posted on Feb. 22: High energy Fame musical opens tonight

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Fame.poster.final.jpg”]McMaster Musical Theatre cast members are dreaming of becoming stars.

Tonight they launch this year's production, Fame, a musical about a group of students in the School of the
Performing Arts in the early 1980s in New York City who want to become famous. The musical tells the story of their developing
relationships with each other, their teachers, their talent, and
themselves.

“It's a high energy show full of singing and dancing,” said producer Terri Galan.

The cast is comprised of 23 students and one staff member and the production team includes director Josephone Ho, musical director Rob Hancock, choreographer Jennifer Paul, pit director Jordynn McIntosh, technical director Mark Pereira, costumes headed by Toni Jack, properties lead by Kaif Pardhan, lighting operator Alexa Smith and sound operator Lyanne Quirt.

The show opens in Robinson Memorial Theatre tonight, Friday, Feb. 22 and continues Saturday, Feb. 23, Wednesday, Feb. 27 and Thursday, Feb. 28. All evening performances begin at 8 p.m. There is a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. The evening performances for Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 are sold out.

Tickets are available by calling the Fame box office at ext. 26988.

McMaster Musical Theatre (MMT) is a non-profit organization created in
accordance with the McMaster Students Union.

Members of the MMT executive are those who have been involved in the previous years' shows and who hail from all Faculties and all levels. MMT relies on revenue from previous years as well as sponsorship from members of the community.