0:00:02 > 0:00:06Many people dream of fame, success and life in the spotlight.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09But few realise it takes years of hard work.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14We've been behind the scenes
0:00:14 > 0:00:17of one of the most famous stage schools in Britain.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Motivation, commitment. Let's do it. - It's got to be sharp, guys!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24We've seen the highs and the lows.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28The good times...
0:00:28 > 0:00:32You have got the role of a munchkin in the Wizard of Oz.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..and the bad.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39As the talent of tomorrow juggle school and work...
0:00:39 > 0:00:42I'm at the Horrid Henry premiere.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45..with preparing for the performance of a lifetime.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47And now it's showtime...
0:00:49 > 0:00:52..at the School For Stars.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Coming up on School For Stars...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01..the opening night of the centenary shows finally arrives.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I want you to perform like you've never performed before.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- But Jade's dress run doesn't go to plan.- I was like,
0:01:07 > 0:01:08"Why is everything blue?"
0:01:08 > 0:01:11After months of practicing, is it all over for Max?
0:01:11 > 0:01:13My voice is really hurting.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17And Mary's nerves threaten to ruin her big moment.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I don't know what's going to happen now, whereas...
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Oh, I don't know, I'm just scared.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31At the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in central London,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34where students are taught to sing, dance and act
0:01:34 > 0:01:37to a professional standard, the summer term is almost over.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47For months and months, auditions have taken place across the school
0:01:47 > 0:01:51to decide the leading roles for the end of year centenary shows.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54The shows will run for six nights and culminate in a huge gala.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Top choreographers have been brought in to teach complicated routines.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03The show director has been flown in from Los Angeles
0:02:03 > 0:02:06to make sure that only the best will do.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09We've done the most awful rehearsal we ever could have done.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13And hundreds of hours have been spent perfecting routines.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16And now, at last, it's the week of the gala
0:02:16 > 0:02:19and the opening night is almost here.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Classes are finally over,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26and all 305 pupils are about to head to Wimbledon in south London
0:02:26 > 0:02:29to the theatre that will become home during gala week.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32But before that, Bev, the student welfare officer,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35has a mountain of lost property that she needs to deal with.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40This is fresh from the floor!
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Once they leave and go into rehearsals in Wimbledon
0:02:46 > 0:02:47we won't see them again.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49This'll all come back
0:02:49 > 0:02:52because they'll leave it all at Wimbledon Theatre.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I'll be seeing it again in September, I expect.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59You haven't disappeared, my helper, have you?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Bev's emptied her cupboards out
0:03:01 > 0:03:05and called down Ella and any other cast members she can find
0:03:05 > 0:03:07before they go to rehearsals.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I just don't see how they can walk out of a tap class
0:03:10 > 0:03:11without their tap shoes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Check it for names.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Alice who?- Um, I don't know.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26Jade Hayden? We have Jane Hayden, but she'd be about 47 now.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31This is Mia's.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34THEY ALL LAUGH
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Dressing up over, the job here is done,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42but for those already down at the theatre,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44costumes are the least of their worries.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Come on, quick, quick, quick, quick!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52This is the New Wimbledon Theatre,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54one of the biggest theatres in London,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57where finally, in just a few hours' time,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59the curtain will rise on the opening night.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06At the stage door, a steady stream of excited people
0:04:06 > 0:04:08have been arriving all day.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19The cast are all here, but before the final run-through,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Hailey, the show director,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and Karen, head of musical production,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27have gathered everyone together for a final pep talk.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It's a tense moment for Layton, Mary, Ella
0:04:30 > 0:04:34and the rest of the cast as they all try to settle their nerves.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36I want you to really, really, really
0:04:36 > 0:04:39perform like you've never performed before,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41and I want your mum and dads to be like,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44"I never knew my child could do that."
0:04:44 > 0:04:46You have worked so hard.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49You just need to energise, energise,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52support each other and get out there and do what you're good at.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54OK, deal?
