The Women of Brewster Place (1989 television)

The Women of Brewster Place
Written by	Gloria Naylor (novel) Karen Hall (teleplay)
Directed by	Donna Deitch
Starring	Oprah Winfrey Robin Givens Jackée Harry (as Jackée) Paul Winfield Lynn Whitfield Mary Alice Lonette McKee Leon Larenz Tate Cicely Tyson Moses Gunn Shari Belafonte
Music by	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Oprah Winfrey
Running time	200 minutes
Production company(s)	Harpo Productions Phoenix Entertainment Group
Distributor	King Features Entertainment
Budget	$200 million
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 19 – March 20, 1989
Chronology
Followed by	Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name by Gloria Naylor. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall.

The miniseries stars an ensemble cast of African-American actors and actresses such as Cicely Tyson, Oprah Winfrey, Jackée Harry, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee, Paul Winfield, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Moses Gunn, William Allen Young, and a brief early appearance by a young Larenz Tate. The miniseries received such a good reception that it led to a weekly series entitled Brewster Place. However, it was short-lived due to low ratings.

It is frequently broadcast on TV One and BET.

The show's theme song was performed by American R&B singer Vesta Williams, who performed both the opening and closing credits.