Ciara is starring Mama, I Want to Sing!

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Mama, I Want to Sing! is an upcoming 2009 American musical film written and directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, produced by CodeBlack Entertainment, and distributed by 20th Century Fox's Fox Faith division. The film is an adaptation of the off-Broadway gospel stage musical of the same name, written and produced by Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro. Mama, I Want to Sing! (which is set for release on April 10, 2009) stars Lynn Whitfield, Patti LaBelle, and R&B singer Ciara.

The film is based on the life story of Doris Troy, a preacher’s daughter who sang in a church choir before being discovered by James Brown. Doris Troy's niece, Knoelle, who has played the star role in the off-Broadway production, makes her film debut in the movie in a principal role.

Conflict begins to ensue when her mother is confronted with, and unequivocally disapproves of, Amara's secular music and videos. Amara must learn to pursue her dreams while both navigating the often treac.


* According to Internet Movie Database, Mama, I Want to Sing! will be released in Theaters on April 10, 2009.

* Tarralyn Ramsey and Paris Bennett auditioned for the role of Amara until the CodeBlack Entertainment offered the role to Ciara.

* R&B singer Solange Knowles was the first choice for the role of Amara.

* Vy Higginsen, the original playwright for the off-Broadway production of "Mama, I Want to Sing!", assisted Charles Randolph-Wright with the script.

* According to the latest Billboard Magazine, promo trailers will begin to air on television in September. But no promo trailers were shown most likely due to the film being pushed back to 2009. But Ciara has been promoting the movie by herself on numerous interviews, but she has never said an official release for the movie.

Inspired by the hit off-Broadway play, Amara Winter (Ciara), a strikingly beautiful and charismatic young singer, is on the verge of pop stardom. Raised in the church by her father, Reverend Dr. Kenneth Winter (Ralph Tresvant) and mother, Lillian Winter (Lynn Whitfield), Amara and her younger brother Luke (Kevin Phillips) have a very strong bond. After her father's untimely death, her mother is thrust into the limelight in the role as preacher, a daring move that ultimately catapults her to the top of the gospel world. Paralleling her mother's success, Amara soon becomes a huge star in her own right, taking the pop music world by storm.