Make It Happen opens

Updated 09.23 Sat Aug 09 2008
Keywords: Riley Smith, Tessa Thompson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, film, release, burlesque twist, movie, dance

The latest in a long line of dance movies has opened.

Make it Happen is about Lauryn, a young woman from a small town in Indiana who moves to Chicago with a dream of entering the Chicago School of Music and Dance.

After a rejection and a series of misfortunes she finds herself working in a burlesque club.

The club proves to be a place of conflict and self-discovery, helping Lauryn to realize that even though plans may change, dreams never do.

The movie is directed by Darren Grant.

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