0:04:54 > 0:04:55- ALL: Deal.- Gorgeous!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:59 > 0:05:02The atmosphere, everyone's kind of like got a buzz going around.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04And everyone's really excited.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08As their big moment draws closer,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Jade and Reece are about to rehearse their routine
0:05:11 > 0:05:14for the very first time in the theatre.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18I'm quite nervous today, cos we're running on the actual stage,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20so hopefully it goes smoothly.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Everyone's feeling a little bit sick and nervous.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26It's like a coke can, when you shake it up, it'll explode.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28That's what everyone's all like.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Reece started out rehearsing this number
0:05:31 > 0:05:33with Jade's friend Rhianna months ago.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36But Jade was asked to replace Rhianna in the lead role,
0:05:36 > 0:05:42which means she's had to learn a lot of new moves at the last minute.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45That went absolutely awful. I've never danced so bad in my life.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Jade's feeling the pressure now.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Has she really had enough time to master the new routine?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53The last rehearsal I didn't think went that great,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56but hopefully this one will go much better.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Reece and Jade are called down to the front of the stage.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04But before they go on, Hailey asks them to watch the seniors,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07who are performing the same routine on the closing night.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13It's getting a bit scary.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17If it's this scary at rehearsals, what's it going to be like tonight?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Watching someone else perform their routine is pretty nerve-racking,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39and Jade and Reece are beginning to dread going up next.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I'm really worried. Wow!
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- All right, guys. Erm... - Are we doing...?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Juniors, up you come, please.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I'm quite nervous now, obviously,
0:06:56 > 0:07:00cos we're doing it now on the actual stage.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Yeah, waiting's definitely the worst bit.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05It's time for Reece and Jade
0:07:05 > 0:07:07to run the routine on stage for the very first time
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and show the seniors what they can do.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15MUSIC STARTS
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Classmates Fifi and Callum are just as keen to prove to everyone
0:07:31 > 0:07:33what Year Nine are capable of.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36APPLAUSE
0:07:36 > 0:07:40It's a good reaction from everyone, except the choreographer,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43who isn't happy with Reece's ending.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Reece, you need to give Jade a kiss on the cheek.- OK.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49At the end of it, I've got to give her a peck on the cheek
0:07:49 > 0:07:51and a hug cos we're just holding hands,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54so they said just to do something better.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56So that's our last rehearsal done now,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58so all we have to do now is wait.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00I think the nerves made me perform better,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03cos I wanted to give it more.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04- Well done, Reece.- Thank you.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07It's really scary, but I'm really excited.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Reece and Jade may have a kiss to worry about,
0:08:11 > 0:08:15but Fifi's concerns for now are about her make-up.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Fifi has been in trouble for wearing too much make-up at school.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Too much make-up. What did I say to you?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26So now she's finally allowed to wear it for the show.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28How's she feeling?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30I don't feel good about myself right now,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32because everyone is more tanned than me,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34cos there's an 8 and a 10 and a 12,
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I got the 12 which is the darkest,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39but cos I put Dove on before that it didn't come out that well,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42so everyone is more tanned than me, and that's never happened before.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I'm not exactly pale, but just...
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Fifi, you're hardly pale compared to me.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Yeah, but compared to other people except from you
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I look really pale.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58Backstage in make-up, each student is stressing about their own thing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01For Mary, she's desperate to show her friends and family
0:09:01 > 0:09:02what she can do.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Tonight my mum, dad, sister, auntie, nan, grandad,
0:09:06 > 0:09:11a few friends and then my boyfriend's mum and dad and his sister
0:09:11 > 0:09:14and my boyfriend, quite a few.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18I want to show them what I can do and just be amazing.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Mary is one of the best singers in the school
0:09:21 > 0:09:24but she hasn't had an easy time during rehearsals.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29She has to open a Christina Aguilera routine all by herself,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32and end it with one long powerful note.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37# Yee-ee-aa-aah! #
0:09:37 > 0:09:40The problem is the rehearsals at school haven't gone to plan.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Just dire. The most awful rehearsal we possibly ever could have done.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Mary is hoping that, once she is on stage,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50she'll be able to overcome her confidence problems.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Mary's friend Alex has no issues at all with confidence
0:09:56 > 0:09:58but he does have a challenge to overcome.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00And he only has hours left to do it.
0:10:00 > 0:10:06Alex is playing the lead role in the Green Day routine, American Idiot.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09But to get the part as well as singing and dancing,
0:10:09 > 0:10:11he had to play the guitar.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15The only problem was he didn't know how to play it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Ow!
0:10:16 > 0:10:19If I slip up, I look silly and I'll be public enemy number one.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Once we get on stage the thing to focus on is the click.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25This is an opportunity to show that I am not just a dancer.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Even now during final rehearsals, Alex could be replaced
0:10:32 > 0:10:35if Nathan the musical director doesn't think he's good enough.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Despite his efforts, the timing still isn't right
0:10:43 > 0:10:45but Nathan is prepared to take a risk on him,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48trusting him to deliver when it counts.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Is that wrong? Sounds horrible.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- It'll be one up, won't it? - I finished running through my song.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57It could have gone a lot better.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58I wasn't expecting it to be the best.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I'm tired, been singing all day.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Alex is running out of time to practice.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Could his guitar playing ruin the whole routine
0:11:05 > 0:11:07in front of a packed theatre?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Alex isn't the only one feeling nervous about his performance.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Max needs to find Rhianna.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19With only moments before they're due on stage to perform the Sinatra song
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Let's Fall In Love, Max has problems.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28Max has been rehearsing the number for months with his girlfriend Jade.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32But at the last minute,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36the show director replaced Jade with her best friend Rhianna,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38who only knew the part as an understudy.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41# Why shouldn't we?
