WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions (AD) for tonight's episodes of EMPIRE and STAR are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

**SPRING PREMIERE ** - "STAR" - (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) -- CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

AS THE ASHES SETTLE, SECRETS ARE REVEALED ON THE ALL-NEW SPRING PREMIERE OF "STAR" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, ON FOX

Patti LaBelle, Brandy Norwood and Keke Palmer Guest-Star

Carlotta is devastated after the fire that resulted in someone's death. As she tries to pick up the pieces, her mother, Miss Christine (guest star Patti LaBelle), and sister, Cassie (guest star Brandy Norwood), unexpectedly show up. Meanwhile, Star struggles to hide her jealousy and feelings for Noah, while Gigi (guest star Keke Palmer) decides to do "Take 3" a favor that could put them back on the map in the all-new "Rise From The Ashes" spring premiere episode of STAR airing Wednesday, March 28 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (LDS-210) (TV-14, D, L, S, V)

Cast: Queen Latifah as Carlotta Brown, Benjamin Bratt as Jahil Rivera, Jude Demorest as Star Davis, Ryan Destiny as Alexandra, Brittany O'Grady as Simone Davis, Amiyah Scott as Cotton, Quincy Brown as Derek Jones, Michael Michele as Ayanna Floyd, Stephen Dorff as Brody Dean, Miss Lawrence as Miss Brooks and Luke James as Noah Brooks

Guest Cast: Evan Ross as Angel Rivera, Elijah Kelly as Andy, Lance Gross as Maurice Jetter, KeKe Palmer as GiGi Nixon, Richard Roundtree as Charles Floyd, Juanita Jennings as Miss Ruby, Justin Marcel McManus as Omari, Caroline Vreeland as Mary, Patti LaBelle as Christine Brown, Brandy Norwood as Cassie Brown