondent. Shari Finkelstein, producer. A show opened in New York recently that didn't get a whole ...

When Vy Higginsen started the Gospel for Teens program in Harlem, she had one thing in mind: to make sure the music was passed on from generation to generation. Now, five years since the program was ...

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Vy: I loved The Mountaintop. It brought me back . . . those days and nights. It brought back my feelings for Martin Luther King, Jr. Plus, I believe in angels . . . Angela Bassett proved once again ...

Several years ago, theater producer Vy Higginsen was casting for a new musical, “Mama, I Want to Sing,” and had to find singers to fill two roles for older character. She was overwhelmed by the talent ...

Vy Higginsen is no stranger to milestones. In 1970, she was the first woman with a radio show in prime time, noon to 4 p.m., on WBLS. She also wrote “Mama, I Want to Sing,” the longest running ...

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“Mama, I Want To Sing!” is back! The musical co-written by Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro has returned to Harlem for a special limited engagement, currently running at El Museo’s El Teatro. TheGrio caught ...

The following script is from "Alive and Kickin'" which aired on January 4, 2015, and was rebroadcast on July 12, 2015. Lesley Stahl is the correspondent. Shari Finkelstein, producer. A show opened in ...