Schlomo tries them out, and changes some of the lyrics with Carmen and they share their first romantic moment. Afterwards, Carmen interrupts Schlomo while he practices his violin, giving him lyrics that she wrote for the melody he always plays. Serena laments her unrequited love ("Let's Play a Love Scene"). Serena is in love with Nick, but Nick is mainly focused on acting. ![]() Serena and Nick are rehearsing another scene and Serena confesses that she wants to try something romantic and passionate. The other students join in her fantasy and begin an exciting, electrifying dance. Carmen, enraged, dreams of seeing her name in lights and people gasping as she walks down the street ("There She Goes/Fame!"). He tells her that it would just be another role for her to hide behind. Myers if she can skip class on Friday to audition for West Side Story. Iris apologizes and confesses that she is not really rich, but scared and they share a kiss.Īt lunch, Carmen, a self-assured, cocky Latina spitfire, asks Mr. Enraged at her comments, he begins a rap expressing his anger ("Tyrone's Rap"). ![]() Iris mocks Tyrone's lack of classical dance experience. This makes Miss Bell see Tyrone's potential as a choreographer, so she partners him with Iris, a ballerina. Meanwhile, in dance class Tyrone can't get to grips with Ballet and states that he can do better, resulting in the whole class doing a hip hop dance. Joe discusses the physical reactions that happen whenever he thinks of a beautiful girl (Carmen) in dance class ("Can't Keep it Down" or the alternative lyrics, "Can't Keep It Cool"). Myers, the drama teacher, asks them to think about how a physical sensation can trigger an emotional response. Before Algebra class, Serena meets Nick Piazza, he explains his passion for the performing arts and tells her he wants his acting to move people emotionally ("I Want to Make Magic"). Miss Sherman, the homeroom teacher, warns the freshman class that it takes a lot more than dreams to succeed at "P.A." The students acknowledge that it takes ("Hard Work"). Synopsis Act IĪ group of vibrant, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, energetic young people gather to audition to study at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. ![]() It tells the story of several students who attend the school, among them fame-obsessed Carmen, ambitious actress Serena, wisecracking comedian/bad boy Joe, quiet violinist Schlomo, "talented but dyslexic" dancer Tyrone, determined actor Nick, overweight dancer Mabel, and a serious dancer, Iris, from a poor family. The film is referred to several times in the script and in two songs. The musical is significantly rewritten from the previous adaptations, with an almost entirely new score except for the title Academy Award-winning song, "Fame". The critically and commercially successful film was followed by a six-season television series, and the musical. ĭe Silva had produced the 1980 film about students at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. Conceived and developed by David De Silva, it premiered in 1988 in Miami, Florida, and has spawned many stagings worldwide, including an Off-Broadway production at the Little Shubert Theatre from 2003 to 2004, under the title Fame on 42nd Street. Fame is a stage musical based on the 1980 musical film of the same name, with book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy.
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