0:01:16 > 0:01:18BEEPING
0:02:01 > 0:02:03# Remember
0:02:03 > 0:02:07# Remember my name! #
0:02:07 > 0:02:10CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:20 > 0:02:22THEY LAUGH
0:02:33 > 0:02:36STUDENTS CHATTER
0:02:50 > 0:02:53THEY LAUGH
0:04:07 > 0:04:10SWORDS CLASH
0:04:43 > 0:04:45MUSIC: "Make PA"
0:05:33 > 0:05:39# I pray I make PA
0:05:39 > 0:05:42# I pray I make... #
0:06:07 > 0:06:10# PA... #
0:06:22 > 0:06:24THEY CHEER
0:06:54 > 0:06:57APPLAUSE
0:07:04 > 0:07:06TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC
0:08:36 > 0:08:40..Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Dun-da dun-dun-da...
0:09:06 > 0:09:08STUDENTS CHATTER
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- # Light up the sky like a flame - Fame!
0:10:24 > 0:10:26# I'm gonna live for ever... #
0:10:42 > 0:10:44# And till she goes
0:10:44 > 0:10:47# Remember, remember, remember, remember
0:10:47 > 0:10:50# Remember
0:10:50 > 0:10:53# Remember my name. #
0:10:59 > 0:11:02CHINESE HIP HOP
0:12:08 > 0:12:10BELL RINGS
0:12:17 > 0:12:19APPLAUSE
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Good morning, good morning!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28STUDENTS: Good morning!
0:12:28 > 0:12:29How are you?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31STUDENTS: Fine.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33WOMAN SPEAKS MANDARIN
0:12:33 > 0:12:35They've been expecting you for a long time.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Oh, I'm so happy to be here. So happy to be here.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42SHE SPEAKS MANDARIN
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- They're very mischievous. - Me too. Me too.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51So...Fame.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52STUDENTS CHEER
0:12:52 > 0:12:53You like?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55STUDENTS: Yes!
0:12:55 > 0:12:57ALL SPEAKING OVER EACH OTHER
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Uh-oh. Mischievous. Mischievous. It's going to be a lot of fun.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Sit!
0:13:02 > 0:13:03Circle.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Let me tell you about myself.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I am the oldest of five. Four brothers and sisters.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12SHE TRANSLATES INTO MANDARIN
0:13:12 > 0:13:13STUDENTS GASP
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I went to Boston for my undergrad.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18And I majored in musical theatre.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20And then I moved to New York.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26I work as a conductor and music director.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- And have worked on Lion King, and a show called Avenue Q.- Q?
0:13:30 > 0:13:31About puppets.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33STUDENTS: Ah!
0:13:33 > 0:13:35OK, so I want to learn about you.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Who plays instruments?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41HE PLAYS CLASSICAL MUSIC
0:13:41 > 0:13:43He's so good.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45He's Nick.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Oh, he's Nick?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55APPLAUSE
0:13:56 > 0:13:59You're good. You're very good.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Who's your favourite singer?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- Coldplay.- Coldplay!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08What do you want to do when you graduate?
0:14:08 > 0:14:09SHE TRANSLATES
0:14:09 > 0:14:12HE SPEAKS MANDARIN
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Either a singer or an actor.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17A singer or an actor?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I want you to describe your personality in one word.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Um....
0:14:27 > 0:14:28- Tiansheng lizhi. - SHE LAUGHS
0:14:28 > 0:14:30What is it?
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- Natural beauty.- Natural beauty! Ah!
0:14:37 > 0:14:40What do you want to do when you get out of here?
0:14:40 > 0:14:41LAUGHTER
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Yinyue ju yuan.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Acting.- Acting! - Musical actor.- Musical?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48What's your favourite show?
0:14:48 > 0:14:49SHE TRANSLATES
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Oh, Oklahoma.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56HE HUMS
0:14:56 > 0:14:58HE PLAYS OKLAHOMA
0:14:59 > 0:15:02# Oklahoma where the wind comes... #
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I like that show. I like that show.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07What do you want to do when you graduate?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Um...
