CNN is celebrating music royalty with the documentary Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over.
Dionne Warwick without a doubt has earned the respect of being called a legend. The six-time Grammy winner has sold over 100 million records, has chartered 56 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and has trailblazed a path that many artists have gone down, including cousin Whitney Houston.
This award-winning documentary shines a light on all of Warwick's accomplishments, while showcasing the difficulty it took to achieve them. The movie follows a trend as of late to celebrate entertainment greats with projects like Sidney, Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl and The Last Movie Stars about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.
Here's everything we know about Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over.
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over release date
The documentary premieres in the US on Sunday, January 1, at 9 pm ET/PT on CNN. It becomes available to stream the next day via CNN.com and the CNN apps.
To date, we don't have information about a TV or streaming release of Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over in the UK, but a DVD copy can be purchased via Amazon.
Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over premise
Here is the official synopsis for Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over:
"Ms. Warwick's own velvet-toned voice largely tells the story of her music and life for the film, underscoring her creative and cultural legacies during six decades of an extraordinary career. The film explores her stunning range of musical styles and versatility. Her career has soared despite dramatic upheaval within a fickle industry, and flourished through multigenerational social change. Along the way, Warwick has earned six Grammys, amassed an astonishing array of global solo and duet hits and remains a stalwart advocate and ally for racial equality and justice, women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights."
The documentary shares one-on-one interviews with Warwick herself along with the family members and friends that know her best, many of whom are celebrities in their own right. Additionally, through archival footage, personal photographs and newsreels, viewers get an intimate look at how her career came to span across several decades.
Who is featured in Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over?
Warwick has many family and friends in the entertainment industry who were happy to share their thoughts on the legend. Take a list at the other celebrities featured in the documentary.
- Burt Bacharach
- Clive Davis
- Snoop Dogg
- Gloria Estefan
- Barry Gibb
- Berry Gordy
- Elton John
- Cissy Houston
- Quincy Jones
- Alicia Keys
- Gladys Knight
- Melissa Manchester
- Olivia Newton-John
- Smokey Robinson
- Carlos Santana
- Valerie Simpson
- Stevie Wonder
- President Bill Clinton
- Kenneth Cole
- Kevin Frost
- Rev. Jesse Jackson
Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over trailer
Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over is certainly a body of work that appears to be giving the singer her flowers. Take a look at the trailer.
Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over directors
Co-directing the film are Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner. For Wooley, this is his first major directing endeavor, while Heilbroner has experience leading behind the scenes on documentaries. He's previously directed Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland, American Experience and Stonewall Uprising.
