Backstage Pass with Lia Chang

Lia Chang Photos: Phylicia Rashad, Michael McElroy, Marva Hicks in Broadway Inspirational Voices “Wondrous Grace” Concert at the Central Presbyterian Church in NY

Last night, I sat between actress Denise Burse (Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne”) and award-winning playwright and actor Daniel Beaty at the Central Presbyterian Church where Broadway Inspirational Voices, a popular gospel choir made up of Broadway singers raised the roof during Wondrous Grace, their “summer celebration of song.”

Tony Award winners Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun) and Adriane Lenox (Doubt) appeared in the concert, along with Montego Glover from Memphis, Marva Hicks, Clarke Thorell (Mama Mia!), and cast members from Broadway shows including The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, Baby, It’s You, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Sister Act.