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<em>Fame</em> School Forced to Cancel Musical
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Jen Carlson
Published Dec 24, 2008
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Every year the real life Fame kids of Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts put on a musical, but now the NY Times delivers some sad news: "amid serious budget cuts from the city and the state, the bright lights have dimmed...For the first time in recent memory, the school postponed its annual musical this fall and is now considering canceling it." With a normal production budget that can reach up to $70K, it's not all that surprising with massive budget cuts slicing through the system; one teachers' union head at the school commented on the extreme measures, saying: “Forget about cutting to the bone, we’re talking about full-level amputations now.” Now parents are left trying to raise money for a possible springtime production. Their kids want to live forever after all, and can't be expected to without their lifeblood being cut off. Perhaps the school should get a cut from the new movie remake.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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