Synopsis
This remake of the 1980s classic focuses on a group of young students attending a high school for the performing arts. Classmates study various aspects of performance from dance to songwriting to acting, all of them hoping for the chance to one day become stars. Debbie Allen, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, and Bebe Neuwirth portray the instructors, with a host of newcomers toplining the production as the students.
Reviews
"[The film] offers the undeniable power of young performers pursuing art at peak dexterity." (New York Times)