Fame the Musical - National Tour

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muck912
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Fame the Musical - National Tour

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Fame has been teching in Utica, NY for the past 2 weeks. I saw their 2nd show last night. It was in the beautiful old Stanley Theater in downtown Utica.

They have had 2 weeks to get the sound right but about 60% of the words were unintelligible. It wasn't the theater's fault because the sound was fine in other shows I have seen there. But worse than the sound was the casting. Fame is about a bunch of high school kids grade 9-12 at a performance school in New York City. Nearly the entire school "kid" cast was in their 20s with some in their 30s. There is just no excuse for having nearly the entire group look absolutely nothing like a high schooler. It just ruins the whole effect.

The theater was nearly full for this 2nd and final performance in Utica. Kinky Boots tour also teched in Utica a month ago and A Christmas Story will be teching here in November.

If you have never been to a show in Utica the Stanley Theater alone is worth the trip. It is breathtakingly beautiful.
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