Fame: The Musical

Performance Dates

April 12-17, 2016

Artistic Staff

Directed by Jean Kerr, with musical direction by Natalie Pitchford and choreography by Sheri Marley.

The cast for this production included Chris Long ’16 (Mr. Myers); Conor Finnerty-Esmonde ’17, (Nick); Emily Hardesty ’18, (Serena); Jeffrey Keller ’18, (Joe); Erica Werner ’16, (Ms. Bell); Evan Dolan ’16, (Jack); and Juna Shai ’18, (Carmen); Haley Miller ’17, (Mabel); Jessica Smith ’17, (Iris); Timothy Foszcz ’18, (Mr. Scheinkopf); Steven Shur ’17, (Schlomo); LeeAnna Studt ’17, (Lambchops); Holden Ginn ’18, (Goody); and Jenia Head ’17, (Ms. Sherman). The ensemble includes Kenny Tran ’17, Trev Gabel ’17, Kelsey Bearman ’16, Dana Clouser ’18, Cadence Lamb ’18, and Julia Cicchino ’16. Connor Speck ’17, served as lead costume design.

Synopsis

Like the film which shares it's title, the musical follows the final class of New York City's celebrated High School for the Performing Arts from their admission in 1980 to their graduation in 1984.

Conceived and developed by David De Silva, with book by Jose Fernandez, lyrics by Jacques Levy, and music by Steve Margoshes. The title song, “Fame” was written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore.

Genre

Musical

City

Bloommington, Ill.

Disciplines

Theatre and Performance Studies

Keywords

Fame the Musical, Musical, Performance

Streaming Media

FlippingBook URL - Program

//issuu.com/ameslibrary/docs/fame_program_single?e=25285461/40527676

Recommended Citation

School of Theatre Arts, "Fame: The Musical" (2016). All Production Programs. 10.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/theatre_productions/10