0:32:50 > 0:32:57.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Many people dream of fame, success and life in the spotlight.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08But few realise it takes years of hard work.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13We've been behind the scenes
0:33:13 > 0:33:15of one of the most famous stage schools in Britain.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Motivation, commitment - let's do it.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20It's got to be sharp, guys.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22We've seen the highs and the lows.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27The good times and the bad.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29I thought you were going to get it.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34As the talent of tomorrow juggle school and work.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38We're preparing for the performance of a lifetime.
0:33:38 > 0:33:45And now, finally, it's gala time at the School For Stars.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Coming up on School For Stars, it's gala night.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Ella, Ed and Jordan take the stage by storm.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59But things don't go quite so smoothly for Will and Eloise.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02It just is like a huge, huge train wreck.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05And Mark's unhappy with his dancers too.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Anybody doing Broken Dreams with me, I need them down here now.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Can the cast get it together for the performance of a lifetime?
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Break a leg.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22For the past five nights, the Italia Conti Academy Of Theatre Arts
0:34:22 > 0:34:25has been celebrating its 100th-year anniversary.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32After a spectacular week of shows featuring the whole school,
0:34:32 > 0:34:36it's time for the closing night, the centenary gala itself -
0:34:36 > 0:34:39a production everyone has wanted to be a part of.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Auditions have taken place across the school
0:34:44 > 0:34:47to decide who will play the lead roles.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50# Ye-e-eah! #
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Top choreographers have been brought in to teach complicated routines.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55We need to deliver, basically.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58The show director has been flown in from Los Angeles
0:34:58 > 0:35:00to make sure only the best will do.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03And go, two, three, four, five.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08And hundreds of hours have been spent perfecting routines.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14This is the A-list - the very best performers in the school.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Tonight, they'll be on stage with ex-pupils who are now professionals
0:35:17 > 0:35:20in front of an audience of casting agents
0:35:20 > 0:35:22who'll be watching their every move.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24THEY CHEER
0:35:27 > 0:35:32Over at the New Wimbledon Theatre, the gala cast is starting to arrive.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39This has been home to all 305 students for the past week.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42With 1,500 seats, it's one of the biggest theatres in London
0:35:42 > 0:35:45and the show has sold out every night this week.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50It was a dream come true for Ella and Jordan
0:35:50 > 0:35:53when they found out they were some of only a few juniors
0:35:53 > 0:35:56performing on the closing night.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Yay!
0:35:58 > 0:36:00They'll be in two numbers tonight
0:36:00 > 0:36:04and they're spending every spare second perfecting their moves
0:36:04 > 0:36:07for the Sinatra love song Let's Fall In Love.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10We've been practising round these areas,
0:36:10 > 0:36:11just going through it.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14It's good dancing with Ella, she's a really good dancer.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18And it's quite funny with the choreography.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20We're just making sure it's all going to go swell.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Ella and Jordan are dancing comedy roles
0:36:23 > 0:36:27in the same routine that Rhianna and Max sang on the opening night.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30# Let's fall in love. #
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Only tonight, it's being sung by two seniors,
0:36:33 > 0:36:37including Katie, who we saw get her first big movie role.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Tonight, it would be quite good to show what I actually can do.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45I want to perform when I'm older and that's what I'll hopefully do.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47# To be or not to be. #
0:36:47 > 0:36:51I feel really good about this Sinatra piece cos it's one of my favourites.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54You can act childish and really get into the character.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Ella has made some huge sacrifices
0:36:59 > 0:37:01to follow her dream of becoming a dancer.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04When she decided she wanted to go to this stage school,
0:37:04 > 0:37:06her parents came with her,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09swapping a home in Cornwall for a hotel in London.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Here's Mum and Dad making some coffee.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Mum and Dad's bed, my bed, my teddy.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Tonight's a chance for Ella to show her mum and dad
0:37:19 > 0:37:23that everything they've given up for her has been worth it.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25It's so important my parents are here
0:37:25 > 0:37:27because I wouldn't be here if they weren't here
0:37:27 > 0:37:31so it means so much to me. I just have to give it everything.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38With just hours to go before the curtain rises,
0:37:38 > 0:37:40everybody backstage is busy getting ready
0:37:40 > 0:37:42for their final dress rehearsals.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Oh, it stinks of fake tan in here.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Eloise has one of the main parts in the show.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00She's singing a huge gospel number called Memphis.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02It's our centenary year gala performance.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05I've got to up my game now. I can't be the student.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Eloise started singing at one of the associate schools
0:38:08 > 0:38:10when she was just seven.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13# Maybe, baby... #
0:38:13 > 0:38:16'My ambition is to be a pop singer and do arena tours'
0:38:16 > 0:38:18and conquer the world.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20With tonight's audience full of agents,
0:38:20 > 0:38:24that dream could become a reality for Eloise
0:38:24 > 0:38:27and for her singing partner Will.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Will had to audition against two of his classmates to win the role.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33When you're in there, do or die.