0:15:09 > 0:15:13I want to be a...star.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- Star.- Superstar.- Superstar?- Yeah.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Uh-oh.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24I hate using the word "typecasting" but literally the first
0:15:24 > 0:15:28day of rehearsal I knew who was going to be who.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Just looking at them in the room.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32There's the star wannabes.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36There's the dance people who are insecure about the way they look
0:15:36 > 0:15:38and their bodies.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41There's the semi-troublemakers.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43You could place this anywhere
0:15:43 > 0:15:47and you're going to find the same characters in a school like this.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I want to know, how about singer?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Michael Jackson.- Michael Jackson!
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Michael Jackson! What is your name? - Fei.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- Fei.- Fei?- Fei. It means fly.- Fei. Ah!
0:16:03 > 0:16:06I'm excited. I think it's going to be a learning process for this.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I'm curious to see how it's going to translate.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13And how the same emotions and feelings of the show resonate
0:16:13 > 0:16:16over here as compared to America.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20CHINESE VIOLIN PLAYS
0:16:25 > 0:16:28TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC
0:16:33 > 0:16:35HE SINGS
0:16:39 > 0:16:42THEY ALL SING
0:16:48 > 0:16:50# I'm doing hard... #
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Too hard.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54# Ha-a-a-ard work... #
0:16:54 > 0:16:57# Ha-a-a-ard work... #
0:16:57 > 0:17:01These rock 'n' roll rhythms, American rhythms, are very new for them.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02THEY SING
0:17:02 > 0:17:03HE SHOUTS OUT
0:17:03 > 0:17:04And do it!
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Music is so universal, but I find that the rhythms that this
0:17:08 > 0:17:10score has, it throws them for a curve.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12One, two, three, and...
0:17:12 > 0:17:15# I'm doing hard... #
0:17:15 > 0:17:16THEY LAUGH
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Sorry.- That's OK!
0:17:18 > 0:17:20The harder it is right now for them,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23in terms of learning this material, the better it is for them.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Because I think, once they finish the English, I think
0:17:25 > 0:17:27the Chinese is going to come much easier for them.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32# By doing ha-a-a-ard work! #
0:17:32 > 0:17:33THEY LAUGH
0:17:33 > 0:17:36The Chinese normally don't speak these rhythms.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37And I feel like they get into class,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39and they feel like they have to fit into this mould.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41They have to make it sound a certain way.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44And I'm like, no, you guys need to sound like you've had
0:17:44 > 0:17:46a couple of beers and it's just nice and loose.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47And you're having a good time.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50SHE SINGS, LAUGHS
0:17:50 > 0:17:52# I'm doing hard... #
0:17:52 > 0:17:54OK, OK.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00# Ha-a-rd work...
0:18:00 > 0:18:05# I'm doing hard work... #
0:18:16 > 0:18:19# By doing hard work
0:18:19 > 0:18:23# I'm doing hard Yeah, yeah, yeah... #
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Yeah!
0:18:27 > 0:18:29# By doing hard work
0:18:29 > 0:18:33# I'm doing hard work
0:18:33 > 0:18:35# By doing hard work
0:18:35 > 0:18:38# I'm working hard... #
0:18:48 > 0:18:49# Ha-a-a-ard
0:18:49 > 0:18:51# By doing hard work
0:18:51 > 0:18:55# I'm doing hard work... #
0:18:55 > 0:18:58APPLAUSE
0:18:59 > 0:19:01It's going to be fun.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03It's really written about them, you know.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07It's written about 20-somethings wanting to make it
0:19:07 > 0:19:11in the artistic world and the creative process.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13And what happens when you have support
0:19:13 > 0:19:15and what happens when you don't.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27THEY SPEAK MANDARIN
0:21:39 > 0:21:42HE SINGS KARAOKE
0:23:51 > 0:23:53THEY LAUGH AND CHATTER
0:24:16 > 0:24:18SHE LAUGHS
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- She thinks it's good to embarrass them.- Yeah.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- Mm-hmm.- Yeah, I agree. I agree.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Falling on your face is a good thing sometimes.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- It teaches you to walk better. - Dui. Dui.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32All right, let's get started.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34What Hong Mei has not told you
0:24:34 > 0:24:38is that eight of you have the chance to go to New York City,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40to work on a project I am involved with, in January.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Two female dancers. Two male dancers. Two female singers. Two male singers.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47So the first thing we're going to do is learn a dance combination
0:24:47 > 0:24:50and then cut people. I want everyone to do their best,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53but I can only take eight of you to New York City. OK!
