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Watch ‘Sugar Mommas’ on GMC<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

January 20, 2012<\/p>\n

GMC TV PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE ORIGINAL GOSPEL PLAY<\/p>\n

\u2018SUGAR MOMMAS\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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VANESSA WILLIAMS, TERRI J. VAUGHN, LAMMAN RUCKER<\/strong> AND RACHEL TRUE<\/strong> LEAD AN ENSEMBLE CAST IN THE HEART-WARMING GOSPEL MUSICAL COMEDY<\/p>\n

PREMIERING SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st AT 7:00 PM ET
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Featuring Grammy Nominated Gospel Artist VaShawn Mitchell<\/strong><\/p>\n

GMC TV, America\u2019s favorite channel for uplifting music and family entertainment, presents the World Television Premiere of the original gospel play \u201cSugar Mommas,\u201d starring Daytime Emmy\u00a9 nominee Vanessa Williams and NAACP Image Award\u00a9 winner Terri J. Vaughn. \u201cSugar Mommas\u201d premieres on GMC Saturday, January 21ST at 7:00 p.m. ET with encore broadcasts at 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. ET.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSugar Mommas\u201d features a stellar cast including Daytime Emmy nominee Vanessa Williams<\/strong>, NAACP Image Award winner Terri J. Vaughn, Rachel True, Lamman Rucker, Tommy Ford<\/strong> and the Grammy-nominated Gospel music sensation VaShawn Mitchell<\/strong>. \u201cSugar Mommas\u201d is directed by Roger Melvin<\/strong> (\u201cThe Love You Save,\u201d \u201cShe\u2019s Still Not Our Sister\u201d), and written by Cas Sigers<\/strong> (A Cross To Bear).<\/p>\n

Inspiring, heart-warming and hilarious, \u201cSugar Mommas\u201d centers on three 40-something women who start a bakery together to fulfill their own sweet desires to be independent women after motherhood, failed marriages and the loss of loved ones have left indelible marks on their lives. Together, their story is a celebration of womanhood, the good and the bad, as each learns new lessons about maturing, love and romance, and opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cSugar Mommas\u201d <\/strong>follows sisters Sheila (Vaughn) and Lynn (Williams), who have lived very different lives. Sheila is widowed and Lynn recently divorced with a daughter in college. With time on their hands and longing for something different, they decide to start a business together and, having always loved sweets, a bakery seems a natural choice for them. When they invite close friend Tommi (Rachel True) to join them as their specialty pie maker, their recipe for success is complete. But these three women\u2019s personalities are as distinct as the cupcake flavors they invent: Lynn is sassy and bold; Sheila is sweet and enduring, often to her own detriment; and Tommi is extremely practical, and the day to day at \u201cSugar Mommas\u201d becomes an often spicy mix. As old challenges, new loves and opportunities surface, these women embark on a journey of self-awareness, affirmation, and hope as they write the next chapter in their sweet lives.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2019Sugar Mommas\u2019 is an exceptionally entertaining stage play that provides interesting character roles not only for female actors of color, but for female actors in an age bracket that the entertainment industry as a whole tends to under-represent,\u201d said Leslie Chesloff, executive vice president of programming at GMC. \u201cIt\u2019s a life stage that\u2019s rich with possibilities for growth and learning, which this production celebrates\u2014as do we at GMC.\u201d<\/p>\n

The GMC broadcast of \u201cSugar Mommas\u201d is produced by Swirl Films\u2019 Eric Tomosunas<\/strong>, who has produced and taped numerous stage plays and feature-length films for television and DVD including, \u201cLove Me or Leave Me,\u201d \u201cThe Ideal Husband,\u201d Love for Sale, A Mother\u2019s Prayer, and There\u2019s a Stranger in My House.<\/p>\n

\u201cSugar Mommas\u201d is the sixth original gospel stage play to air in GMC\u2019s hit series following the success of GMC productions \u201cLove Me or Leave Me\u201d, \u201cThe Ideal Husband\u201d, \u201cShe\u2019s Not Our Sister,\u201d \u201cThe Love You Save,\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cShe\u2019s Still Not Our Sister.\u201d<\/strong> GMC, which has more installments planned for 2012, is the only network producing the popular medium and bringing it to a broad television audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could not be more thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive response we\u2019ve received for our gospel plays, which have become a cornerstone of our programming,\u201d said GMC Vice Chairman Brad Siegel. \u201cThese heartwarming, funny and uplifting stories feature characters that are vibrant and real, and who face challenges many of us can identify with. It\u2019s that \u2018relatability factor\u2019 that has made this stage play series so successful, and \u201cSugar Mommas\u201d is no exception.\u201d<\/p>\n