Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story is a 2016 American biographical musical drama film directed by Christine Swanson and written by Swanson and Rhonda Baraka.[1] The film stars Teyonah Parris as R&B and Jazz singer Miki Howard. The film follows Howard's time as a homeless teenager to her abusive relationship with Eddie Phelps and drug addiction to becoming a Grammy Award-nominated singer. The film also starring Gary Dourdan, Darius McCrary, Amari Cheatom, LisaRaye McCoy and Vanessa Bell Calloway as her mother, gospel singer Josephine Howard.[2] Howard also appears in a special cameo. The title refer to her song "Love Under New Management". It premiered on TV One on June 12, 2016.[3][4]
| Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story | |
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| Written by | Rhonda Baraka Christine Swanson |
| Directed by | Christine Swanson |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Kurt Farquhar |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Tommy Maddox-Upshaw |
| Editor | Grisha Alasadi |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | Swirl Films |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV One |
| Release | June 12, 2016 |
Cast
edit- Teyonah Parris as Miki Howard
- Gary Dourdan as Augie Johnson
- Darius McCrary as Gerald Levert
- Amari Cheatom as Eddie Phelps
- LisaRaye McCoy as Sylvia Rhone
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Josephine Howard
- Milini Khan as Chaka Khan
Reception
editThe film became the highest-rated original movie in the history of the TV One network.[5] Parris received positive reviews for her performance as Howard.[6][7] The film received three nominations at the 2017 Black Reel Awards: for Best Television Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series (Parris), and Outstanding Screenplay in a TV Movie or Limited Series.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story".
- ^ "Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "Miki Howard Biopic Details Struggles and Success of Singer's Stardom". Essence. October 27, 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (June 10, 2016). "'God Never Left Me': R&B Songstress Miki Howard Talks 'Love Under New Management' Biopic". Billboard.
- ^ Outlook, Indie (June 24, 2016). "Christine Swanson on "Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story"".
- ^ "Teyonah Parris shines in TV One's "Love Under New Management:" The Miki Howard Story (Exclusive Peek)". HuffPost. June 10, 2016.
- ^ "(Movie Review) The Miki Howard Story: Love Under New Management – A GLOBAL LIFESTYLE". June 10, 2016.
- ^ "17th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations". Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