0:38:33 > 0:38:40# The music of my own. #
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Now he's here, he can't wait to get on stage with Eloise.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- Excited?- Yeah, I'm ready.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49I'm literally buzzing.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Absolutely buzzing. I'll tire myself out before we get onstage.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57The audience will have more professionals than parents so they'll expect a professional show.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Yeah, definitely.
0:38:58 > 0:39:04# Tonight's the kind of night Everything could change... #
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Out in the theatre's auditorium,
0:39:06 > 0:39:10the stage staff are gearing up for the final dress rehearsal.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12And senior dancer Paul, who only recently
0:39:12 > 0:39:15recovered from a fractured thumb,
0:39:15 > 0:39:17has been given some exciting news.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21I've just found out I'm in the gala performance of the Sinatra section,
0:39:21 > 0:39:24which I wasn't meant to be in. It's really exciting suddenly getting in,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26like, "You're in the gala." "Yes!"
0:39:26 > 0:39:30At the last minute, Paul's been given a new role.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34One of the other dancers fell ill so he's been chosen to replace him.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37He'll be on just after Ella and Jordan
0:39:37 > 0:39:41but right now he has to learn all the moves with his partner Jess.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44We've only got a few minutes to learn the choreography
0:39:44 > 0:39:45so it's really intense.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50While Paul and Jess work on their routine, a storm is brewing.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51That's a snap.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Top choreographer Mark Webb is on the warpath
0:39:54 > 0:39:58and looking for the dancers for his routine, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59Guys up in the stalls,
0:39:59 > 0:40:01if there's anybody doing Broken Dreams with me,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I need them down here now.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Mark feels rehearsals haven't been going well enough
0:40:06 > 0:40:09and is determined to get some more time with his dancers
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- before today's dress rehearsal. - It's hard at the top.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18Trouble is, the only free space is outside in the rain.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Let's go through it slowly. The first bit you're going
0:40:20 > 0:40:26one, bob, tat, tat, hand, bob, bob, drop.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Let's see that again.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Six and seven and eight and...
0:40:32 > 0:40:38One and two and three and four.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45And two and three and four! And one and two and three and four!
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Mark seems happier but in any case time's run out
0:40:56 > 0:41:02and the cast are being called in by Hallie Newton, the show director.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04She wants to see a practice run of the whole show -
0:41:04 > 0:41:06and wants it looking good.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09You are on this stage with professionals, tonight.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11We've got to bring it up a notch, OK?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15This is not a student show, this is a pro show, OK?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18You're working with the best of the best here. Got it?
