I’m sorry, but going to the Fame school was not nearly as dramatic as this movie makes it out to be. I have an inkling that this film is gonna bomb…in a bad way. But I’ll probably go see it because it’s loosely based on my high school.
New Fame movie trailer released
April 2, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
A new theatrical release of Fame is set to come out this September and the trailer for the film just went live.
While it isn’t explicitly said on the website anywhere, the new Fame uses the same logo that came with the original 1980 version of the film by the same name, which leads me to believe that the new film is, at least in some way, still about The New York High School of Performing Arts (which later merged with The High School of Music and Art to become LaGuardia High School).
Having seen the original Fame more times than I’d like, I’m curious as to whether or not this new version will be any good. I think a part of me wants to see it because it’s loosely based on the high school I went to. Thanks for the heads up, G!
LaGuardia High School to cancel annual Fall musical
December 27, 2008 @ 3:39 am
Photo from wallyg on Flickr
Gothamist pointed to a very sad story from The New York Times about how LaGuardia High School might need to cancel their Fall musical because of budget cuts.
What I didn’t know was that the fall musical — which I’ve been a part of in some form or another for 4 years straight — can cost anywhere between $45,000 and $70,000 just to produce.
School officials are considering replacing the fall musical with “Rising Stars” (the LaGuardia HS annual talent show) instead and say that if parents and students can raise enough money, they will try and put on a Spring musical. This is a major blow to LaGuardia school spirit and I imagine that the school will likely lose some sort of reputation as a result of it.
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