0:11:41 > 0:11:42# Let's fall in love
0:11:42 > 0:11:45# Let's fall in love. #
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Rhianna's relieved and happy
0:11:48 > 0:11:51that she's getting to perform on the big night.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I'm feeling all the changes these past couple of months.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56It's really good cos I have all my family
0:11:56 > 0:11:59and I've got a lead and everything, so it's good.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02This is probably the biggest audience ever,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06but I've just got to take all the nerves and just put it behind me.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Rhianna sounds more than ready but Max isn't so sure.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12My voice is really hurting.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15I'm really worried what's going to happen.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16So sorry if I mess up but...
0:12:16 > 0:12:20That's all right. Don't worry about it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Backstage, the heat is rising as the cast have just minutes
0:12:32 > 0:12:35to settle their nerves before it's showtime.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38MUSIC: "We Found Love" by Rihanna feat Calvin Harris
0:12:38 > 0:12:44Layton is calming down before he changes for his first performance.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47My mum and nan have come down from Manchester so that's really nice.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51I'm going to give them a lovely performance so it was worthwhile.
0:12:59 > 0:13:06This night is absolutely massive because I've taken over from Rhianna.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I haven't had that much time and then it's the 100 years centenary week
0:13:09 > 0:13:11so you're a bit like, "Oh, no!"
0:13:11 > 0:13:14As if Jade didn't have enough to think about,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18today's final rehearsal brought up some unexpected technical problems.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23This blue curtain fell down on me and I was like "Why is everything blue?"
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I was a bit confused and I was like, "Should I move?"
0:13:27 > 0:13:30When we did the dress run today, it didn't go very well
0:13:30 > 0:13:35and all of a sudden, a bad throat's come on and now I'm very nervous.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39I don't know what's going to happen now, whereas...
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Oh, I don't know. I'm just scared.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45The cast may be feeling the fear but nothing more can be done.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48No more rehearsals, no more practice.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Time has run out.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00In the theatre, over 1,000 people have taken their places.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02With seconds to go before the curtain rises,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05backstage, the atmosphere is electric.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20And now, after all these months of hard work, it's showtime!
0:14:21 > 0:14:24MUSIC BEGINS
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Come, every member of our clan.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Living, dead and undecided.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Let us celebrate what it is to be an Addams!
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Line dance!
0:14:43 > 0:14:49In this spectacular Addams Family routine, Layton is a triple threat
0:14:49 > 0:14:54as he showcases his dancing, acting and singing skills.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00# When you're an Addams the standard answers don't apply
0:15:00 > 0:15:05# When you're an Addams you do what Addams do or... #
0:15:05 > 0:15:07HE GROANS
0:15:07 > 0:15:10# Die! #
0:15:13 > 0:15:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:15:17 > 0:15:18With the show in full flow,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21backstage, Max and Rhianna have been called to the stage.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24After all the weeks of last-minute changes,
0:15:24 > 0:15:29the time's finally come for them to prove they're a winning combination.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32It should be good, I guess, if we nail it.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Which we will.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Here we go.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Max and Rhianna will be singing
0:15:45 > 0:15:48and classmates Ed and Sydney will be dancing.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50# I'm have a feeling, it's a feeling
0:15:50 > 0:15:51# I'm concealing
0:15:51 > 0:15:54# I don't know why
0:15:54 > 0:16:00# It's just a mental, incidental, sentimental alibi
0:16:00 > 0:16:07# Now we might have been meant for each other
0:16:07 > 0:16:10# To be or not to be
0:16:10 > 0:16:13# Let our hearts discover
0:16:13 > 0:16:16BOTH: # Let's fall in love
0:16:16 > 0:16:20# Why shouldn't we fall in love?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23# Now is the time for it while we are young
0:16:23 > 0:16:26# Let's fall in love
0:16:26 > 0:16:29# Let's fall in love
0:16:29 > 0:16:32# Let's fall in love. #
0:16:34 > 0:16:38You'd never guess Rhianna had so little time to prepare,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41and it sounds like Max's voice has survived.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- I think it was brilliant. - It was good. I- loved it.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I think my voice held out during it and I think it went really well.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53For Max and Rhianna it's time to relax,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57but for Alex it's nearly time to face the music.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Alex has had to learn the guitar from scratch for his role
