Mama, I Want to Sing!

Mama, I Want to Sing illustrates the story of many great performers who learned their craft in the church choir. The Doris in Mama, I Want to Sing (fashioned after Vy’s own 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 Higginson (the daughter of Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro) performs in the role of her aunt, Doris Troy.