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Really excited. This is what we've been waiting for
0:41:21 > 0:41:23and working towards for months so I can't wait.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28The practice run gets under way.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35Tonight's show will be crammed with jaw-dropping routines
0:41:35 > 0:41:39but none are more ambitious than the opening aerial number,
0:41:39 > 0:41:43where dancers will perform complex acrobatic moves
0:41:43 > 0:41:46in hoops suspended from the theatre's rafters.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Marni was one of the seven girls competing to be in the routine.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53She pushed herself to the limit to get the part.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56You will really kick yourselves if you give up.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59You are either a fighter or you are not.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01I just want this role so bad.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04I'd really love to go out there and show everyone what I can do.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09Marni's hard work paid off. She's not only in the routine,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13she's been given the central hoop - where all eyes will be on her.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16The cast has been chosen and I did get in, so I'm really happy.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21It's the biggest audience I've ever performed to before
0:42:21 > 0:42:24and there's going to be a lot of celebrities there.
0:42:24 > 0:42:25As well as my family.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28We're the opening to the whole show and, when the curtain goes up,
0:42:28 > 0:42:32my stomach's probably going to be in knots and I'll be going he-he-he!
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Eloise and Will are the last to practise on stage.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Their Memphis routine will be the gala finale
0:42:41 > 0:42:45so it's crucial that everyone gets it right.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49But it's not just a tough routine for the two leads.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52Backing dancer Billie, who will take centre stage for part of the number,
0:42:52 > 0:42:54is feeling the pressure.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57It's good to be nervous cos it shows you care.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00The routine has complicated dance moves
0:43:00 > 0:43:03performed with difficult vocals. When the rehearsal's finished,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05it seems director Hallie isn't happy.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Can we have Memphis over there?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10The cast is handed over to top choreographers
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Richard and Rachel for a pep talk.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17It just is like a huge, huge train wreck.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19When you hit that bit of choreography,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22I just want to get up and walk out.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Guys, you're noticed up in the dress circle
0:43:25 > 0:43:28for absolutely the minute-est thing.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32You think you're not but you are. You'll be scrutinised.
0:43:32 > 0:43:33Will, eye-lines, Do You Rock And Roll.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35It's very moody when you walk forward.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39We've had our little chat, now lift it up and tell the story to the back.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41Will and Eloise coming in.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Make sure you play to each other - she was dying up there.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48I've seen it done loads of times before. I know you can do it.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53Chins up, chests out, smile and just mean it.
0:43:53 > 0:43:57For your own sakes - not for ours, for yours.
0:43:57 > 0:44:02It's tough criticism and lead dancer Billie is taking it very personally.
0:44:02 > 0:44:08I missed the turn on that bit. One, two, three, four, five, six...
0:44:08 > 0:44:11I really care about this and I really want this work
0:44:11 > 0:44:13so of course I'm nervous cos I want to do well.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15I can tell you're worrying.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18I just like to get things right all the time.
0:44:18 > 0:44:22It has to be perfect all the time. I get really stressed.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25- You're human, it was a dress run. It's fine.- Yeah.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27When else do you make mistakes, Billie? Never.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- No, I never make mistakes. - Yeah, exactly, so, one little thing.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Don't worry. You're only human.
0:44:37 > 0:44:42Right now for the whole Memphis cast, things are looking bleak.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44But their time has run out.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47It's not just the cast who are nervous.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51For Head Of Musical Theatre Karen it's a big night too.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55We really want this to be a show to remember. It's a celebration.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57We're celebrating 100 years.
0:44:57 > 0:45:01This is months and months of hard work. It all comes down to tonight.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05Everyone's here tonight. Casting agents, directors...
0:45:05 > 0:45:07You name it, they're here.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14After all the pain and hard work of rehearsals,
0:45:14 > 0:45:16finally it's show time.
0:45:20 > 0:45:231,500 people are busy taking their seats,
0:45:23 > 0:45:26including ex-pupils like Pixie Lott.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28It's time to raise the roof.
0:45:29 > 0:45:30Ready?
0:45:30 > 0:45:32Opening the show...
