STAGE TUBE: FAME FOREVER Comes to Life at Circle Players
Nashville's Circle Players presents Fame Forever: Talent Springs Eternal, a musical conceived and developed by David De Silva, the creator of the movie Fame and its stage adaptation. The plot of Fame Forever: Talent Springs Eternal revolves around the original characters, now adults, whose children attend New York's competitive La Guardia Arts High School.
Directed by Tim Larson. Produced in educational partnership with Middle Tennessee State University and in collaboration with the Father Fame Foundation. Special appearances by David De Silva will highlight the show's run at MTSU's Tucker Theatre, Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24.
Tucker Theatre is located at 1824 Blue Raider Drive on the Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday evening, with a 2 p.m. matinee. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors ages 60 and up,children ages 6 and under are free. Group rates are available by calling (615)-332-7529.
For further information, visit the company online at www.circleplayers.net, or call (615) 332-7529. Tickets are also on sale at the box office at theTucker theatre one hour before each performance.
pictured: Faith Kelm and Caleb Reynolds
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