Saturday, September 24 – Following theΒ twenty minute long teaser of The New Edition Story presented at the Urbanworld Film Festival,Β original New EditionΒ group members Mike Bivins, Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe took center stage along with their miniseries selves: Β FOX‘s EMPIREΒ Bryshere Y. Gray, R&B singer Luke James, Elijah Kelly, Woody McClain, Keith Powers, director Chris Robinson,Β executive producer Jesse Collins, & BET President Stephen HillΒ for a post-show conversation about why it took so long for this story to be told and the importance to get it right. Β The 3-part BETΒ biopic backtracks to the groups conception starting in theirΒ middle school lunchroom to music stardom; from after school practices, to sold out concerts; and from brotherhoodΒ to betrayal.
