Lifetime Presents The Gabby Douglas Story And The Trip To Bountiful During Star Studded Black History Month

" Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams nickname in The Hole to Ample".Constant celebrates Black Chronicle Month in February with two all-new original cinema featuring pinnacle award-winning casts, plus "The Gabby Douglas Write down", starring SAG Great compliment tabled the person responsible for Regina King, Blonde Orb and Emmy batter S. Epatha Merkerson, Imani Hakim, Sydney Mikayla and Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas; and "The Hole to Ample", featuring two-time Emmy batter, Institution of higher education Great compliment and Blonde Orb candidate, and SAG and Tony batter Cicely Tyson, Emmy and Grammy candidate Vanessa Williams, Blonde Orb candidate and Grammy batter Blair Underwood and SAG candidate Keke Palmer."The Gabby Douglas Write down" tells the inspiring true story of the international gymnastics sensation who overcame convincing likelihood to become the first African American ever to be named Soul Here and there in Supporter in intellectual gymnastics at the Olympic Take the part of. Kicking off Lifetime's Black Chronicle Month group, The Gabby Douglas Write down premieres Saturday, February 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT."The Hole to Ample" is a partition becoming accustomed of American journalist and screenwriter Horton Foote's Tony tabled play. Set voguish the last being of the Jim Talk big South, the rinse follows one woman's quest to reconnect with her faint in order to get her family's pending. The Hole to Ample premieres Saturday, Rub 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.A number of "THE GABBY DOUGLAS Write down"A indication from a very young age, Gabby Douglas principal made her scribble on the world of ruthless gymnastics at age eight. She won heap announce support titles in her age group finished her babyish ruthless career. Period her nickname was fast rising in the grassland, Gabby and her family faced profitable challenges at home and she made the stony reward to clear from her father Natalie (King), three siblings and grandmother (Merkerson) in Virginia Coast and move to Des Moines, Iowa, to train with acclaimed coach Liang Provisions (Brian Tee, The Wolverine) to have under surveillance her fantasy of Olympic avow. Buoyed by her babyish success, devoutness and gritty love from her family, Gabby made it onto the 2012 U.S. Women's Gymnastics setup, setting the stage for bump shortly thereafter at the London Olympic Take the part of.Her give up and vow were triumphantly compensated with Arrangement Boxing match and Soul Here and there in gold medals, placing Gabby and her teammates - well-known as "The Potent Five" -- in the midst of the world's enduring greats in gymnastics.To denote the premiere of "The Gabby Douglas Write down", Constant is beginning a wrestle and inviting schools on both sides of the acquire to produce the Gabby Douglas Build the Bar Secure. Schools may enter for a space to win 10,000 by merry their students to pass on pledges to haul the bar in their own lives. For the Qualified Signs, petition appreciate www.raisethebarpledge.com."The Gabby Douglas Write down" is created by Sony Motion picture Partition in association with Braun Agitation. Zev Braun and Philip Krupp save as executive producers, with David Rosemont producing. Gregg Supporter directs from a script in print by Maria Maintain.A number of "THE Hole TO Ample"In "The Hole to Ample", Carrie Watts (Tyson, who was awarded with a Tony for her role in the Broadway revitalization), begrudgingly lives with her conscientious, domineering son, Ludie (Underwood) and turgid daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae (Williams). No longer able to change direction and prohibited to stray confused, she wishes for announce from the confines of the house and begs her son to produce her on a appreciate to her place of birth of Ample. What he refuses, Mrs. Watts is undeterred and makes an voyage to the local bus placement, where she befriends Thelma (Palmer), a young woman itinerant home. What Ludie and Jessie Mae reveal itself she is gone, they call in law enforcement to help, but Mrs. Watts is one step forwards of them and convinces the local sheriff to help her on her stumble home to Ample.Twisted by Ostar Productions, "The Hole to Ample" is executive created by Sign Haber, Cicely Tyson, Hallie Foote and Jeff Hayes.