FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2012
BROOKE D’ORSAY AND ‘UGLY BETTY’ STAR ERIC MABIUS STAR IN ‘LOVE’S PLAYING OUR SONG,’ (working title for 'How to Fall in Love') A LOVE STORY ABOUT HAVING SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER YOU, A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE WORLD PREMIERE
Kathy Najimy Co-Stars
Brooke D’Orsay (“Royal Pains,” “Drop Dead Diva”) and Eric Mabius (“Ugly Betty”) star in a love story about having someone to watch over you in “Love’s Playing Our Song,” a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere, Sunday, July 15 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C). Iconic actor Kathy Najimy (“Sister Act,” “King of the Hill”), who is currently shooting “My Mother’s Curse” with Barbra Streisand, co-stars in the movie where a shared passion for classic love songs drowns out years of dissonance and sets up the perfect chord progression for a future romantic interlude.
Still suffering from the ugly-duckling syndrome that branded his youth, Harold White (Mabius) hires Annie Hayes (D’Orsay), the pretty and popular girl he knew in high school, to be his dating coach and help him shed his wallflower approach to romance. Annie even enlists her friend Kim (Najimy), a waitress at a local diner, to be Harold’s practice date. Annie draws Harold out of his shell and teaches him to win over a new love interest with the help of their shared passion for classic love songs. But when sparks unexpectedly fly between “student” and “teacher,” both Harold and Annie must learn how to make up for past mistakes if they’re going to hold onto true love.
“Love’s Playing Our Song” is a Annuit Coeptis Entertainment II Inc. production. Tim Johnson and Jean Abounader are executive producers. Oliver de Caigny is producer. Mark Griffiths directed from a script by Bart Fisher.
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