*(Fremont, CA) – Friends, family and fans came from all over the nation to celebrate the life of gospel music legend Edwin Hawkins who died January 15 of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was ...

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Edwin Hawkins, the gospel singer best-known for the song “Oh Happy Day,” has died at age 74. The New York Times reported that Hawkins' publicist, Bill Carpenter, said the musician ...

Edwin Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer and arranger, passed away this past January at the age of 74. He left behind an unmatched legacy, revolutionizing what it means to be a gospel ...

Opening on Wednesday following its 2024 premiere at Baltimore Center Stage, Oh Happy Day! turns out to be, oh well, not such a happy event for theatergoers due to its overabundance of content and an ...

Two music-infused plays that originated at Baltimore Center Stage have transferred to off-Broadway — a sign that Maryland’s largest theater is assuming an increasingly important role in the national ...

THAT’S A GREAT PLACE. THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET OF THE MUSIC YOU’LL HEAR AS THE PLAY. OH, HAPPY DAY HITS BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE RIGHT NOW. CREWS ARE SETTING THE STAGE AND COSTUMES ARE GETTING THEIR FINAL ...

BALTIMORE — It’s no spoiler to say that at the outset of “Oh Happy Day!,” a vibrant and daring world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage, the main character is already dead. Keyshawn, played by the ...

Mervyn Warren said Goldberg didn't sing the iconic "la, la, la" notes at the beginning of the song, as she's helping Ryan Toby's character build confidence. Whoopi Goldberg's voice as a singing nun in ...

OH HAPPY DAY! opens tonight at The Public Theater. The play is a theatrical reimagining of Noah’s Ark from Tony Award-nominated writer and director duo Jordan E. Cooper and Stevie Walker-Webb. Read ...

Jordan E. Cooper is not experiencing the usual sophomore slump — certainly not at the Public Theater, where his newest play had its world premiere Wednesday. “Ain’t No Mo’,” his first play at the ...