0:45:32 > 0:45:34Break a leg.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37..it's Marni and her aerial cast.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:45:39 > 0:45:41DRAMATIC MUSIC
0:46:22 > 0:46:25CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:46:29 > 0:46:31'It was so amazing.'
0:46:31 > 0:46:34I didn't expect to be so nervous but I was a bit shaky.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37But it went really well and I didn't fall off, so it was great.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39Marni can't wait to celebrate with her sister,
0:46:39 > 0:46:43who was a floor dancer in the routine.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47I'm really pleased for her and just really proud, a really proud sister.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49It's a stunning opening to the show
0:46:49 > 0:46:53but things are about to get even more thrilling.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55MUSIC: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
0:46:57 > 0:47:00It's the Michael Jackson routine.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03# Cos this is thriller
0:47:03 > 0:47:05# Thriller night
0:47:05 > 0:47:09# And no-one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike... #
0:47:09 > 0:47:12And backstage, Ella, Jordan and their classmate, Ed,
0:47:12 > 0:47:14are waiting to take the stage.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19- It's good to have nerves.- I know.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22Ella and Jordan have their comedy Frank Sinatra dance,
0:47:22 > 0:47:23later on in the show.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25First, they get to dance with the seniors
0:47:25 > 0:47:27in the Michael Jackson routine.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33Ella, Ed and Jordan were selected after a really tough audition
0:47:33 > 0:47:37where they impressed some of the school's most experienced dancers,
0:47:37 > 0:47:40as well as Sean, the Michael Jackson choreographer.
0:47:40 > 0:47:41That went really well!
0:47:41 > 0:47:45They are the only juniors to be appearing in not one
0:47:45 > 0:47:47but two routines in the gala tonight.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50The first is a section in the Michael Jackson routine.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53The three friends will be dancing to Smooth Criminal
0:47:53 > 0:47:57but on the way to the stage, after all these weeks of practice,
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Ed starts to get worried about some of the choreography.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03- Try it on the outside, put that leg there.- No, cos I trip.
0:48:05 > 0:48:06I trip.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09- What was it before? - I always step there. Do you?
0:48:09 > 0:48:12Can we do that again so I don't drop you on stage?
0:48:14 > 0:48:17I can't do the move without you sticking out your bum.
0:48:17 > 0:48:19We need to go out now.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21- Stick out your bum.- Let's go.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24# Thriller, thriller night... #
0:48:24 > 0:48:28It's time to see if Ella, Ed and Jordan
0:48:28 > 0:48:30can cut it with the older performers.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:48:37 > 0:48:38# Ow
0:48:53 > 0:48:54# Ow
0:48:54 > 0:48:56# Oooh
0:48:57 > 0:48:58# Oooh
0:49:01 > 0:49:02# Oooh
0:49:09 > 0:49:10# Ow
0:49:10 > 0:49:12# Annie, are you OK? Will you tell us?
0:49:12 > 0:49:14# Are you OK, Annie?
0:49:14 > 0:49:15# There's a sign in the window
0:49:15 > 0:49:18# That he struck you A crescendo, Annie
0:49:18 > 0:49:19# He came into your apartment
0:49:19 > 0:49:22# He left bloodstains on the carpet
0:49:22 > 0:49:24# Then you ran into the bedroom
0:49:24 > 0:49:26# You were struck down It was your doom, Annie
0:49:26 > 0:49:27# Ow! #
0:49:27 > 0:49:30CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:49:33 > 0:49:37That went so good! Oh, my God! THEY LAUGH
0:49:37 > 0:49:38Oh, my God!
0:49:39 > 0:49:42- Yey! I'm really sweaty, actually. - I know.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45- My hat's caught.- High-five. Ow!
0:49:45 > 0:49:48You guys do good on the Sinatra.