0:17:00 > 0:17:03but even in final rehearsals he couldn't get the timing right.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05I'm feeling focused, man.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08I just want to go out and smash it.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I think they're hungry.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14I think they want a good show, so it's my job to give it to them.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18All right, this is me, man. Wish me luck. See you in a bit.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21MUSIC: "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
0:17:29 > 0:17:35# I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known
0:17:35 > 0:17:38# Don't know where it goes
0:17:38 > 0:17:41# But it's home to me and I walk alone... #
0:17:43 > 0:17:47As the backing track kicks in, Alex looks like a natural.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50# My shallow heart's the only thing... #
0:17:50 > 0:17:54And because he's in time, so are the dancers on stage with him.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58# Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
0:17:58 > 0:18:02# Till then I walk alone... #
0:18:05 > 0:18:07With the guitar solo over,
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Alex can put everything into the rest of the routine.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13# Welcome to a new kind of tension
0:18:13 > 0:18:16# All across the idiot nation
0:18:16 > 0:18:19# Where everything isn't meant to be OK
0:18:20 > 0:18:24# Television dreams of tomorrow
0:18:24 > 0:18:26# We're not the ones who are meant to follow
0:18:26 > 0:18:28# Or that's enough to argue. #
0:18:34 > 0:18:36CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:36 > 0:18:40We're buzzing. That was lovely. After every number they were like...
0:18:40 > 0:18:45Alex has gone down a storm. Layton is hoping for the same reaction.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48He's already performed the Addams Family routine, but now he has
0:18:48 > 0:18:52the most gruelling solo performance of the night to showcase.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54In the build-up to the end-of-year show,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58this was the number that Layton found the most challenging.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00That's probably one of the hardest rehearsals
0:19:00 > 0:19:02that I've ever done here.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05But looking at this performance,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Layton's frustrations seems a very long time ago.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Layton's solo routine has wowed the audience,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37and there's just time for a quick change before he joins
0:19:37 > 0:19:41some of the other juniors in the Michael Jackson medley.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Jade and Amber were gutted when choreographer Sean cut them
0:19:44 > 0:19:46from the Thriller routine for the gala.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48But later on, he chose them
0:19:48 > 0:19:50for the opening night performance of Bad instead.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57So as well as her In The Heights solo later on, Jade now has
0:19:57 > 0:19:59a smaller role dancing alongside Reece,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and Amber has her very own move.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06In the Michael Jackson medley, I do a backflip in Bad.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09It's almost time for her big moment,
0:20:09 > 0:20:13and Jade and Reece help raise the atmosphere to fever pitch.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17And here comes Amber.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28It's a move the king of pop would have been proud of himself.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30The medley moves on to another MJ number,
0:20:30 > 0:20:35and Layton puts the smooth into Smooth Criminal.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37# You've been hit by a smooth criminal. #
0:20:37 > 0:20:40After a knock-out performance from Layton and Amber,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43it's time for Mary to be called to the stage.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48The number starts with Mary singing a Christina Aguilera song
0:20:48 > 0:20:51all by herself.
0:20:51 > 0:20:58# Sweet love, sweet love Trapped in your love
0:20:58 > 0:21:04# I've opened up
0:21:04 > 0:21:07# Unsure I can trust
0:21:09 > 0:21:13# I've found a man I can trust
0:21:13 > 0:21:18# And boy, I believe in us
0:21:18 > 0:21:20# I am terrified to love... #
0:21:20 > 0:21:23You'd never guess from the performance that Mary
0:21:23 > 0:21:24used to freeze in the spotlight.
0:21:24 > 0:21:34# I'm bound to you. #
0:21:34 > 0:21:36APPLAUSE
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Solo over, it's time for her second challenge.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Now she's joined by a chorus line of her classmates as they perform
0:21:44 > 0:21:46a routine about being a showgirl.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- # Hey - Hey
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- # Say yeah, yeah - Yeah, yeah... #
0:21:55 > 0:21:57And here comes the big end note.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59# Yeah
0:21:59 > 0:22:03# Yeeeeaaah! #
0:22:05 > 0:22:06And it's spot on.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13It went amazing. I think it's the best I've ever done it.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18I started really nervous, right? So I just, like, relaxed.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23And then when I hit the note, all of my friends just started cheering
0:22:23 > 0:22:28and I just felt this feeling in me and I just got all excited.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29It was so good.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31As the performances continue on stage,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35backstage, the nerves are kicking in for Jade and Reece.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39The Michael Jackson routine went well for Jade, but next it's time
0:22:39 > 0:22:43for her lead role - dancing opposite Reece in the number, In The Heights.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47With so little time to learn the moves, will Jade let herself down?
