Overview
In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philly; one teaches school in a small Georgia town. Each claims to be the widow of long-dead doo-wop singer-songwriter Frankie Lyman, and each wants years of royalties due to his estate, money Levy has never shared. During an ensuing civil trial, flashbacks tell the story of each one's life with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, dynamic performer, lost to heroin. Slowly, the three wives establish their own bond.
Cast
- Larenz Tate as Frankie Lymon
- Halle Berry as Zola Taylor
- Vivica A. Fox as Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
- Lela Rochon as Emira Eagle
- Pamela Reed as Judge Lambrey
- Clifton Powell as Lawrence Roberts
- Paul Mazursky as Morris Levy
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Young Little Richard
- James Gleason as Stage Manager
- Ben Vereen as Richard Barrett