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The 1980 dramatic film Fame was based on student life at the School of Performing Arts before its merger into LaGuardia High School. A television series based on the film, Fame , aired in 1982. It was adapted again as a stage musical , which premiered in 1988.
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Sep 20, 2009 · What’s now known as the “Fame” school was founded in 1936 as the High School of Music & Art. A sister act, the School of Performing Arts, opened on West 46th Street in 1948.
Jul 5, 2019 · Numerous celebrities have attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Performing Arts, a competitive, arts-focused high school in New York City that notably served as the inspiration for...
Fame is a 1980 American teen musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore. Set in New York City, it chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending The High School of Performing Arts, from their auditions to their freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years.
May 15, 2020 · It's been a long time since these budding stars graduated The High School of Performing Arts, which is based on the real NYC public high school now known as Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Let's see where the cast of Fame are now.
The High School of Performing Arts (informally known as "PA") was a public alternative high school established in 1947 and located at 120 West 46th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, from 1948 to 1984.
May 16, 1980 · Fame: Directed by Alan Parker. With Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean. A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
