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    Aug 16, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. 'Sparkle': In Houston's swan song, a pleasing debut for Sparks ★★★

    Warmly remembered corn, featuring some fantastic performers including Lonette McKee and Mary Alice, the first "Sparkle" (1976) starred Irene Cara as a mousy but learning-to-roar 15-year-old — one third of a late '50s sister act led by the hard-living smolderer played by McKee, whose character grappled with drug abuse, contended with an abusive boyfriend and battled relentless cliches in a heartbreak-and-triumph fairy tale whipped up by screenwriter Joel Schumacher. This was before the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" pumped up similar material for its own purposes.
    Warmly remembered corn, featuring some fantastic performers including Lonette McKee and Mary Alice, the first "Sparkle" (1976) starred Irene Cara as a mousy but learning-to-roar 15-year-old — one third of a late '50s sister act led by the hard-...

    Tags: Comedy (genre), Joel Schumacher, Mary Alice, Jordin Sparks, Broadway Theater

    2. Aug 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Whitney Houston's presence felt in 'Sparkle'

    In one of the final scenes in the new musical drama "Sparkle," Whitney Houston, playing a strict, religious-minded mother and former star, teases Jordin Sparks, playing her daughter that she won't sit too close to the front of the auditorium to watch the girl make her singing debut for fear of upstaging her.
     
    In one of the final scenes in the new musical drama "Sparkle," Whitney Houston, playing a strict, religious-minded mother and former star, teases Jordin Sparks, playing her daughter that she won't sit too close to the front of the auditorium to watch...

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    3. Aug 16, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  3. B. Michael premieres new line at South Coast Plaza

    B. Michael, a New York fashion designer and costumer for Whitney Houston in the upcoming film"Sparkle," premiered his new collection, b michael America Red, atMacy's South Coast Plaza this week.
    B. Michael, a New York fashion designer and costumer for Whitney Houston in the upcoming film"Sparkle," premiered his new collection, b michael America Red, atMacy's South Coast Plaza this week. Fashion enthusiasts gathered in the dresses department...

    Tags: Entertainment, Cicely Tyson, Fashion Shows, Macy's, Entertainment Events

    4. Aug 14, 2012 |Column| RedEye

  4. Q&A: 'Sparkle' star Jordin Sparks

    When she was a kid, “Sparkle” star Jordin Sparks really, really wanted to play football.
    When she was a kid, “Sparkle” star Jordin Sparks really, really wanted to play football. “I think I wanted to tackle people, so I kinda wanted to be a lineman,” laughs Sparks, whose dad played for the New York Giants and Dallas...

    Tags: Jordin Sparks, Ben Stiller, Whitney Houston, Entertainment, Carmen Ejogo

    5. Feb 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Pop legend Whitney Houston dies at 48

    Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48.
    Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48. Kristen Foster, a...

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