Joyful Noise (2012)

Cast:
  • Queen Latifah,
  • Kris Kristofferson,
  • Courtney B. Vance,
  • Dolly Parton,
  • Keke Palmer,
  • Jeremy Jordan,
  • Dexter Darden,
  • Jesse L. Martin,
  • Katie Kneeland,
  • Kevin Bulla,
  • Michelle Kabashinski,
  • Dixie Light,
  • Timothy Supak,
  • Kayla Jessee-Elswick,
  • Whitney Christopher,
  • Isabella Amara,
  • Michael 'Hurly' Hurwitz,
  • Craig A. Meyer,
  • Jill St. Williams,
  • Isaiah Motz,
  • Robert S. Anthony,
  • Mervyn Warren,
  • Cait Johnson,
  • Ceasar Davis,
  • Sara Vonzine Davis,
  • Steve Warren,
  • Trey Best,
  • Sheryl Harper,
  • Chloe Bailey,
  • Takara Clark,
  • Roy Huang,
  • Melody Johnson,
  • Curtis Gammage,
  • Maurice Johnson,
  • Valeri Rogers,
  • Willie D. Davis IV,
  • Andy Karl,
  • Nia Imani,
  • Gregory Cook,
  • Alphonse A. Lambert Jr.,
  • Richard 'Rip' Gager,
  • Justin Lee Gobble,
  • Walter Hendrix,
  • Jonathan Hart,
  • Bruce Williamson,
  • Paul Woolfolk,
  • Joe Crosson,
  • Marvin West,
  • Natalie Ragins,
  • Matthew Eldridge,
  • Karen Beyer,
  • Henry Louis Adams Jr.,
  • Valencia Barnes,
  • David Dwyer,
  • Ivan Kelley Jr.,
  • J.T. Seidler,
  • Jyn Hall,
  • David Faust,
  • Angela Grovey,
  • Judd Lormand,
  • Kristi Tuggle,
  • Donna Vongsayadeth,
  • Jason Young,
  • Masha Dowell,
  • Meak Moore,
  • Toniet Gallego,
  • Daniel Yarbrough,
  • Sydney Lee Thompson,
  • Rachael Ethridge,
  • Liz Smallwood,
  • Francis Jue,
  • Meredith Oliver Oglesby,
  • Tyler Silva,
  • Mike Michaels,
  • Gregory Marshall Smith,
  • Roger Herrera,
  • BreeAnna Baines
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description:

Joyful Noise is an upcoming musical film, starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Courtney B. Vance, Francis Jue and introducing Jeremy Jordan. It was written and directed by Todd Graff, with gospel-infused music by Mervyn Warren. The film is set to be released in theaters on January 13, 2012. Two strong-minded women are forced to cooperate when budget cuts threaten to shut down a small-town choir.

plot:

After the untimely death of a small-town choir director in Georgia, Vi Rose Hill, a no-nonsense mother of two teens (Latifah) takes control of the choir, although the director's widow G.G. Sparrow (Parton) believes she should have been given the position. Budget problems threaten to close down the choir. Ultimately, the two women overcome their differences and steer the choir toward a slot in the annual national "Joyful Noise" choir competition. Meanwhile, a romance between Vi's daughter Olivia (Palmer) and the widow's grandson Randy (Jordan) ensues.