{"id":17258,"date":"2021-02-09T15:35:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T20:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=17258"},"modified":"2021-02-09T15:35:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T20:35:26","slug":"lifetime-to-premiere-the-gospel-biopic-robin-roberts-presents-mahalia-april-3-8pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/09\/lifetime-to-premiere-the-gospel-biopic-robin-roberts-presents-mahalia-april-3-8pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime to Premiere the Gospel Biopic &#8220;Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia&#8221; April 3 @ 8PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17259\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17259\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahalia_Jackson_1962_van_Vechten_LC-USZ62-91314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahalia_Jackson_1962_van_Vechten_LC-USZ62-91314.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahalia_Jackson_1962_van_Vechten_LC-USZ62-91314-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahalia_Jackson_1962_van_Vechten_LC-USZ62-91314-560x408.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahalia_Jackson_1962_van_Vechten_LC-USZ62-91314-260x190.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahalia_Jackson_1962_van_Vechten_LC-USZ62-91314-160x117.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahalia Jackson 1962 Photograph by Carl Van Vechten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lifetime&#8217;s highly anticipated gospel biopic <strong><em>Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia<\/em><\/strong>, will premiere Saturday, April 3 at 8:00PM ET\/PT. An impressive list of Broadway stars including Tony(R) nominee Joaquina Kalukango (<em>Slave Play<\/em>), Jason Dirden (<em>Fences<\/em>), Olivia Washington (<em>The Butler<\/em>) and Rob Demery (<em>Lovecraft Country<\/em>) join the film which is directed by Tony(R) Award-winner Kenny Leon and stars Tony Award nominee, SAG and Grammy(R) Award-winning actress Danielle Brooks (<em>Orange is the New Black<\/em>) as the gospel legend and civil rights trailblazer.<\/p>\n<p>In the movie, Dirden stars as Russell Roberts, the dashing, music-loving Reverend who falls for Mahalia when they first meet in the late 1940s while Kalukango takes on the role of Mildred, Mahalia&#8217;s talented and opinionated, long-time pianist. 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Her recording of the song &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MHuA45\">Move on Up a Little Higher<\/a>&#8221; sold millions of copies, skyrocketing her to international fame, and gave her the opportunity to perform at diverse settings including in front of a racially integrated audience at the prestigious Carnegie Hall and at John F. Kennedy&#8217;s inaugural ball. An active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, Jackson sang at numerous rallies, including the March on Washington in 1963 alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in hopes that her music would encourage and inspire racial equality.<\/p>\n<p>From Rock&#8217;n Robin Productions and Lincoln Square Productions, Mahalia is executive produced by Robin Roberts and Linda Berman. Danielle Brooks and Kenny Leon are co-executive producers. 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