Fame 2019

Run Time:
2 hours, 20 minutes (including intermission)
Opened: September 11, 2019
Closing: October 19, 2019

Fame - 2019 - West End History , Info & More

Peacock Theatre
Portugal St, Holborn London

The definitive 30th anniversary tour of Fame the Musical, starring Keith Jack and Jorgie Porter with Mica Paris, leaps on to the West End stage in September 2019.



Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame The Musical is the international smash hit sensation following the lives of students at New York's High School For The Performing Arts as they navigate their way through the highs and lows, the romances and the heartbreaks and the ultimate elation of life.



This much loved classic has seen seven West End runs since opening on Broadway in 1988. Featuring the Oscar-winning title song and an outstanding cast of outstanding dancers, singers, musicians and actors, Fame The Musical will indeed live forever!

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Fame FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in Fame and what's the order?
Pray I Make P.A.
Hard Work
I Want to Make Magic
Can't Keep It Down
Tyrone's Rap
Let's Play a Love Scene
There She Goes!
Fame
Bring on Tomorrow
The Teachers' Argument
I Gotta Find a Way
Think of Meryl Streep
Dancin' on the Sidewalk
These Are My Children
Lemme Out!
The Pas-de-Deux
In L.A.
Like Carmen, Not Me!
Mabel's Prayer
Hard Work
I Want To Make Magic
There She Goes/Fame
Let's Play A Love Scene
Bring On Tomorrow
The Teacher's Argument
Think Of Meryl Streep
Mabel's Prayer
Dancin' On The Sidewalk
These Are My Children
In L.A.

Other Productions of Fame

1989   Regional (US) World Premiere
Regional (US)
1995   West End Original London Production
West End
1999   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2003   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2009   2009 Motion Picture
2019   West End West End Production
West End

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