{"id":185301,"date":"2026-04-04T08:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185301\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T08:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:20:15","slug":"hezekiah-walker-jennifer-holliday-and-leandria-johnson-will-perform-at-lehman-center-for-the-performing-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185301\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezekiah Walker, Jennifer Holliday, And Le\u2019Andria Johnson Will Perform At Lehman Center For The Performing Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

McDonald\u2019s Gospelfest\u00a0is coming back to Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 11, 2026, with performances from legendary artists\u00a0Hezekiah Walker, Jennifer Holliday, and Le\u2019Andria Johnson\u200b. This unforgettable evening promises to uplift hearts and stir souls with the power and passion of world-class gospel music. Audiences can expect electrifying performances, inspiring messages, and the joyous spirit that makes this celebration a must-see event for gospel lovers of all generations.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts\u00a0is on the campus of Lehman College\/CUNY at\u00a0250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. Tickets for\u00a0McDonald\u2019s Gospelfest on\u00a0April 11, 2026\u00a0at\u00a08 PM\u00a0(VIP\u00a0$110, $75, $65, $50, $45)\u00a0can be purchased by calling the Lehman Center box office at 718-960-8833 or 718-960-8835 in Spanish (Monday through Friday, 10 am\u20135 pm, and beginning at 4 pm on the day of the concert), or through online access at\u00a0https:\/\/www.lehmancenter.org\/events\/mcdonalds-gospelfest. Lehman Center is accessible by the #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd. and is off the Saw Mill River Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway.<\/p>\n

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Hezekiah Walker, the \u201cPastor of Hip Hop,\u201d is a Grammy Award-winning gospel pioneer who blends faith and contemporary musical styles to reach global audiences. Walker, a Brooklyn native and the creator of the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, helped reshape contemporary gospel music with his albums \u201cI\u2019ll Make It\u201d and \u201cOh Lord We Praise You.\u201dIn 2019, his hit song \u201cEvery Praise\u201d won the title of Gospel Song of the Decade on Billboard. He continues to be a prominent voice in ministry, community outreach, and spiritual inspiration with two Grammy victories and more than 10 nominations. Most recently, he announced that he and Virginia Union University would work together to create the nation\u2019s first institution of its sort, the Hezekiah Walker Institution for Gospel Music.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Holliday, renowned for her powerhouse voice and commanding stage presence, skyrocketed to fame with her iconic,\u00a0TONY Award-winning portrayal\u00a0of\u00a0Effie Melody White\u00a0in the smash Broadway musical\u00a0Dreamgirls. Discovered at age 17 while singing in her Houston church choir, she has built a legendary career spanning stage and music, earning\u00a02 GRAMMY\u00a0Awards\u00a0for her unforgettable performances of\u00a0\u201cAnd I Am Telling You I\u2019m Not Going\u201d\u00a0and Duke Ellington\u2019s\u00a0\u201cCome Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Le\u2019Andria Johnson is an American gospel singer and songwriter from Palatka, Florida, and is known for winning\u00a0Season 3\u00a0of\u00a0Sunday Best,\u00a0BET\u2019s gospel competition,\u00a0in 2010.\u00a0She garnered rapid success with her debut album,\u00a0\u201cThe Awakening of Le\u2019Andria Johnson.\u201d\u00a0In 2012, Johnson won GRAMMY\u00a0for Gospel\/ Contemporary Christian Music Performance.\u00a0Her hit singles include\u00a0\u201cBetter Days\u201d,\u00a0\u201cJesus\u201d,\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cSooner or Later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.\u00a0is supported, in part, by public funds through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council and the Bronx Delegation. Additional funding is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. We are thrilled to share that\u00a0Goya Foods\u00a0has agreed to renew their sponsorship for this season, which will help Lehman Center expand our reach to the community. In addition, we have secured funding from the\u00a0Howard Gilman Foundation\u00a0to help grow our programming. The 2025-2026 anniversary season is also made possible through sponsorships by Havana Caf\u00e9, Friends of Lehman Center, and our cherished audience members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Gospelfest\u00a0is coming back to Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 11, 2026, with performances…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-185301","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-the-bronx","13":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","14":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}