US Productions
In 1988, Fame – the Musical was first produced at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida. The original cast included Monique Cintron as Carmen Diaz, Joel Malina as Schlomo Metzenbaum, Janet Metz as Serena Katz, Tener Brown as Iris Kelly, and Harold Perrineau Jr. as Tyrone Jackson.
It went back to its roots in 2010 with sold-out productions in Kendall. The Miami Children's Theater worked with the esteemed Christine Vega, Ana Flavia, and Cherilyn Marrocco.
Following this, the show ran at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 25, through April 29, 1989; the show was termed "a hit".
The show ran Off-Broadway at the Little Shubert Theatre from October 7, 2003 (previews), November 11, 2003 (official), through June 27, 2004, for 264 performances and 40 previews. Directed by Drew Scott Harris, conducted by Eric Knight Barnes, the cast included Shakiem Evans as Tyrone Jackson, Nicole Leach, Cheryl Freeman, and Christopher J. Hanke. Marque Lynche as Tyrone Jackson was a replacement. This version was titled Fame on 42nd Street (the Little Shubert Theatre is on 42 Street).
A North American tour, produced by Phoenix Theatricals, ran from September 2003 through June 2004.
As part of MTI's (Music Theatre International) Broadway Junior Series a 60 minute version of FAME was developed for Middle Schools (grades 6-9) and published in September 2011. In 2012 over 100 productions of FAME JR were licensed in North America.
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