Best Bets: ‘Fame Jr.’ opens at Duluth Playhouse

“Fame Jr.” opens with a handful of students getting accepted to New York City’s High School for the Performing Arts, where they will spend four years immersed in dance, music and drama — both in and outside of class.

Students from the Duluth Playhouse’s Youth Performance Intensive present the musical based on the 1980s TV show, movie and stage production.

The show follows a diverse group of students from freshman year through graduation as they consider music alliances, love scenes, maintaining a certain GPA and the lure of shady talent scouts.

What: “Fame Jr.,” by Jose Fernandez and David De Silva

When: 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday

Where: Duluth Playhouse, 506 W. Michigan St.

Tickets: $13 adults, $11 kids; Call (218) 733-7555 or go to duluthplayhouse.org

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