Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas

***Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas*** is an upcoming American Christmas comedy television film directed by Christie Will Wolf, written by James Berg and Stan Zimmerman, and executive-produced by Larry A. Thompson.

It stars Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills, and Nicollette Sheridan as a five glamorous soap opera divas as they reunite to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running former (fictional) series, *The Great Lakes*. The supporting cast includes Travis Burns and Taylor Ann Thompson as producer and soap director, Christopher Atkins, Patrika Darbo, Alec Mapa, and Donna Mills' daughter, Chloe Mills.

It set to premiere on Lifetime as a part of *It's a Wonderful Lifetime* holiday movie slate.

## Plot

### Synopsis

In *Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas*, five glamorous '80s soap opera stars reunite to share the spotlight to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running soap opera. The producer, Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson), old college friends, do their best to keep things on the rails but as the ladies come together, old rivalries resurface that threaten to tear the whole production apart. With the show nearly canceled before it even begins due to the ladies' famous diva behavior, they reluctantly agree to set aside their differences and past secrets to "act" as if they all still love each other.  When old sparks reignite between Alex and Nell, the ladies become eager to play cupid and conspire to bring the couple together. Along the way, the divas also discover that the love between them all is still very strong too.

The movie's theme song "Ladies of the '80s" was written by Song Writer Hall of Fame's Steve Dorff and Michael Jay, produced by Steve Droff, and performed by '80s pop sensation Tiffany ("I Think We're Alone Now").

*Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas* is executive produced for Lifetime by Larry A. Thompson (*Liz & Dick*, *Amish Grace*). Christie Will Wolf (*Christmas on Candy Cane Lane*, *The Art of Passion*) directs from a script by James Berg & Stan Zimmerman (*The Golden Girls*, *Gilmore Girls*) with Robert G. Endara II and Ed Polgardy producing.

## Cast

* Loni Anderson as Lily Marlowe
* Morgan Fairchild as Margaux Roberts
* Linda Gray as Lauren Ewing
* Donna Mills as Dana Cunningham
* Nicollette Sheridan as Juliette Matheson
* Travis Burns as Alex
* Taylor Ann Thompson as Nell
* Christopher Atkins as Pete
* Patrika Darbo as Julie
* Alec Mapa as Jeffrey
* Chloe Mills as Dana's daughter
* Scott Evans as Tommy Johnson
* Layne Herrin as Gary Matheson
* David Michael Lewin as Mover
* Andreer Henderson as P.A.
* Aimee La Joie as Worker

## Gallery

### Videos

Official First Look - It's a Wonderful Lifetime - 2023Official Trailer - Ladies of the '80s- A Divas Christmas - LifetimeInterview w- Larry Thompson of "Ladies of the '80s- A Divas Christmas" on Lifetime 10-23-23Stars of ‘Ladies of the ‘80s’ talk revisiting soap genre in new filmMeet the Stars of Lifetime’s “Ladies of the ‘80s- A Divas Christmas”TV Legends Unite In Lifetime’s “Ladies of the ‘80s- A Divas Christmas”Legendary Soap Stars Reunite in New Lifetime Christmas MovieWatch the 'Ladies of the '80s' Cast Play NEVER HAVE I EVER! (Exclusive)
## Trivia

* On October 17, 2023, Lifetime released a trailer for the network's annual *It's a Wonderful Lifetime* programming event, kicking off Saturday, November 18 with 12 brand new movies.

## Cultural References

* Lisa Vanderpump is mentioned.
* Lily Marlowe had an arc on ABC's *For the People,* which she refers to as "Shonda Rhimes' biggest flop."

## External Links

* *Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas* at the Internet Movie Database
* *Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas* at Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2023/10/17/lifetime-reveals-full-holiday-movie-slate-for-annual-its-a-wonderful-lifetime-programming-event-beginning-november-18th-934310/20231017lifetime01/