0:49:48 > 0:49:49It's a knockout performance
0:49:49 > 0:49:52but Jordan and Ella now have just minutes
0:49:52 > 0:49:54to get changed for their Sinatra routine.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00On stage, Mark's dancers are doing him proud.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03It seems the last-minute practice in the rain
0:50:03 > 0:50:06was worth every soggy second.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11- Whoo!- It's OK for those coming off the stage
0:50:11 > 0:50:15but for those still waiting to go on, it's an anxious time.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20Especially for Eloise and the cast of Memphis,
0:50:20 > 0:50:23whose routine will close the show.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26It feels real now. Now the costume's gone on.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34Tonight I've got nine people from my family all coming from up north.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38All my grandparents and family, so...that's added pressure.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41I'm more nervous about that than the celebrities in the audience.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45It's that point before where you feel the butterflies going,
0:50:45 > 0:50:46you're like, "Right, it's time!"
0:50:46 > 0:50:49That split second before I step on,
0:50:49 > 0:50:51all the nerves come rushing to me and then...
0:50:51 > 0:50:53It's all right, I like that feeling.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57It always makes the performance better if I get that.
0:50:57 > 0:51:01The Sinatra routine starts on stage, which means for Ella and Jordan,
0:51:01 > 0:51:06their final performance of the night is just moments away.
0:51:06 > 0:51:11We're just about to go on in a minute and...ish, it's all right.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:51:19 > 0:51:22BRASS BAND PLAYS
0:51:22 > 0:51:24LAUGHTER
0:51:26 > 0:51:31# We might have been meant for each other
0:51:32 > 0:51:35# To be or not to be
0:51:35 > 0:51:39# Let our hearts discover
0:51:39 > 0:51:41# Let's fall in love
0:51:41 > 0:51:45# Why shouldn't we Fall in love...? #
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Ella and Jordan look like they're having fun
0:51:47 > 0:51:50and what a difference this performance is
0:51:50 > 0:51:52from the one Katy had in her street film.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54# In love
0:51:54 > 0:52:00# Let's fall in love. #
0:52:04 > 0:52:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:52:07 > 0:52:11Ella and Jordan's comedy performance has brought the house down.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16Let's get this party started!
0:52:16 > 0:52:18We didn't know it was going to be that good.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Ella's really good, she's a genuinely amazing dancer
0:52:21 > 0:52:23and one of the best at school, so...
0:52:23 > 0:52:26- it's good to dance with her. - We're a good couple.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28Classmate Amber is also a fan, as is Jade,
0:52:28 > 0:52:33but for Ella, tonight's performance was all about pleasing her parents.
0:52:33 > 0:52:37I love my parents and my mum always says to me,
0:52:37 > 0:52:41"Just give it all you've got cos you're only doing it once."
0:52:43 > 0:52:44ELLA LAUGHS
0:52:46 > 0:52:50Sinatra's over for the juniors but for senior student Paul,
0:52:50 > 0:52:52the challenge is just beginning.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55When Paul fractured his thumb,
0:52:55 > 0:52:58his dream of starring in the gala started to fade away.
0:52:59 > 0:53:03But all that seems forgotten now as he dances with Jess.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07They may have only learned the choreography today
0:53:07 > 0:53:09but the crowd love it.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11You'd never think just a few weeks ago,
0:53:11 > 0:53:14Paul couldn't even lift a coffee cup.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Tonight's just a night to remember.
0:53:16 > 0:53:20I can't really say much more than that. I'm still buzzing from it.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25With Sinatra done, it's all down to Eloise, Will and the cast of Memphis
0:53:25 > 0:53:29to put their nightmare dress rehearsal behind them.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34I just want to get on there now, I'm like, completely...
0:53:34 > 0:53:35(Just want to get on!)
0:53:35 > 0:53:38I'm really excited, I'm buzzing now, really buzzing.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40(Here we go!)