0:24:54 > 0:24:58DANCE MUSIC
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Next four.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Is that it? Oh, two. Here we go.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Next four.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22One, two, three, four, five, six...
0:25:22 > 0:25:24LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:25:24 > 0:25:26All right, you're all going to do the same thing.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30You go...
0:25:30 > 0:25:32HE PLAYS PIANO
0:25:34 > 0:25:36HE VOCALISES
0:25:42 > 0:25:45SHE VOCALISES
0:25:48 > 0:25:50One more time.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I'll play it one more time. Listen.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55HE PLAYS PIANO
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Ah.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59SHE VOCALISES
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Do this for me.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05SHE VOCALISES SCALE
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Can you find for me...? Listen.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12THEY VOCALISE, PIANO PLAYS
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Good. OK, thank you.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26So...this was very hard.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Very hard.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I love all of you dearly but I can't bring all of you to New York.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34I had to take away everything that I know about you
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and just base it on today.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38OK. So no hard feelings.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47APPLAUSE
0:26:55 > 0:26:58APPLAUSE
0:27:02 > 0:27:04APPLAUSE
0:27:26 > 0:27:28SHE LAUGHS
0:27:49 > 0:27:51GIRL LAUGHS
0:27:58 > 0:28:00STUDENTS CHATTER
0:28:08 > 0:28:11STUDENTS GASP
0:28:15 > 0:28:18SHOUTING
0:28:18 > 0:28:20All right, let's get real. Let's get serious.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Every day of your life as an actor will be just like that.
0:28:23 > 0:28:30The anger, the nervousness, the sadness, the excitement...
0:28:30 > 0:28:31will happen every day for you.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34So the biggest lesson I want you to take from this,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37you have to leave your baggage at the door.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40That's the thing that I've been trying to tell the teachers.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43I think they need to instil a little bit more of a competitive
0:28:43 > 0:28:45nature with the students. Because in order to grow,
0:28:45 > 0:28:49you have to show who has the biggest roar in the room, so to speak.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Just put it in perspective that in New York, when I have auditions,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57we cast four roles, and there's probably 1,200 people auditioning.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33SHE SPEAKS SOFTLY
0:30:01 > 0:30:03BELL RINGS
0:30:30 > 0:30:32THEY APPLAUD
0:30:38 > 0:30:41We're going to present to you a work-in-progress.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43SHE TRANSLATES INTO MANDARIN
0:30:45 > 0:30:48And I'm just very honoured to be part of this ground-breaking
0:30:48 > 0:30:49musical for them.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52It's going to be very exciting. So let's do it.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54APPLAUSE
0:30:56 > 0:30:59We first meet a character named Nick Piazza,
0:30:59 > 0:31:03who has already had a career as a child actor.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07This is him explaining to his new friend Serena why he loves acting.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06HE LAUGHS
0:32:21 > 0:32:25In this scene, we meet Tyrone and Iris.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Here we see how Tyrone explains the differences in the classes
0:32:29 > 0:32:31between poor and rich.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33PIANO PLAYS
0:33:19 > 0:33:21DRUMS BEATING
0:33:35 > 0:33:37THEY CHEER
0:34:19 > 0:34:21CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:34:29 > 0:34:31THEY APPLAUD
0:34:33 > 0:34:36As we are building the foundation for this show,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39you are building the foundation for musicals in China.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43And I can safely say that they've laid the foundation very well.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48HE LAUGHS
0:37:05 > 0:37:08THEY SPEAK MANDARIN
0:38:08 > 0:38:10HORN BEEPS
0:40:20 > 0:40:23'Here on BON, some Chinese experts are calling for the country's
0:40:23 > 0:40:26'controversial one-child policy to be loosened to allow more
0:40:26 > 0:40:29'couples to have two children. Under current policy... '
0:40:29 > 0:40:32'The China Population Association says a married couple of which
0:40:32 > 0:40:34'just one of the two is an only child
0:40:34 > 0:40:36'should be allowed to have two children.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39'They say this would relieve many one-child families
0:40:39 > 0:40:41'of the burden of caring for the elderly.'
