Ja’Duke Center for the Performing Arts presents FAME the Musical on February 12, 13, 19, 20, 2010 at 7pm and February 21 at 2pm at the Shea Theater, 71 Avenue A in Turners Falls. FAME the Musical is bridging the musical spectrum in a program of entertaining dancing singing and acting the will leave you wanting more as you stroll down Avenue A and whistle a happy tune on your way home. FAME the Musical is underwritten by Greenfield Savings Bank.

Produced by the father and daughter team that brought you High School Muscial, Peter Pan and Beauty & the Beast, Nick Waynelovich and daughter Kimberly Wiliams brings you FAME the enduring story of the kids from New York’s school of the Performing Arts who inspired a generation.

How could we forget that theatrical icon of the all-american dream, Fame, which started life in 1980 as an MGM motion picture and whose title song won an Academy Award? Then, after it became one of the most popular TV series, it ran for more than six years, was seen in sixty-eight countries, and won various Emmy awards. FAME is now a block buster Hollywood Musical.

A gritty urban drama awash with passion, FAME takes the audience to the pinnacle of desire and revives memories of youth, love, energy and risk.

Introducing a new wave of young JaDuke talent FAME will have the blood running hot in your veins and the lyrics hot on your lips.

FAME the Musical contains language and subject matter that may not be suitable for young children.

FAME the Musical is underwritten by Greenfield Savings Bank. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for 12/under and 65/over.  They can be reserved by calling the Shea Theatre at (413) 863-2281 ext. 2.  Avoid the lines tickets are available on the world wide web at www.jaduke.com.