0:53:44 > 0:53:47It's down to Will to open the routine with his vocal solo.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49# When I was a young boy
0:53:51 > 0:53:53# My daddy sat me down
0:53:53 > 0:53:56# He said, "Son
0:53:56 > 0:54:00# "Don't you never go to the dark side of town"... #
0:54:00 > 0:54:02This ain't helpin'!
0:54:02 > 0:54:04# I'm talkin' downtown Memphis
0:54:04 > 0:54:09# See that's where the poor folk play
0:54:09 > 0:54:11# And I said, "Yes, sir, Daddy"
0:54:11 > 0:54:16# Oh, then I snuck down anyway
0:54:16 > 0:54:19# It broke down all my senses
0:54:19 > 0:54:23# It made me feel so whole
0:54:23 > 0:54:26# See, I was lost until I found
0:54:26 > 0:54:31# I was deaf until I heard
0:54:31 > 0:54:34# I'll make this world come around to
0:54:34 > 0:54:37# The music of my soul
0:54:37 > 0:54:45# The music of my...
0:54:46 > 0:54:54# Soul. #
0:54:54 > 0:54:57CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:54:58 > 0:54:59With the crowd on their side,
0:54:59 > 0:55:03it's time for Will and Eloise to bring the routine home.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06# First comes a point in everybody's life
0:55:06 > 0:55:09# When they gotta stand up and face the fight
0:55:09 > 0:55:12# There comes a point in everybody's life
0:55:12 > 0:55:15# When they've gotta wonder if they've done right
0:55:15 > 0:55:18# I swallowed my fear
0:55:18 > 0:55:22# Heart's right here
0:55:22 > 0:55:23# And through it all
0:55:23 > 0:55:26# One almighty thought stood clear... #
0:55:26 > 0:55:30Their disastrous dress rehearsal has given them the push they needed.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33The whole cast are now dancing in perfect unison,
0:55:33 > 0:55:36with lead dancer Billie shining at the front.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39# Listen to the beat Listen to the beats
0:55:39 > 0:55:41- # Play it - Play it
0:55:41 > 0:55:43- # Obey it - Obey it
0:55:43 > 0:55:46# Play it, let it make you whole... #
0:55:46 > 0:55:48And finally the whole cast,
0:55:48 > 0:55:51including celebrity ex-pupils from the West End stage,
0:55:51 > 0:55:54bring the centenary gala to an epic end.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57# Na na na na na-na na-na na
0:55:57 > 0:55:59# Na
0:55:59 > 0:56:00# Oh, yeah
0:56:00 > 0:56:03# Na na na na na-na na-na na
0:56:03 > 0:56:06# Na na na na na-na na-na na
0:56:06 > 0:56:09# Na na na na na-na na-na na
0:56:09 > 0:56:11# Yeah
0:56:11 > 0:56:14# And if you listen to the beat and hear what's in your soul
0:56:14 > 0:56:16# You'll never let anyone
0:56:16 > 0:56:18# Never let anyone
0:56:18 > 0:56:21# Never let anyone steal
0:56:22 > 0:56:29# Your rock and
0:56:30 > 0:56:35# Roll. #
0:56:35 > 0:56:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:56:44 > 0:56:47Well done, that was amazing! ELOISE LAUGHS
0:56:47 > 0:56:49- That was such good fun! - How big was the cheer?!
0:56:49 > 0:56:51Yeah, it was pretty big!
0:56:51 > 0:56:54Such a good one! They were cheering all the way through.
0:56:54 > 0:56:59Aw, I'm literally shaking... That was incredible.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03Everything was so together, just wicked, I loved it.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07I've never had that kind of buzz and literally, I just let loose.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10Brilliant, best feeling in the world. I've just done it.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13Aw, the audience, was like, out of this world.
0:57:13 > 0:57:17- We're just buzzing, it's brilliant. - Best feeling ever, amazing.
0:57:17 > 0:57:19Couldn't have gone better, could it?
0:57:19 > 0:57:23That was so good, the energy was unreal!