0:40:54 > 0:40:56SHE SHOUTS IN MANDARIN
0:41:01 > 0:41:04BELL RINGS
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Yi, er, san, su...
0:41:12 > 0:41:16# And there she goes... #
0:41:16 > 0:41:18OK!
0:41:18 > 0:41:20STUDENTS CHATTER
0:41:28 > 0:41:29Sh!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Hi-yaaa!
0:43:57 > 0:44:00DANCE MUSIC
0:45:53 > 0:45:55THEY LAUGH
0:47:44 > 0:47:47CHINESE HIP-HOP
0:48:56 > 0:48:58JASPER: Here we go.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Mark, are you ready to meet the students?
0:49:00 > 0:49:03I am ready to meet the students. This is exciting.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09- Hi, everyone!- How are you guys?
0:49:09 > 0:49:12ALL: Hi!
0:49:12 > 0:49:14New hair? New hair?
0:49:16 > 0:49:19So, it's been good. It's been good?
0:49:19 > 0:49:21ALL: Yeah!
0:49:22 > 0:49:24THEY LAUGH
0:49:29 > 0:49:31No, first impression is great.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34I love the energy and the spirit in the room already,
0:49:34 > 0:49:36so that part is exciting.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38I'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty in a few minutes,
0:49:38 > 0:49:40so we'll see.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44OK!
0:49:45 > 0:49:48HE SHOUTS IN MANDARIN
0:49:48 > 0:49:51TRUMPET SOLO
0:49:57 > 0:50:00FAST-PACED MUSIC
0:50:13 > 0:50:16THEY SING
0:50:38 > 0:50:40They have the steps, you know what I mean?
0:50:40 > 0:50:41They have the idea but they don't...
0:50:41 > 0:50:44You can tell already they don't have ownership.
0:50:44 > 0:50:45They don't know what they're doing.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Very, very, very nice.
0:50:48 > 0:50:52Um, I'm excited to get to work on this with you.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55The one thing I just wanted to comment on,
0:50:55 > 0:50:57I know you've put a lot of hard work,
0:50:57 > 0:51:01but one thing we will focus on is trying to now make this show yours.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04Because what is important is that you understand
0:51:04 > 0:51:07what you are saying any time you are on stage.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10So it's up here. They're in their head.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12- It isn't taught here.- Oh, wow.
0:51:12 > 0:51:17So we had a two-day voice lesson the last time I was here for the girls.
0:51:17 > 0:51:18That's interesting.
0:51:19 > 0:51:20It's going to be...
0:51:22 > 0:51:25I don't know if we're ever going to get this out of the water, you know?
0:52:57 > 0:53:00HE CALLS OUT NAMES
0:53:18 > 0:53:22We've talked to Tyrone, for example. We can start with him, if he wants,
0:53:22 > 0:53:25about the cultural difference
0:53:25 > 0:53:29and that we're not going to make him African-American.
0:53:29 > 0:53:30Whereas Tyrone, his lesson...
0:53:51 > 0:53:54You're one of the most talented people in the school,
0:53:54 > 0:53:58and she has this incredible gift, superior to yours.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06I think that's a fire that we have to put out.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10In theatre, you don't get everything that you want.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13- That's true.- But we do understand that this is also a school.
