Lifetime Greenlights ‘Trip To Bountiful’ Film

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Lifetime will air a movie adaptation of Tony Award-nominated Broadway play The Trip To Bountiful in 2014, the network announced Tuesday.

The Trip To Bountiful stars Cicely Tyson – who won a 2013 Tony Award for her starring role in the inspirational play -- and Vanessa Williams will reprise their roles in the Lifetime movie, with Blair Underwood (In Treatment) and Keke Palmer (CrazySexyCool) joining the cast for the female-targeted network's version.

The Trip To Bountiful, which closed its most recent Broadway run Oct. 9,  tells the tale of one woman’s quest to reconnect with her past in order to ensure her family’s future. The Trip to Bountiful also received Tony nominations for Best Revival of a Play, Best Featured Actress in a Play (Condola Rashad) and Best Sound Design.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.