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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 12:32 am
I got to see the Anaheim tour stop tonight.. WOW!
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 12:44 am
That's great Seamonkey! What were some of the highlights? BTW, looks like they're showing a bunch of SYTYCD episodes starting at 7 a.m. today on MTV.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 10:10 pm
Ah it was all highlights.. they did SO many of the best routines and more and they were funny too (especially Gev) and it was narrated by Cat, lots of pictures too.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 10:12 pm
But the really fun news is for Kherington Payne.. she landed a lead role in the up-coming remake of "Fame". http://www.ocregister.com/articles/payne-tour-film-2196446-made-dance
quote:O.C. dancer lands lead role in 'Fame' remake Placentia resident and 'So You Think You Can Dance' finalist will play an aspiring contemporary dancer from New York. By ERIC NEFF The Orange County Register Comments 3| Recommend 1 PLACENTIA — Kherington Payne continues her rise from local high school graduate to budding Hollywood performer. The Placentia resident, who made the final 10 on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance", has landed a major role in the upcoming remake of the 1980 dance-film, "Fame." Payne will play Alice, who she described as a "Park Avenue girl" who tries to get away from "her parents' materialistic lifestyle." It is Payne's first role outside of the FOX show. "I'm going to try my hardest to bring that Park Avenue girl out," she said. "I think that's what being a good actress is." Payne said she was approached by Clear Talent Group out of the blue while she was on tour with the cast of "So You Think You Can Dance". She won the part after an audition. Filming starts in December, three weeks after the tour ends Nov. 17. "I'm trying to fit 'Fame' things in while I'm on tour," she said. "It's crazy, but it'll be fun." The film tells the story of about 10 characters who are all trying to make it in the entertainment industry. Payne's character, originally slated to be a ballerina, has been recast as an aspiring contemporary dancer. When asked if her character was similar to where she is in her life, Payne said: "Completely, completely. A lot of these actors and actresses that are in the movie with me have had some experience and have a name for themselves. I'm struggling, but it is an awesome experience for me to put myself up there and try to make it." For an 18-year-old girl who just graduated from El Dorado High School, Payne has made a quick entry into the movie business. She said fear of being in-over-her head isn't a factor. "It's more like, 'This is crazy,'" she said. "I just graduated high school, and now I'm into the real world. I missed the whole college, being-on-my-own experience and now I just went straight into it. So it's kind of scary, where I'm like, 'Whoa, I have to grow up so fast!' I have to have a career already, but it's exciting at the same time." Payne is being paid $65,000 to star in the film. Shooting will run through March. After that, she hopes to have an agent and audition for more roles. She said she's been preparing for the role by practicing her lines in between tour stops and taking acting classes in each of the cities the tour stops in. Possibly her best preparation though came from the show that first put her in the limelight. "It made me more comfortable in front of a camera," she said. "I feel like I'm very comfortable speaking in front of the camera because of the show." MGM is financing the $25 million project, which will be directed by choreographer Kevin Tancharoen and produced by Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg of Lakeshore Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 1980 film won two Academy Awards – for Best Original Score and Best Song, "Fame." Contact the writer: 714-704-3782 or eneff@ocregister.com
I'm so happy for her!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 10:21 pm
must be a crap budget if she is the star and getting paid only 65,000 on a 25mil financed project
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 3:52 pm
For a virtual unknown with no acting experience, $65k for 4 months work seems pretty darn good!
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 4:22 pm
I loved the original Fame - I owned the soundtrack on vinyl back in the day, and currently on CD. IIRC the character she will be playing (and assuming they follow the original, although they are admittedly taking liberties already) includes a very dramatic scene or two. I will be insterested to see if she can deliver as a newbie to films. In fact, every major character (of the students) has a dramatic moment. I am dying to know the rest of the cast. I consider Leroy and Coco to be the premier roles of the story. I loved Anne Meara as the teacher. The graduation scene gives me goosebumps EVERY TIME. I am dying to know more - off to IMDB - thanks so much for posting this.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 4:45 pm
I loved the original Fame, too. I used to hate remakes, but it seems like a lot of the remakes of late have been really good. And musicals lend themselves to it well. I would think they would need to update it for today's audience and it will be interesting to see how they do it. Hope some of the other SYTYCD'ers get roles in it, too. I would think that it would be fertile ground for casting. They have had some talented kids come through encompassing a lot of different "types" and I can see how more could fit the roles nicely. Though I wonder if they will try to use a few "names." Don't think they did in the original, did they? I don't think any of them were known before they were in Fame. OK, maybe they weren't really too well known after either. But I knew them...and still love it when I catch them in something.
