![]() ![]() “I really wanted to be a part of this story because you watch someone go through so much,” she stated. Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story candidly explores the complicated history of Howard’s romantic relationship with R&B singer Gerald Levert, the tumultuous relationship with her mother, and her battles to overcome spousal abuse and drug addiction.ĭelivering a riveting performance, Parris found inspiration in playing the resilient R&B songstress. “We are proud to have such an incredibly talented cast involved in Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story to help us represent with our first feature film from our award-winning Unsung series.”īefore topping Billboard’s R&B charts, Miki Howard was a homeless teenager estranged from her gospel singer mother and desperate for love, attention and success. “Black Music Month is the perfect time to share Miki Howard’s inspiring and courageous journey of resilience with TV One’s audience, said D’Angela Proctor, TV One’s SVP, Original Programming & Production. Īs the crown jewel of TV One’s Black Music Month celebration, Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story features a star-studded ensemble cast opposite Parris, including Darius McCrary ( The Leftovers, Family Matters ) as Gerald Levert Vanessa Bell Calloway ( Shameless, To Hell and Back ) as Miki’s mother Josephine Howard Gary Dourdan ( CSI, Being Mary Jane ) as Augie Johnson LisaRaye McCoy ( Single Ladies, All of Us ) as Sylvia Rhone and Amari Cheatom ( Django Unchained, Night Catches Us ) as Eddie Phelps. Starring Teyonah Parris ( Chi-Raq, Survivor’s Remorse ) in the title role and featuring a special cameo appearance from Grammy Award-nominated R&B songstress Miki Howard herself, this is the network’s first-ever bio-pic inspired by TV One’s signature series Unsung. Miki Howard is a Harlem Fave, it’s great to hear that TV ONE announced today Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story will premiere on Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m. ![]()
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