{"id":151122,"date":"2021-03-29T17:21:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T21:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=151122"},"modified":"2021-03-29T17:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T21:21:48","slug":"robin-roberts-shares-sneak-peak-of-mahalia-premiering-saturday-on-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/robin-roberts-shares-sneak-peak-of-mahalia-premiering-saturday-on-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin Roberts Shares Sneak Peak of &#8216;Mahalia,&#8217; Premiering Saturday on Lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.mylifetime.com\/movies\/robin-roberts-presents-mahalia\/trailer-robin-roberts-presents-mahalia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lifetime&#8217;s<\/a> highly anticipated gospel biopic\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2019\/11\/trailer-to-lifetime-tvs-robin-roberts-presents-stolen-by-my-mother-the-kamiyah-mobley-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robin Roberts<\/a> Presents: Mahalia<\/em><\/strong>, premieres Saturday, April 3 at 8:00pm ET\/PT and they are teasing viewers with these sneak peaks. <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Robin Roberts Shares Sneak Peak of &#8216;Mahalia,&#8217; Premiering Saturday on Lifetime<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J5fUW1BJ3J0?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/J5fUW1BJ3J0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured in the film are a strong list of Broadway powerhouses including&nbsp;Tony\u00ae nominee&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/11\/trailer-michael-ealy-hilary-swank-in-new-noir-thriller-fatale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joaquina Kalukango<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Slave Play<\/em>),&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/05\/hbo-max-picks-up-charm-city-kings-from-sony-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jason Dirden<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Fences<\/em>),&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2019\/11\/watch-kenny-leons-all-black-production-of-much-ado-about-nothing-from-nycs-shakespeare-in-the-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olivia Washington<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Butler<\/em>) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2019\/11\/complete-cast-announced-for-broadway-premiere-of-a-soliders-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Rob Demery<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>(<em>Lovecraft Country<\/em>) join the film directed by Tony\u00ae Award-winner&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2019\/11\/complete-cast-announced-for-broadway-premiere-of-a-soliders-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kenny Leon<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and stars Tony Award nominee, SAG and Grammy\u00ae Award winning actress&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2018\/12\/danielle-brooks-to-host-11th-season-of-afropop-the-ultimate-cultural-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danielle Brooks<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Orange is the New Black<\/em>) as the gospel legend and civil rights trailblazer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-2\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2u2RdrpS6xo?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/2u2RdrpS6xo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\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\u2019s talented and opinionated, long-time pianist. Washington portrays Estelle, a piano teacher Mahalia meets at church who goes on to become her life-long friend and Demery stars as the influential civil rights leader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-3\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J5fUW1BJ3J0?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/J5fUW1BJ3J0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in New Orleans, Mahalia Jackson began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.&nbsp; Her recording of the song \u201cMove on Up a Little Higher\u201d 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.&nbsp;An active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, Jackson sang at numerous rallies, including the March on Washington in&nbsp;1963 alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in hopes that her music would encourage and inspire racial equality.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Rock\u2019n Robin Productions and Lincoln Square Productions,&nbsp;<em><strong>Mahalia<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is executive produced by Robin Roberts and Linda Berman.&nbsp; Danielle Brooks and Kenny Leon are co-executive producers.&nbsp; Leon directs from a script written by Bettina Gilois and Todd Kreidler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mj_111220_ap_00238_td-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Roberts shares sneak peak of Mahalia premiering Saturday on Lifetime\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-151129\"\/><figcaption>Courtesy of Lifetime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Robin Roberts shares sneak peak of Mahalia premiering Saturday on Lifetime<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifetime&#8217;s highly anticipated gospel biopic\u00a0Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, premieres Saturday, April 3 at 8:00pm ET\/PT and they are teasing viewers with these sneak peaks. Robin Roberts Shares Sneak Peak of &#8216;Mahalia,&#8217; Premiering Saturday on Lifetime Featured in the film are a strong list of Broadway powerhouses including&nbsp;Tony\u00ae nominee&nbsp;Joaquina Kalukango&nbsp;(Slave Play),&nbsp;Jason Dirden&nbsp;(Fences),&nbsp;Olivia Washington&nbsp;(The Butler) and&nbsp;Rob Demery&nbsp;(Lovecraft [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/robin-roberts-shares-sneak-peak-of-mahalia-premiering-saturday-on-lifetime\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":151124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,16,143],"tags":[33045,3021,1767,33047],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-151122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-news","9":"category-read","10":"tag-jason-dirden","11":"tag-lifetime","12":"tag-mahalia-jackson","13":"tag-rob-demery"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Robin Roberts Shares Sneak Peak of &#039;Mahalia,&#039; 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