The story follows 16-year-old Cyrus DeBarge (Williams), an aspiring musician who has a gift for rhyme yet lacks the self-confidence to take the stage and, through his rap song, tell his longtime crush Roxanne Andrews (Coco Jones) how he feels about her.
After he and his flighty best friend, Kris McDuffy (Trevor Jackson) enter a songwriting contest, Kris is mistakenly named the winner for a song Cyrus wrote. Fearful of being thrust into the spotlight, Cyrus panics and allows Kris to take credit for his heartfelt lyrics and soon he’s standing by as Roxanne begins to fall for Kris.
Let It Shine will premiere on Disney Channel on June 15th!
Coco Jonesshines at the 2012-13 Disney Channel Worldwide Kids Upfront Presentation held at the Hard Rock Cafe – Times Square on Tuesday night (March 13) in New York City.
The 13-year-old actress was joined by her Let It Shine costar Tyler James Williams and his younger brother, Tyrel.
Disney just made the announcement that Let It Shine will premiere on Friday, June 15th @ 8PM ET/PT!
Let It Shine is a modern day story inspired by the ghostwritten love letters of Cyrano de Bergerac, the story is set in the world of hip-hop, rap and gospel music and expresses the importance of staying true to oneself.
Coco, Tyler and Tyrel are also pictured at the Empire State Building on Monday afternoon (March 12).
Coco Jones takes center stage as she performs at the 2012 NAACP Image Awards Nominees’ Luncheon held at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday (February 11) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The cast actually opened the luncheon with the title song from the upcoming DCOM, accompanied by a choir and dancers in the Crystal Ballroom. In addition, Coco also preformed “Good to Be Home” as part of the event program.
Let It Shine debuts on Disney Channel this summer. 15+ pics inside…
‘Let It Shine’ Cast – 2012 NAACP Image Awards Luncheon
Tyler James Williams, Trevor Jackson and Coco Jones keep together for a group shot as they attend Disney/ABC’s Winter Press Tour party held at the Langham Hotel on Tuesday night (January 10) in Pasadena, Calif.
The trio star in the upcoming DCOM, Let It Shine.
The story follows 16-year-old Cyrus DeBarge (Williams), an aspiring musician who has a gift for rhyme yet lacks the self-confidence to take the stage and, through his rap song, tell his longtime crush Roxanne Andrews (Jones) how he feels about her.
After he and his flighty best friend, Kris McDuffy (Jackson) enter a songwriting contest, Kris is mistakenly named the winner for a song Cyrus wrote. Fearful of being thrust into the spotlight, Cyrus panics and allows Kris to take credit for his heartfelt lyrics and soon he’s standing by as Roxanne begins to fall for Kris.
Let It Shine will premiere on Disney Channel in June! 10+ pics inside… More Here! »
Tyler James Williams, Trevor Jackson and Coco Jones sing it out in this first look still from their upcoming DCOM, Let It Shine.
The story follows 16-year-old Cyrus DeBarge (Williams), an aspiring musician who has a gift for rhyme yet lacks the self-confidence to take the stage and, through his rap song, tell his longtime crush Roxanne Andrews (Jones) how he feels about her.
After he and his flighty best friend, Kris McDuffy (Jackson) enter a songwriting contest, Kris is mistakenly named the winner for a song Cyrus wrote. Fearful of being thrust into the spotlight, Cyrus panics and allows Kris to take credit for his heartfelt lyrics and soon he’s standing by as Roxanne begins to fall for Kris.
Let It Shine will premiere on Disney Channel in June!
Keke Palmer looks back at new on-screen love interest Tyler James Williams as they flip through the script in this new still from the second-season one-hour True Jackson, VP movie, “Flirting With Fame.”
In the one-hour movie “Flirting with Fame,” True’s (Palmer) crushing on a new boy at school named Justin (Williams), but when she finally gets the courage to ask him out, he turns her down. True and Lulu (Ashley Argota) suspect he’s dating someone until True discovers his big secret. In an attempt to show True his romantic side, Justin enlists the help of superstar Natasha Bedingfield to perform “These Words” for the duo.
Back at the office, Mr. Madigan (Greg Proops) takes casual dress day too far and Amanda (Danielle Bisutti) can’t handle it. Meanwhile, a statistics class has uncovered a special connection between Mikey J and Kelsey (Jordan Monaghan) that has Lulu and Ryan (Matt Shively) seething with jealousy.
“Flirting with Fame” premieres Saturday, November 21 @ 8:30PM ET/PT on Nickelodeon.
