TV Guide Artilce By Robert Mackenzie 1982

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Song of the Week - Be My Music

Be My Music - Lee Curreri, Valerie Landsburg, Erica Gimpel & Gene Anthony Ray





Two a.m.
Eyes open
Ticking clocks
And falling rain
Thoughts of you
Dancing through
My mind
I can hear your voice
If only I could

Be your music
You'll be my music
With every song we sing
Love will flow between us
Be my music
(Be my music)
We'll write the music
(My music)
Together
Forever more

I'm playing with a
Simple phase
"I love you"
Not so simple
When it's true
What is this
Helplessness
I feel
When you smile at me
Won't you let me

Be your music
(Be your music)
You'll be my music
(My music)
With every song we sing
Love will flow between us
Be my music
(Be my music)
We'll write the music
(My music)
Together
Forever

I'll be your rainy weather friend
Your nightlight
(Nightlight)
Your sunshine 'round the bend
Your star

I'll be your music
(Be your music)
You'll be my music
(My music)
With every song we sing
Love will flow between us
Be my music
(Be my music)
We'll write the music
(My music)
Together
Forever

I'll be your music
(Be my music)
You'll be my music
(Your music)
With every song we sing
Love will flow between us
Be my music
(Be my music)
We'll write the music
(My music)
Together
Forever

Inside Fame Extract by Michael Hoey - Alone In The Crowd

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Alone in the Crowd TV Guide Listings 1982

Inside Fame Extract by Michael Hoey -Tomorrows Farewell

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Tomorrow's Farewell TV Guide Listings 1982

MGM Press Information 1982 Passing Grade

Lori Singer Fan Made Video

Lori Singer Fan Made video by Mark Butler.

He Looks Like Romeo - Elisa Heinsohn & Carrie Hamilton

"He Looks Like Romeo" from the season 6 episode "Love Kittens Go To High School". Written by  Steve Diamond, Debra Allen and Rafe Von Hoy it is performed by  Elisa Heinsohn and Carrie Hamilton.

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Inside Fame Extract by Michael Hoey - Passing Grade

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Passing Grade TV Listings 1982

MGM Press Information 1982 Metamorphosis

 

 

 

Carlo Imperato Attends Fame the Musical

 

"FAME" ends national tour in Thousand Oaks:

 

Showcasing original songs in addition to its Academy award-winning

title theme, “FAME – The Musical” will end its national tour in California with a four-day run at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

 

The musical, presented by the Theater League, is a bit different from the hit 1980 film and Emmy award-winning television series that ran from 1982 to 1987, said Dom Ruggiero, the show’s director.

 

“They make a reference to the movie at the very beginning of the musical,” said Ruggiero, who lives in New York. “It picks up where the movie left off and they’ve graduated."

Like the movie, the musical is very uplifting with the same universal message, he said.

 

 

“It shows a bunch of young kids who want to follow their dreams — as long as you work hard at it and strive for it, you probably will attain it,” Ruggiero said. “Maybe not to the degree that you thought, but you will still attain part of that dream, so don’t give up.”

 

The movie “FAME,” originally inspired by David De Silva, earned four Academy Award nominations. The film is about a group of students at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City.

“Everybody is looking for a little piece of fame — everybody is looking for their way to make a mark on the world,” said Kris Roberts, who plays the lead role of Carmen in the musical.

 

“It’s a dream role of mine,” Roberts said. “Carmen is absolutely determined to meet her goal to become a star — to be famous. She’s obsessed with fame and everybody knowing her name. She goes on to pursue this fame, but it’s her downfall. There are some pitfalls. And the moral is that some of the things we do to pursue fame can also be harmful.”

 

In the musical, “these are the same types of characters but not the same names and not the same instances, but they’re similar, so the framework of the musical is similar to the TV show and the movie,” Ruggiero said.

“David De Silva has been working with us on mounting this production and was very kind to us when we asked if we could make adjustments with our cast and musical numbers,” Ruggiero said. “David was willing to work with us and I was so very thrilled with that.”

 

The musical will feature several original songs, including the 11-minute opening number, "Hard Work," as well as "These Are My Children," "I Wanna Make Magic" and "Meryl Streep."

 

“I hope that a lot of young people and some of the local high school students of the performing arts come and see it,” Ruggiero said. “They can meet the cast backstage and see how a tour works — so I think they’ll get a lot out of it.” 

Roberts hopes the musical will inspire audiences to follow their dreams, “but be smart about it; make a plan and really go for it.”

 

“It’s really inspirational in that a lot of people don’t get to follow their dreams, or they want things but don’t take the steps to get there,” Roberts added. “This musical will hopefully light a fire under everyone and let them know it’s possible for them.”

 

The musical will run Jan. 5 through Jan. 8, with a special guest appearance by Carlo Imperato on the evening of Jan. 7. Imperato, who portrayed high school student Danny Amatullo in the television series, is now a married father of three.

“FAME is such an original and I’m so lucky to be part of the original cast,” said Imperato, of West Hills.

 

"Fame" will run Jan. 5 through Jan. 8, with a special guest appearance by Carlo Imperato, who played Danny Amatullo in the TV show, on the evening of Jan. 7. 
 

“That’s the part where FAME is going to live forever — it really is,” Imperato said. “No matter what you’re going for in life … you have to really have guts and you really have to take the bull by the horns and go for your dreams — that’s the part that always stuck with me.”

 

Thanks to Kim for sending this to me.

Inside Fame Extract by Michael Hoey - Metamorphosis

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Fame Reunion Review Kids From Fame Media Magazine

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Debbie Allen Madame Noire Interview on Fame and Directing

Debbie Allen Madame Noire Interview on Fame and Directing.

Fame Movie 1980 Soundtrack Review -Kids From fame Media Magazine

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Metamorphosis - NBC Promo 1982

NBC Promo for Metamorphosis which aired in December 1981

Metamorphosis - TV Guide Listings 1982

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Happy New Year from Erica Gimpel

Erica Gimpel's New Year statement on Facebook.

"Happy New Year Dearest Friends... Wishing everyone Love and Bold Action in 2017... We may be asked to do things we've never done before, let's rise to the occasion of what life has in store and live our lives fully, being true to the ideals we hold dear to our hearts! Standing together we will win, and with love in our hearts we can savor a sweetness together! See you in 2017... Love, Erica"

Blast the Music - Billy Hufsey & Janet Jackson

Blast The Music - Billy Hufsey  and Janet Jackson.

Selected randomly as the first song that came up on YouTube for me. However what better way to start a celebration by Blasting the Music?

This has always been a big favourite of mine and Billy and Janet sound good together. If you want to nominate a particular song for song of the week then please contact me, to say what song and your reason why.


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It’s Friday Night and I Close The Books

I put this week to bed.

Schools got me half crazy,

it’s pounding in my head.

Cut the noose around my neck,

Kick off my school shoes.

I’m Shifting into over drive,

It’s Time to light My fuse.

 

Somebody, Somebody, Somebody Blast the Music.

Break the tunes and blow the roof sky high.

Somebody, Somebody, Somebody Blast the Music.

Keep on dancing past the morning light.

Make it last all night.

 

Counting down the  seconds til, Holding you so tight.

Rescued in the nick of time, thank God it’s Friday Night.

Hand me down my dancing shoes,

Hurry up, don’t wait.

This heart has waiting much too long,

It’s Time To Celebrate.

Somebody, Somebody, Somebody Blast the Music.

Break the tunes and blow the roof sky high.

Somebody, Somebody, Somebody Blast the Music.

Keep on dancing past the morning light.

Make it last all night.

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