| Fame | |
|---|---|
| The Musical | |
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| Music | Steve Margoshes |
| Lyrics | Jacques Levy |
| Book | Jose Fernandez |
| Basis | Film Fame by Christopher Gore |
| Productions | 1988 Miami 1995 West End 1996 UK Tour 1997 West End 1998 West End 1998 US Tour 2000 UK Tour 2000 West End 2001 US Tour 2001 UK Tour 2003 US Tour 2004 UK Tour 2007 UK Tour 2007 West End 2014 UK Tour 2018 UK Tour 2019 UK Tour |
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. Conceived and developed by David De Silva,[1] 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.[2][3]
De Silva had produced the 1980 film about students at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. The critically and commercially successful film was followed by a six-season television series,[4] and the musical. 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 film is referred to several times in the script and in two songs.[1] 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.[1]
- ^ a b c "Fame The Musical". Music Theatre International. September 16, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Fame on 42nd Street - 2003 Off-Broadway". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (22 June 2004). "Fame to End Off-Broadway Run June 27". Playbill. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Paulsen, Wade (25 July 2003). "NBC president says 'Fame' "did not work"". Reality TV World.