0:54:13 > 0:54:18So this is for education. So we do have to also be aware of that.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21All of the stuff that we're talking about and the work that you're doing
0:54:21 > 0:54:24is important to bring it to life, to make three-dimensional.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46THEY SING IN MANDARIN
0:55:04 > 0:55:06NO AUDIBLE SPEECH
0:55:10 > 0:55:15And one more thing - cellphones and stuff -
0:55:15 > 0:55:20when you're on stage, never texting or pulling them out.
0:55:20 > 0:55:24Always pay attention so you hear everything we're saying.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25..Five, six, seven, eight...
0:56:25 > 0:56:29One, two, three and four. Five, six, seven, eight...
0:56:29 > 0:56:32This business is 90% who you know and 10% talent.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35It really is. In my country it is.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49OK, great.
1:00:18 > 1:00:20CHATTERING AND SHOUTING
1:00:28 > 1:00:30MUSIC STARTS
1:02:18 > 1:02:20SHE SOBS
1:02:56 > 1:02:58HE SINGS IN MANDARIN
1:03:03 > 1:03:05HIP-HOP MUSIC
1:03:12 > 1:03:15I thought that last time looked really good.
1:03:19 > 1:03:22OK, let's do it again.
1:03:23 > 1:03:25Very nice.
1:04:48 > 1:04:50HE LAUGHS
1:04:54 > 1:04:57JASPER: The kids that I see that inner passion in,
1:04:57 > 1:04:59I think are the kids that are going to make it.
1:04:59 > 1:05:01Like Fei.
1:05:01 > 1:05:05He might not have gotten this, but it's only helped him
1:05:05 > 1:05:07to get that much stronger and to have a thicker skin.
1:05:07 > 1:05:12For the next time it comes around, he knows how to do a better job.
1:05:22 > 1:05:25STUDENTS CHATTER
1:05:45 > 1:05:47HORN BEEPS
1:06:05 > 1:06:07# Remember
1:06:07 > 1:06:09# Remember my name... #
1:07:32 > 1:07:34GONG REVERBERATES
1:07:49 > 1:07:51MUSIC STARTS
1:08:28 > 1:08:31People that really needed to do this are the ones that survive.
1:08:31 > 1:08:33That's the first question they have to ask themselves.
1:08:33 > 1:08:36As much as they enjoy dancing, or they enjoy singing,
1:08:36 > 1:08:38or as much as they enjoy the adulation on stage,
1:08:38 > 1:08:41or as much as they desire the recognition or fame -
1:08:41 > 1:08:42what do they really need?
1:09:37 > 1:09:39DRUMS BEAT
1:10:13 > 1:10:16One of the things that I really love about Fame is that it is a
1:10:16 > 1:10:19very basic message about being who you are.
1:10:21 > 1:10:23And dreaming what's possible.
1:10:23 > 1:10:26And having the courage to step out and say, "Bring it on."
1:12:40 > 1:12:43APPLAUSE
1:13:27 > 1:13:30CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:13:43 > 1:13:46# Ru guo mei you yu jian ni
1:13:46 > 1:13:50# Wo jiang hui shi zai na li
1:13:50 > 1:13:52# Ri zi guo de zen yao...
1:13:58 > 1:14:01# Ye xu ren shi mou yi ren guo zhao
1:14:01 > 1:14:03# Ping fan de ri zi
1:14:03 > 1:14:09# Bu zhi dao hui bu hui ye you ai qing tian ru mi...
1:14:24 > 1:14:31# Ren sheng ji he neng gou de dao zhi ji
1:14:31 > 1:14:34# Shi qu sheng ming de li liang ye
1:14:34 > 1:14:35# Bu ke xi... #
1:14:45 > 1:14:47HE HUMS A TUNE
1:15:06 > 1:15:10# Ye xu ren shi mou yi ren
1:15:10 > 1:15:13# Guo zhao ping fan de ri zi... #
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