The Women of Brewster Place (miniseries)
1989 miniseries directed by Donna Deitch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name by Gloria Naylor.[1] It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall.[2][3] The show's theme song was performed by American R&B singer Vesta Williams, who performed both the opening and closing credits.[4]
The Women of Brewster Place | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Gloria Naylor (novel) Karen Hall (teleplay) |
Directed by | Donna Deitch Spike Lee |
Starring | Oprah Winfrey Robin Givens Jackée Paul Winfield Lynn Whitfield Mary Alice Lonette McKee Leon Larenz Tate Cicely Tyson Moses Gunn Shari Belafonte |
Music by | David Shire |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Carole Isenberg Oprah Winfrey |
Producers | Reuben Cannon Patricia K. Meyer Barbara Black (line producer) Karen Hall (supervising producer) |
Production location | Chicago |
Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
Editor | Jerrold L. Ludwig |
Running time | 200 minutes |
Production companies | Harpo Productions Phoenix Entertainment Group |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 19 (1989-03-19) – March 20, 1989 (1989-03-20) |
The miniseries stars an ensemble cast of African-American actors and actresses such as Cicely Tyson, Oprah Winfrey, Jackée Harry, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee, Paul Winfield, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Moses Gunn, William Allen Young, and a brief early appearance by a young Larenz Tate.
In 1990, it was adapted into a weekly series entitled Brewster Place.