Ep.12 Sing, Harlem, Sing
54 Below Podcast
English - August 21, 2012 21:53 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MB - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Music 54below below broadway theater nightclub cabaret musical Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Vy Higgenson is a proud Harlemite and New Yorker known for a many significant firsts in the entertainment industry: The first black female radio personality in the prime time New York City market on WBLS. First woman to host a morning show on New York radio at WWRL. The first black woman to produce a drama on Broadway with Joe Tuner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson. The first black female writer, producer, director of the longest-running, Off-Broadway musical in the history of American theatre with Mama, I Want to Sing.
Tonight she talks with Richard Frankel about another first, creating a cabaret show for 54Below. The show, following the roots and evolution of Gospel music, will kick off a series of Saturday Gospel brunches on August 25th. For more information and tickets, visit 54below.com