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Vy Higginsen is an American theater producer, playwright, former disc jockey, and radio and television personality. She is the founder and executive director of the Mama Foundation for the Arts, and the co-writer of the 1983 musical Mama, I Want to Sing!, the longest running black off-Broadway musical in American history.
May 16, 2001 · Biography. Producer, author, playwright and radio personality, Vy Higginsen has been instrumental in making a place for minorities and women in the media and the arts. Higginsen was born in Harlem to a minister father and devout Christian mother.
Apr 5, 2012 · Vy Higginsen, the life of a pioneer. by David Goodson April 5, 2012. Take a gander at the resume of Vy Higginsen and you’ll see it is riddled with firsts–the life of a pioneer. Her gateway...
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Mar 31, 2016 · In addition to being the founder and executive director of the Mama Foundation for the Arts, Vy is currently performing in the original musical We Are! at the Dempsey Theater in Harlem in April...
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Playwright, theatrical producer, theatrical agent, performer. The widely varied career of Vy Higginsen reflects her deep commitment to preserving and celebrating the rich heritage of African-American culture. As a radio broadcaster, a magazine publisher, a writer and producer of plays, a founder of a school of musical arts, and much more ...
Feb 24, 2023 · By Sandra Bookman. Friday, February 24, 2023. Vy Higginsen co-wrote the script for what would become one of the most influential Black gospel musicals of our time - 1983's 'Mama, I Want to...
Mar 3, 2023 · ‘Mama, I Want to Sing!’ creator Vy Higginsen on revival, legacy of the show: ‘We need this story now more than ever’. The longest-running Black musical in off-Broadway history is back for a...
