Laurel Avenue

*Laurel Avenue*
Laurel Avenue
Teleplay by	Michael Henry Brown
Story by	Paul Aaron; Michael Henry Brown
Directed by	Carl Franklin
Starring	Mary Alice; Jay Brooks; Juanita Jennings; Scott Lawrence; Dan Martin; Monté Russell; Ondrea Shallbetter; Rhonda Stubbins White; Vonte Sweet; Gay Thomas; Malinda Williams; Mel Winkler
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Paul Aaron; Charles S. Dutton
Running time	180 minutes
Production companies	HBO Independent Productions; Elsboy Entertainment
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	July 10 –; July 11, 1993

Laurel Avenue is an American three-hour television miniseries which aired on HBO on July 10 and 11, 1993.^[1] It is the story of an eventful weekend in the lives of an extended African American family living in St. Paul, Minnesota.^[2] Paul Aaron and actor Charles S. Dutton served as executive producers. The teleplay was written by Michael Henry Brown, based upon a story by Aaron and Brown. The miniseries was directed by Carl Franklin.

Cast

Mary Alice as Maggie Arnett
Jay Brooks as Uncle Otis Arnett
Juanita Jennings as Yolanda Arnett-Friedman
Scott Lawrence as Keith Arnett
Dan Martin as Woodrow Arnett
Monté Russell as Marcus Arnett
Ondrea Shallbetter as Shanequa Arnett
Rhonda Stubbins White as Rolanda Arnett
Vonte Sweet as Rushan Arnett
Gay Thomas as Kathleen Arnett
Malinda Williams as Sheila Arnett
Mel Winkler as Jake Arnett
Gary Dourdan as Anthony
Michael Tezla as Howard Friedman
Ulysses Zackery as Fletcher

Video releases

On July 10, 2001, the miniseries was released on VHS. However, it has yet to be released on DVD or any other digital video format.

References

^ Zurawik, David (July 10, 1993). "With 'Laurel Avenue,' TV gets black family life right". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
^ Tucker, Ken (July 9, 1993). "TV Review: Laurel Avenue". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

External links

Laurel Avenue at IMDb

[1] Zurawik, David (July 10, 1993). "With 'Laurel Avenue,' TV gets black family life right". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

[2] Tucker, Ken (July 9, 1993). "TV Review: Laurel Avenue". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

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