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 6:05 pm
A quick comparison on IMDB confirms that they are taking ALOT of liberties. They are introducing new characters, and completly changing the names of the main characters. My opinion is that it will be less a "remake" and more of a "re-interpretation" of the original film. Whatever - as long as they stay true to the ACADEMY AWARD winning soundtrack, I will absolutley go see it in the theatre. I am looking forward to keeping track of the progress of the production.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 6:26 pm
Wow, I had NO IDEA 'til this moment that there was going to be a remake of FAME! I just loved the film and the subsequent TV series. Wonderful news. 
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 6:40 pm
Since Debbie Allen was involved in the TV show, do you think she's involved in this one?
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Cwcoop
Member
04-19-2008
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 4:42 pm
Kooklie, IMDB claims that Ms. Allen IS in "talks" to make an appearance - but no confirmation yet.
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Madelane
Member
08-20-2001
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 8:14 am
I went to the tour last night in Tampa! It's funny, I figured it was the beginning of the tour since no one had posted any news on here, but apparently it was the last night! Twitch had injured himself the night before so he was there, but he didn't dance at all. That was a total bummer, because it meant no Door dance with Katie. They had Thayne fill in for him on the Russian dance with Joshua and who knows what else they changed but it was sad. Speaking of sad, they were all very emotional since it was the last night! They kept crying when they talked, and they showed a photo memory montage at the end. I think there were some inside jokes too, with regard to onesy pajamas and so forth. There were 13 dancers. So not only the top 10. I'll try to list them - Joshua, Twitch, Mark, Thayne, Gev, Will. Katie, Courtney, both Chelseas, Comfort, Jessica, Kherington. No special guests, except for two people who were obviously involved with the tour who came out at the end, I guess the tour manager and choreographer or something. The dancing was amazing and wonderful, but the banter in-between was stupid. I loved it though.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 6:27 pm
Madelane, I went last Wed. night in Charlotte and it was a fantastic energetic 2 1/2 hours of dancing. I am glad I got to see Twitch and Katie's door dance. I agree that they could have done away with some of the inane pointless chatter between the dances (especially the running Courtney-Gev thing) and that would have cut the show back to 2 hours. But we did get a big laugh when Gev had on the dresses! I was impressed how Joshua's personality just stood out among the crowd. He certainly has mastered how to flirt with the crowd while dancing. I hope that opportunities are waiting for him because he truly has that "it" factor. Another thing that impressed me was Will's body, his thighs are like sculpted marble! One of my girlfriends was just drooling over him during the dance where he wore next to nothing. LOL!
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 12:28 pm
Debbie Allen will play the Principal of the school. Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, and Bebe Neuwirth are teachers.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Friday, December 19, 2008 - 5:06 pm
Beachcomber, my dd and dgd were at Charlotte, too! My granddaughter has had Jessica in the past has one of dance teachers. The dance school had text Jessica that she was coming and she hoped to see her back stage. Jessica never received the message. So we waited afterwards for autographs. They came out one by one, sometimes by twos, starting at 11:30 in about 10 minute intervals. Jessica came out last and we yelled at her. She came over immediately and hugged Noelle, my granddaughter, and said that she would be back. They had to go to the end of the line and work backwards signing autographs. DD had bought Noelle a program and she received many autographs and we took lots of pictures. A lady near us had a bald head (She was young - probably cancer) asked Twitch to sign her head. He did and said that was his first head signing. They were all great! Very friendly - still smiling. The night was chilly, too. Noelle was one very happy girl. We were very tired people as we arrived home 5 in the morning and had to go to work the next day! Jessica is home now in Myrtle Beach. Noelle took one class with her last week. Jessica is here for the holidays and then someone said she is leaving for Los Angeles.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 1:56 pm
How cool Knightpatti! They really seemed to be a likeable bunch of kids this year and your story proves that.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 11:07 pm
I had a very exciting (to me, anyway) sighting today at Target. Looked up, and Mark Kanemura, in my opinion the hottest dancer from last season, was standing right next to me. I resisted following him around the store. Barely.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 11:17 pm
I loved watching him dance. He showed such personality.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:32 am
Love him! I wish they would air one of the tour shows, I would even pay for it on ppv. Do they ever make tour dvds? This last year was one of my favs because I liked so many of them
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