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Fame

Description: Fame: The Musical (based on the 1980 movie by Alan Parker) conceived and developed by David De Silva (AKA Father Fame) ... more

Fame ... is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. It has been seen by nearly 4 million people since its West End launch in 1995, for which it was nominated for 2 Laurence Olivier Awards. Since its London premiere at the Cambridge Theatre in July 1995, the production has completed four UK national tours, with another opening in Nottingham in January 2007.

Newest Review: ... There is oodles of talent in this cast and hopefully many of them will go on to greater things. We did enjoy it, but if you go expecting the stage version to be faithful to the TV series we know and love, you’ll be disappointed. Our next trip to the theatre is on June 8th, when we go to see Grease. I’ll let you know how it goes. Fame website www.famenetwork.com ... more

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Fame: Still Wanting To Live Forever... (829 words)
by - written on 27/05/02 (Very useful, 192 readings)
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(NB : This is for the Bristol performance, not the London one, but hopefully it will be moved soon!) Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Bristol Hippodrome with my friend, Helen and her daughter, plus two of my daughters. We went to see the 2pm performance of Fame and had excellent front row seats. Being the kind person I am, I thought I’d share the experience with you all ;-) My kids have seen the TV show Fame and know the title track. We also have the film version on video, but as it is a certificate 15, they haven’t seen it yet. However, they seemed a bit confused to find the stage version has no Danny, no Bruno, no Doris, no Coco, no ... Read the complete review