Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story

Written byRhonda Baraka
Christine Swanson

Directed byChristine Swanson

Starring

• Teyonah Parris
• Gary Dourdan
• Darius McCrary
• Amari Cheatom
• LisaRaye McCoy
• Vanessa Bell Calloway

Music byKurt Farquhar

Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
Written by	Rhonda Baraka Christine Swanson
Directed by	Christine Swanson
Starring	Teyonah Parris Gary Dourdan Darius McCrary Amari Cheatom LisaRaye McCoy Vanessa Bell Calloway
Music by	Kurt Farquhar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Teyonah Parris Carl Craig Ron Robinson Eric Tomosunas
Cinematography	Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
Editor	Grisha Alasadi
Running time	120 minutes
Production company	Swirl Films
Budget	$2,000,000
Original release
Network	TV One
Release	June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)

Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story is a 2016 American biographical musical drama film directed by Christine Swanson and written by Swanson and Rhonda Baraka.^[1] The film stars Teyonah Parris as R&B and Jazz singer Miki Howard. The film follows Howard's time as a homeless teenager to her abusive relationship with Eddie Phelps and drug addiction to becoming a Grammy Award-nominated singer. The film also starring Gary Dourdan, Darius McCrary, Amari Cheatom, LisaRaye McCoy and Vanessa Bell Calloway as her mother, gospel singer Josephine Howard.^[2] Howard also appears in a special cameo. The title refer to her song "Love Under New Management". It premiered on TV One on June 12, 2016.^[3][4]