Fame

Written By: Jose Fernandez

Music By: Steve Margoshes
Characters
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Name Gender Vocal Part Age Range Role Type
&ick $iazza male '( ) '* lead
Serena +atz female '( ) '* lead
Carmen ,iaz female #elt '( ) '* lead
-yrone Jackson male '( ) '* lead
.ris +elly female '( ) '* supporting
Ma#el Washington female '( ) '* supporting
Schlomo Metzen#aum male '( ) '* supporting
/race 01am#chops0 1am# female '( ) '* supporting
/oodman 0/oody0 +ing male '( ) '* supporting
Joe 2egas male '( ) '* supporting
Miss 3sther Sherman &4" 56 ) 66 supporting
Ms /reta Bell female 57 ) 67 supporting
Mr Myers male spoken (7 ) 87 supporting
Mr Shienkopf male (7 ) 96 cameo
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Musical numbers
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$ray . Make $" !$rologue% @ &ickA
SerenaA JoeA Ma#el and Carmen
Bard Work @ Company
. Want to Make Magic @ &ick
Can't +eep .t ,o;n @ JoeA Students
-yrone's :ap @ -yrone
-here She /oesC @ Carmen
Fame @ CarmenA students
1et's $lay a 1ove Scene @ Serena
Bring on -omorro; @ SchlomoA
Carmen
-eacher's "rgument @ Miss BellA Miss
Sherman
Bard Work !:eprise% @ Company
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-he Junior Festival @ &ickA SerenaA CarmenA
Joe and Company
Ma#el's $rayer @ Ma#elA /irls
-hink of Meryl Streep @ Serena
,ancin' on the Side;alk @ -yrone !or Jack%
and students
-hese "re My Children @ Miss Sherman
$as de ,eu= @ -yrone and .ris
.n 1" @ Carmen
1et's $lay a 1ove Scene !:eprise% @ &ick
and Serena
Bring on -omorro; !:eprise% @ SchlomoA
&ickA SerenaA Ma#elA and Company
Finale: Fame !:eprise% @ Carmen and
Company
-he music used in the ,ance Class is #ased on Beethoven's Spring Sonata "lsoA the $as ,e ,eu=
uses music from the #allet 0-his .s Forever0 #y Steve Margoshes Bo;everA some productions use
music for the $as ,e ,eu= #y Mark BermanED7F
Some productions such as Fame on 42nd Street use the song 0-here She /oesC !:eprise%0 !also
kno;n as 0-he Fall Festival0% as an alternative to 0. Want to Make Magic !:eprise%0 -his version
has a more Spanish theme to the song Bo;everA it still contains elements of the 0. Want to Make
Magic !:eprise%0 in it
Instrumentation
-he instrumentation calls for a rock com#o of nine musicians -he instrumentation calls for t;o
key#oardsA guitarA #assA drumsA percussionA a ;ood;ind playerA trumpet4flugelhorn playerA and
trom#one -he first key#oard part can #e played #y the conductor -he ;ood;ind player dou#les on
fluteA clarinetA sopranoA altoA and tenor sa=ophone
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Characters
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Schlomo Metzen#aum @ " GuietA saintly classical violinist !or flutistA depending on the
actor%A ;ho sets up the rock #andA and takes on the role of care@taker to his classmates
Schlomo comes from a musical #ackgroundA ;ith a father ;ho is a famous violinist
Schlomo is fed up from the strain of #eing e=pected to do ;ell and ;ishes to re#el Bas
romantic interest in Carmen from afar
Carmen ,iaz @ She is a dancerA confident and determined to make it #ig She is o#sessed
;ith fame and is confident in her a#ilities .nitially has a casual relationship ;ith -yroneA #ut
develops returned romantic feelings for Schlomo
-yrone Jackson @ Be is a hip hop dancer ;ho is 0talented #ut dysle=ic0 and comes from a
poor family Shares a love@hate relationship ;ith .ris
&ick $iazza @ " serious classical actor Be has a secret romantic interest in Serena
Serena +atz @ " 0shy0 actress Bas romantic interest in &ick
Jack Hako;ski !alternate casting for -yrone Jackson% @ " dancer ;ho is a :ussian immigrant
and is 0illiterate0
Ma#el Washington@ " dancer and singerA she is over;eight and trying to lose ;eight 0#ut
can't resist food0
.ris +elly @ " talented #allet dancer ;ho is #elieved to #e e=tremely ;ealthy although it is
later revealed !in the amateur and schools edition of the script% that she is not She appears
stuck up #ut is actually insecure She shares a love@hate relationship ;ith -yrone
/race '1am#chops' 1am# @ " 0rock chick and tom#oy0A the drummer for Schlomo's #and
,oes not take school 0seriously0
JosI 'Joe' 2egas @ Spanish acting student ;ho is the comic of the sho; ,evelops an
unreturned crush on Carmen
/oodman '/oody' +ing @ " trumpet4sa=ophone musician ;ho is in Schlomo's #and
Miss 3sther Sherman @ " strictA old@fashioned and academic 3nglish teacher ;ho loves her
students despite the fact that she comes do;n hard on them
Ms /reta Bell @ " dance teacher ;ho likes different styles of dance and is 0protective0 of
the students
Mr Myers @ -he drama teacher
Mr Sheinkopf @ 3uropean Music tutor ;ho loves classical music #ut does not like 0rock and
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