Gospel Superfest Adds Movie-Star Power to its Line-up

Vivica A. Fox, Clifton Davis & Vanessa Williams To Co-Host Gospel Superfest - New York 2

Show will feature Star-Studded Line-up, with such artists as Kelly Price, Shirley Murdock, Tonex, Karen Clark Sheard, Kiera “Ki Ki” Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, Gary Anglin, Tye Tribbett and GA, Dottie Peoples, The Williams Brothers, Kim Burrell, Natalie Wilson & SOP, and many more.

New York City - Two of Hollywood’s finest, Vivica A. Fox and Vanessa Williams, join Gospel Superfest Host Clifton Davis for the live taping of Gospel Superfest - New York 2, announced Dr. Bobby Cartwright, Jr., the show’s Executive Producer. The two-day event will be taped on Friday and Saturday October 28-29, 2005 at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Veteran host and actor, Clifton Davis, from NBC’s Amen, will be accompanied by Hollywood “A List” actress Vivica A. Fox (from Lifetime Television's MISSING) and actress /producer Vanessa Williams (from Showtime's Soul Food: The Series). Davis and Williams will co-host the Friday night show (Gospel Superfest Holiday-5) slated to air in December of this year. Davis and Williams will return on Saturday and joined by Fox, for the taping of (Gospel Superfest 6th Annual Salute To Black History) slated to air in late January 2006.

The Gospel Superfest brand is the nation’s most widely distributed gospel television show in syndication and is one of the leading gospel programs distributed on Christian cable networks, such as Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), Word Network, and the Daystar TV Network. The show, which reaches approximately 94 million TV households with each broadcast, also airs via domestic syndication, on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, WB and UPN network affiliated stations. The program expects the broadcasts to reach approximately 94 percent of U.S. television households.

The three-hour nightly recording sessions will feature a gospel smorgasbord of music, dance, theater, and everything in between. “Attendees will experience Gospel meets Broadway," says Dr. Cartwright. "Gospel Superfest will have an entertainment feel, but it is ministry, and it is God's word through song."

Dr. Cartwright and his team spice up this year’s Gospel Superfest line-up featuring over 40 urban, “cutting edge” gospel artists, such as: Tonex, Shirley Murdock, Kelly Price, Karen Clark Sheard, Kiera “Ki Ki” Sheard, Hezekiah Walker & LFC, Tye Tribbett and GA, Gary Anglin, Kim Burrell, Byron Cage, Kurt Carr Singers, Rizen, Dottie Peoples, Dr. Charles Hayes & The Warriors, Witness, Shekinah Glory, Lori Perry, The Williams Brothers, Natalie Wilson & SOP, Rev. Timothy Wright & The New York Fellowship Mass Choir, and many others.

Gospel Superfest New York-2 is sponsored by CCCMG, the in-house record label of the Christian Cultural Center where the honorable Dr. A. R. Bernard is Pastor and Founder. Media Sponsors for the event include WKRS 98.7 KISS FM, The Word Network, Gospel Truth Magazine, Gospel Today Magazine, ABC’s Rejoice Radio Network and on-line sponsor, gospelcity.com.

The Gospel Superfest website - www.gospelsuperfest.com - will provide a full list of artists and a regularly updated list of confirmed broadcast times and outlets.

This historic tapping, which will have approximately 7,000 people in attendance from all over the world, including Africa, Bermuda, and Europe, takes place on Friday, Oct 28th at 8:00pm and Oct. 29th, 2005 at 7:30pm. Tickets for the recording session(s) are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and at the Christian Cultural Center Bookstore during normal business hours. For additional information please contact the Gospel Superfest New York-2 Hotline at 212-631-4200. The Christian Cultural Center is located at 12020 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207 for directions to the church and additional contact info please visit www.cccinfo.org.

For more information and to request media coverage, contact Alicia Smith or Judy Groover at sweetfinesse@msn.com or 1.877.235.2186.

About the Hosts

Vivica A. Fox - Fox is a dynamic actress and producer, starring in such films as Independence Day, Batman and Robin, Set It Off, Kingdom Come, Kill Bill Vol I and Kill Bill Vol II. She is currently starring in and is the executive producer of the Lifetime Channel’s hit series, Missing. Fox received the “Lady of Soul 2003 Lena Horne Career Achievement Award”, as well as “MTV Movie” and “NAACP Image Award” nominations for her past performances.

Clifton Davis- Davis is an actor, singer, composer, producer, and minister, sharing his unique talents with audiences around the world for more than 25 years. Clifton is best known for his 5-year run as Reverend Rueben Gregory on the popular NBC television series, Amen. He has been a guest star on such shows as The Jamie Foxx Show, Living Single, Malcolm & Eddie, Party of Five, and The Sentinel. Davis returns to Gospel Superfest TV for the sixth consecutive year.

Vanessa Williams- Williams is an actress, starring in such films as Candy Man, New Jack City, D.R.O.P. Squad, and numerous television shows, including the Showtime series, Soul Food, NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, The Cosby Show, Melrose Place, and The Pretender. She has been nominated for three NAACP Image Awards and was a celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes Ambassador Program.