
An American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. With a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although fictional, it was based heavily on the actual Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York. Most interior scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California, and in all seasons but the third, several exterior scenes were shot on location in New York City. The popularity of the series, particularly in the UK, led to several hit records and live concert tours by the cast. Despite its success, very few of the actors maintained high-profile careers after the series was cancelled. A number of the cast members were seen again briefly in Bring Back...Fame, a reunion special made for British television in 2008.






When Doris (Valerle Landsburg) learns that Danny (Cario lmperato) has cancer, she tries to persuade the patient to cooperate with his doctor (Fionnula Flanagan), who says it is still treatable.
Danny (Carlo Imperato) plays Cyrano de Bergerac both onstage and off: he falls for Nicole (Nia Peeples) while trying to smooth things between her and Jesse. Meanwhile, Morloch gets a second chance with his college sweetheart.
The solution to Leroy's financing problem comes in the form of another big problem: his savvy preteen niece (Caryn Ward). Meanwhile, Danny (Carlo Imperato) meets another Danny Amatullo (John Carradine).
Decisions about selling out confront Jesse (Jesse Borrego), whose contest-winning song is being altered by record producers; and Shorofsky (Albert Hague), who's being pressed to enroll a jock (Joshua Cadman) whose musical talent is far less than his father's wealth.