0:22:47 > 0:22:52I'm really nervous for tonight, cos obviously you can't predict -
0:22:52 > 0:22:55well, you can - but you can't know exactly what's going to happen
0:22:55 > 0:22:56until the show.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58The main thing Reece is worried about
0:22:58 > 0:23:00is impressing his number one fan.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It's such a big deal tonight, cos obviously my mum's watching
0:23:03 > 0:23:06and I just want to make her proud and everything
0:23:06 > 0:23:10and I've got quite a good part, so I don't want to waste it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Fifi will be on stage with Jade and Reece, too,
0:23:12 > 0:23:13and she's counting down
0:23:13 > 0:23:18to her moment in the spotlight in front of over 1,000 people.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20The theatre's packed out tonight.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I think it'll be the biggest crowd I've ever performed to,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25cos the theatre is actually massive.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28So, the time has come.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Months and months of hard work come down to this moment.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35I'm really nervous now. My hands are shaking and everything.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40I've got butterflies in my belly and my head's just really...worried.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42I just can't explain it.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50With Callum, Fifi and Estelle already in full flow with
0:23:50 > 0:23:54the In The Heights routine, Jade and Reece take the stage by storm.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Jade's hard work has paid off.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Who would think that just a month ago,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Jade said she delivered the worst performance of her life?
0:24:05 > 0:24:09She's nailed it. Every move is perfect.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Reece's dancing is also on top form.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22But he's still got his fight sequence.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27And he's punching like a Hollywood stuntman.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31And here comes Fifi.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Finally, mums look away now, cos it's time for the kiss.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50And with their routine over, it's time to take a bow.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53When we walked on to do our kiss, you were like this.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56I was like, "Should we come apart? I don't know what to do!"
0:24:56 > 0:24:58INAUDIBLE
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Like, for, like, ten seconds. I was like, "Can we go now?"
0:25:02 > 0:25:05The kiss went absolutely terrible.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08It was the most awkward kiss I've ever done in my entire life!
0:25:08 > 0:25:13I was like, "Mmm," then I went away and the music kept going
0:25:13 > 0:25:17so I went in again and the music was like...
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Everyone was probably like, "What are they doing?!"
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I must have gone bright red, cos my mum was watching, obviously.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26And what does Fifi think of her big dance solo?
0:25:26 > 0:25:30I think it went good, but I can't really remember it.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33It was a bit like a dream. I can't really remember anything.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36But from what I can remember, it went well, yeah.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41It felt so amazing. It was like... I feel upset that it's over.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I feel happy that I've done a good job.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Right now, I'm feeling ecstatic.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48The adrenaline's pumping everywhere.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50I'm so happy and it's so exciting.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52You don't know what to do with yourself.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58The show ends with a huge finale, giving every single student
0:25:58 > 0:26:02one final chance to enjoy their moment in the spotlight.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06For Alex, Jade, Reece, Fifi, Callum, Estelle, Georgia, Ed
0:26:06 > 0:26:09and the rest of the cast, it's smiles all round.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12The opening night of the centenary shows is finally over.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Tomorrow, there'll be another cast and another show,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20but as the curtain drops and the audience begin to leave,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23tonight's students can at long last celebrate.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42It's time to find out what friends and family thought of the show.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43He just amazes me every time I go
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and see him and he actually brought a tear to my eye this time.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49He was really, really good. Really good.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53I thought that my son was absolutely amazing.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58- My nan wants to get in on it now. - No, I just wanted to cry. I did cry.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02I just thought he's absolutely brilliant.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04From being a little boy,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06who'd have known he'd be growing up to be able to do this?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Thank you.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09I love you.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Next time on School For Stars...
0:27:13 > 0:27:16it's the biggest night in the school's history
0:27:16 > 0:27:18as gala night finally arrives.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Ella, Ed and Jordan show the seniors at the gala
0:27:21 > 0:27:23what the juniors can do.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Can Eloise and Will sort out their mistakes before the curtain rises?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30It just is like a huge, huge train wreck.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33And will Mark be able to turn his cast around to deliver
0:27:33 > 0:27:37the show that Pixie Lott and an audience of agents are waiting for?
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Boom, pah. Boom-boom, ah-ah. Oh. Yes!
0:27:41 > 0:27:45It's all part of life at the School For Stars.
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