0:57:23 > 0:57:26Richard pulling us together before the show made us up our game.
0:57:26 > 0:57:30We realised it wasn't as good as it could be and that was...bang on it.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32Just amazing.
0:57:33 > 0:57:36ALL: Yes!
0:57:36 > 0:57:38# The stars come out
0:57:38 > 0:57:40# And all that counts
0:57:40 > 0:57:42# Is here and now... #
0:57:43 > 0:57:45For everyone involved in this show,
0:57:45 > 0:57:47the weeks of hard work have paid off.
0:57:47 > 0:57:49# I'm glad you came... #
0:57:49 > 0:57:52Guys, that's professional level.
0:57:54 > 0:57:58It's without doubt one of the most exceptional shows we've done.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01As the night draws to a close, the talk at the stage door
0:58:01 > 0:58:02is about Ella, Ed and Jordan,
0:58:02 > 0:58:05who stepped up to perform with the seniors.
0:58:07 > 0:58:12I thought Jordan did really well. Him and Ed just completely blew it away.
0:58:12 > 0:58:15Ella did amazing. She was so good, I was so proud of her.
0:58:15 > 0:58:16CHEERING
0:58:16 > 0:58:18Finally.
0:58:18 > 0:58:21Go, Ella, and then you couldn't hear us.
0:58:22 > 0:58:25Well done, you're amazing!
0:58:25 > 0:58:27Very proud. She was just amazing.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29She doesn't want to listen!
0:58:29 > 0:58:32- It was wonderful.- Just astonishing.
0:58:32 > 0:58:36With the end of the show comes an end to the summer term.
0:58:46 > 0:58:50But things have not stood still for the cast of School For Stars.
0:58:52 > 0:58:56Layton is now a senior and has been offered two panto roles.
0:58:59 > 0:59:03Despite turning up late for her acting exam, Fifi got a distinction.
0:59:04 > 0:59:07Alex is still at the school and still practising his guitar playing.
0:59:09 > 0:59:13Lyndsey got a B in GCSE Maths, an A in English
0:59:13 > 0:59:17and is on track for opening her own dance school.
0:59:17 > 0:59:20Fiona got into the acting college she wanted with As in both
0:59:20 > 0:59:23GCSE Dance and Drama.
0:59:26 > 0:59:29Tyler and Morgy are still writing songs together.
0:59:30 > 0:59:34Ella was booked for a job with Pineapple Studios.
0:59:35 > 0:59:40Jordan's continuing his run as a Munchkin in London's West End.
0:59:40 > 0:59:42Callum has left the school
0:59:42 > 0:59:45but is gearing up to defend his European dance title.
0:59:48 > 0:59:52Natasha's end-of-year award has encouraged her to work even harder
0:59:52 > 0:59:53to get that lead role.
0:59:55 > 0:59:59Jade and Max have just celebrated their one-year anniversary.
1:00:01 > 1:00:04Lucia had a fantastic opening night at Billy Elliot
1:00:04 > 1:00:07and was happy to give Fifi her autograph.
1:00:09 > 1:00:13Reece is still dancing, acting and trying to make his mum happy.
1:00:13 > 1:00:17And Paris, Molly and Georgia haven't given up on that dream move
1:00:17 > 1:00:19to Los Angeles.
1:00:20 > 1:00:24Oh, and Mimi? Well, she is still turning over a new leaf.
1:00:24 > 1:00:26Life goes on...
1:00:26 > 1:00:28at the School For Stars.
1:00:28 > 1:00:32# The way you are
1:00:32 > 1:00:37# The way you are
1:00:37 > 1:00:41# Cos you're amazing
1:00:41 > 1:00:45# Just the way you are
1:00:45 > 1:00:50# And when you smile
1:00:50 > 1:00:54# The whole world stops and stares for a while
1:00:54 > 1:00:57# Cos, girl, you're amazing
1:00:57 > 1:01:01# Just the way you are... #
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