I've recently been told that Fame is actually based on the "School of the Arts" right the hell here in Rochester, NY.
Dunno if this is true or not.
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> I don't know if this is of any interest, but according to
> his site and an article I just read "Fame Forever" w/
> music by Steve Margoshes will premiere at the King's
> Theatre Glasgow this year. The original "Fame: The
> Musical" is playing at the Shaftesbury in London (that
> house is reportedly cursed because no production has ever
> lasted too long in there) with rumours of the sequel
> opening there shortly after.
>
> Thoughts? I love Margoshes' work for Jim, and some of his
> solo stuff, but I've never seen "Fame". It was out here
> years ago and there are always amateur productions coming
> up.
>
> QUOTE stevemargoshes.com "Fame Forever warps through
> thirty years to reveal the fate of the characters in the
> original musical, now all grown up, and their children who
> are now the students at the famed School of the Performing
> Arts."
>
> I must admit I'm excited about "The Phantom Of Manhattan",
> because it's such a controversial idea, but sequels have
> never really done well in theatre, examples: "Bring Back
> Birdie", "Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge", "Annie
> Warbucks", "The Best Whorehouse Goes Public" etc.
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