''Sing It!'' is an

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situation comedy

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series created by Benny Fine and Rafi Fine. It is executive produced by Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, Max Benator, Todd Lieberman,

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, Laurie Zaks, Barry Safchik, and Michael Platt, and produced by

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, Potvin Sucks Productions, and Fine Brothers Entertainment. The pilot had a premiere on April 21, 2016, during the

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. The show debuted on May 25, 2016, on

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, a paid service of

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original series and movies, similar to

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. It stars

Mircea Monroe Mircea Monroe is an American actress. She had roles on the TV series ''Episodes'' as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), ''Hart of Dixie'' as Tansy Truitt (2011–2015), '' Impastor'' as Alexa Cummings (2015–2016) and '' Sing It!'' as Stacey Needl ...

, Mark Sullivan,

Debby Ryan Deborah Ann Ryan (born May 13, 1993) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent. She had starrin ...

, Preston Jones,

Alex Désert Alex Désert is an American actor and musician, known for his roles in the TV series ''The Flash'', '' The Heights'' with Jamie Walters, ''Becker'' with Ted Danson, and Mr. Williams on ''Boy Meets World'', as well as the voice of Nick Fury for '' ...

Todrick Hall Todrick Hall (born April 4, 1985) is an American singer, rapper, choreographer, and YouTuber. He gained national attention on the ninth season of the televised singing competition ''American Idol''. Following this, he amassed a following on Yo ...

Missi Pyle Missi Pyle (born November 16, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in films including ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), ''Josie and the Pussycats (film), Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), ''Bringing Down the House (film), ''Bringing ...

and

Ace Young Brett "Ace" Young (born November 15, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained national recognition while appearing on the fifth season of ''American Idol''. Young is married to ''American Idol'' season-three runner-up Dian ...

. On December 3, 2017, creator Benny Fine confirmed that the series would not return for a second season.

Premise

Stacey Needles (

) is the underrated production assistant from ''Sing It!'', a television music competition series. When the original executive producer was fired, she sees an opportunity to fill the position and be valued for their work. But her plan to take charge is thwarted with the arrival of newcomer indie production assistant, Drew ( Mark Jude Sullivan). He is inexperienced, but creative and excited, stealing the attention of executives, becoming the potential future executive producer, which makes Needles try to overcome every day. The program includes the sexy and charismatic presenter Troy Blue ( Preston Jones) and the judges Holli Holiday (

), a famous and egocentric singer, who uses the program to self-promote, and Barry (

), an artist manager and television producer, who is rarely impressed by a contestant. During the program, ten contestants was selected at the auditions to compete, where each week one of them was eliminated.

Cast and characters

Main

as Stacey Needles, a production assistant, who wants to be executive producer. * Mark Jude Sullivan as Drew, the new production assistant, who becomes a potential future executive producer. *

as Holli Holiday, one of the judges. A famous and egocentric singer, who uses the program to self-promote. * Preston Jones as Troy Blue, the seductive and charismatic presenter of ''Sing It!''. *

as Barry, one of the judges. An

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and television producer, who is rarely impressed by a contestant. *

as Marcy * Laura Harrison as Kali, Stacey's assistant * Zack Weinstein as Luke, Drew's assistant

Recurring

as Darrell Docket, a contestant and Darcy's husband. *

Diana DeGarmo Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987) is an American singer. She rose to fame in 2004 as the runner-up of the third season of ''American Idol'', releasing her debut studio album, '' Blue Skies'', later that year. The following year, DeGarmo ...

as Darcy Docket, a country contestant and Darrell's wife. *

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as Sophie Chu, a contestant *

Diamond White Diamond White (born January 1, 1999) is an American singer and actress. In 2012, she was a contestant on the second season of the U.S. version of ''The X Factor'', where she finished in fifth place. She voices Frankie Greene on the Discovery Fam ...

as Maisy Kelly, a contestant. * J.D. Phillips as Freddy Traymont, a contestant * Lily Mae Harrington as Adeline Murphy, a contestant * Drew James as Zack Tribbet, a contestant * Maxwell Glick as Shimon Rabinowitz, a contestant * Shoniqua Shandai as Crystal Carl, a contestant *

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as Magnus Erikson, a contestant * Scott Rodgers as a Technical Director * Karl T. Wright as Jon Kelly, Maisy's father * Janna Cardia as Catherine Kelly, Maisy's mother

Guest

Sasha Pieterse Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer (; born February 17, 1996) is a South African and American actress and singer. She is known for portraying Alison DiLaurentis in the Freeform (TV channel), Freeform series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017), and its sp ...

as Destiny Wood, Holli's old friend *

as Milo, a record producer *

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as Beau Hemsworth, the president of the network

Episodes

Production

In October 2015,

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announced a partnership with

, a new paid service of

original series and movies, similar to

. They started to work on a new comedy series, satirizing the talent shows. The show was inspired by television music competitions

The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

, The Voice and

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...

. In November,

, Preston Jones,

and

were confirmed in the cast. In a partnership with the production company

, the series began to be recorded in December. The character Holli Holiday, played by

, was inspired by

Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographe ...

and Randy, played by

, inspired by

Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality and businessman. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003), ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor UK ...

. A teaser was released on April 13, 2016.

Reception

Emily Ashby of

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gave ''Sing It!'' 3 out of 5 stars.

References

External links

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