Fame

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 6/25/03 at 6:34pm

I saw fame on tour and it was great. Was it ever on Broadway? I have a 1998 cast cd of some sort.

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 6/25/03 at 6:36pm

The CD you have is of the tour. It has never played in NYC before. A off-Broadway run is expected to begin in September at the Little Shubert. The winner of the TV show FAME will recieve a role.

Posted: 6/26/03 at 1:41pm

The London Cast recording is sooooooo much better EXCEPT for Gavin Creel, and the "Teacher's Argument" otherwise the London cast is FAR superior to the new recording. The new one is waaaay too bubble gum sounding for my liking.

I saw the tour and I saw the cd Carmen. Although she had amazing stage presence and was an even more AMAZING dancer, her singing voice isn't theat strong, and it's horribly annoying on the 1998 cd. Loraine Velez, a previous Mimi in RENT NYC, is Carmen in the London cast and belts the crap out of "In LA" and "Fame." Definite reccomendation!
FAME - LONDON CAST RECORDING

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 6/26/03 at 1:52pm

there is a whole other FAME thread deep in the archives of this Board...if you're interested. I liked the US tour fine, wonder how the West End version is.

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 6/26/03 at 5:16pm

Was Gavin Creel in the show when it came to cleveland? and how come they made a cd for the tour....i think they should do that for every show!!

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 6/26/03 at 6:36pm

Yeah, Lorrain Velez in a lot better. I too prefer the London cast except for the fact that Gavin isn't on it.

Whay a recording of the tour cast? Who knows. The tour was the North Amenrican premiere production (large scale production). They also recorded The Wiazrd of Oz tour cast