With such an iconic history, gospel lovers are elated to see one of the genre’s premier vocalists, Kierra Sheard Kelly, be given the opportunity to showcase her scintillating vocals on the classic, “I’m Here.”

Fantasia Taylor will star as Celie, and Danielle Brooks will play Sofia, with both reprising their respective Broadway roles. The exciting news was revealed Thursday during ABC’s Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising special.