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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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'Can't Keep it Down'. It says so in the script.
'Mabel's Prayer'. She prays not to be the 'world's fattest dancer'.
Nick. At the end, they become boyfriend and girlfriend.
Dance. He's really good at dancing.
Carmen. In some versions she gets hit by a subway, in others she dies of a drug overdose.
In L.A.. "In L.A." is the fourth to last song in "Fame". Carmen Diaz had come back from L.A. drug dependant and desperate. In the original script, she died from an overdose of what might have been cocaine (it's the only drug she mentions in the song).
The last three songs after this one are: "Let's Play a Love Scene (duet)", "Bring on Tomorrow (reprise)" and "Fame".
| Who are the teachers arguing over in "The Teachers' Argument"? | Fame's the Name
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Tyrone Jackson. Tyrone in the musical is dyslexic and finds reading difficult. Dyslexia is when a child finds reading difficult because the words appear muddled or mixed together or back to front. Signs of a dyslexic child will include putting certain letters back to front (e.g. 'd' as 'b'; 'p' as 'q' and vice versa), and extreme difficulty in reading and writing.
Fame. "I Don't Know How To Love Him" is from a completely different musical! The musical it comes from is "Jesus Christ Superstar". The other two, "I Want to Make Magic" and "Bring on Tomorrow" are non-exsistent in the movie version.
| Who says "For crying out loud, Serena! How are we supposed to get any work done if you keep acting like an adolescent?" | Fame's the Name
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Nick Piazza. This dialogue occurs just before "Let's Play a Love Scene". Nick's statement is countered by Serena Katz's: "What's wrong with acting like an adolescent when that's exactly what we are?"
Romeo and Juliet. "Romeo and Juliet" should be the correct answer. The "Pas De Duex" scene with Iris Kelly and Tyrone Jackson is the two characters' dance to "Romeo and Juliet" from first meeting to death, all in one dance.
Carmen Diaz. In fact, "Bring on Tomorrow" was also their graduation song near the end of the musical-just before "Fame". In Act One, Carmen Diaz had composed a song to Schlomo's music, and together they brought out that final song: "Bring on Tomorrow", minus some of the lyrics.
Carmen Diaz. Coco had a few similiarites to Carmen Diaz-including her quest for fame! Their songs "Out Here on my Own" and "In L.A." parallel with each other too. This is because they both sybmolise the characters' loneliness and hopelessness they feel after a few years searching for fame elsewhere.
Lambchops. Grace's last name is "Lamb" and probably led to her nickname as "Lambchops". The first time we hear her full name is when Miss Sherman is taking the roll in "I pray I make P.A./Hard Work": "Lamb, Grace?"
| In "Mabel's Prayer" what does Mabel Washington pray not to be? | Fame's the Name
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The world's fattest dancer. The song is devoted to her wish to not become the world's fattest dancer, and asks God to give her a sign that he will fulfill her wish. However, in my school's production of Fame in 2003, we decided to make her an anorexic. How's that for originality? Instead of "Mabel's Prayer" we stuck in "Never Alone" from the 1980's movie.
"These Are My Children". This is the moment when we see Miss Sherman reveal her softer side - she's not just the ogre who lays down the law!
greens, beans and pork. Tyrone's rap tells the audience about why he has such a big chip on his shoulder, and sets the scene for the issues that arise later in the musical about him being illiterate.
Vanilla pudding. Mabel finds it impossible to cut down on food, so decides being an actress is the way to go!
Katz. Piazza is Nick, Tyrone's surname is Jackson and Mabel is Washington.
| A tougher one... Nick quotes Stanislavski's "An Actor Prepares" to Serena. But who does he say Stanislavski was? | Fame! The Musical (LCR)
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The Founder of the Moscow Arts Theatre. Apparently according to the libretto, Konstantine Stanislavski was the Founder of the Moscow Arts Theatre, and was prepared to starve and suffer to bring real art to Russia.
"Let's Play a Love Scene (reprise)". This is that moment when Nick finally sees the light and admits how he feels about Serena - slushy I know, but it's still great!
"The Teachers' Argument". This is the point at which Miss Sherman and Miss bell argue over Tyrone's future - specifically over the importance of academic versus arts subjects. Miss Sherman sings the line when explaining about her background.
Iris Kelly. Iris is admitted to the dance class although semester has already started, even though this is apparently very unusual.
| Which character opens the graduation ceremony by dedicating the song they are about to sing to the memory of Carmen, who died a month earlier? | Fame! The Musical (LCR)
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Schlomo Metzenbaum. Having written the song "Bring on Tomorrow" together with Carmen, Schlomo dedicates it to her.
Pray I Make P.A.. The song is "Pray I Make P.A."; "I Wanna Make Magic" being the song after this; "Fame!" being the iconic title song and "Out Here On My Own" being from the movie.
Hard Work. Indeed at two points in the musical, the students chant "Work, Hard Work" and sing of being alive and surviving in the world of show business. Miss Sherman is quick to remind them that if they don't "give their academic subjects equal time - they're out"!
I Sing The Body Electric. The movie closes on scenes of all of the students coming together to sing and play the song "I Sing The Body Electric".
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