The remake of the 1980 musical movie
Fame is getting a cast together, and so far there are nine actors who think they're gonna live forever. Notable names among them: Thomas Dekker of
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (and the guy who played Claire's possibly gay best friend on
Heroes before leaving the show) and
So You Think You Can Dance's Kherington Payne. The Hollywood Reporter has more details:
Much like in the Oscar-winning original, directed by Alan Parker, the story will track the failures and fortunes of super-ambitious young performers and their teachers as they navigate a school year at the prestigious High School for the Performing Arts in New York.
If it hasn't already, the
So You Think You Can Dance tour might be making its way to a city near you soon! Last week, this season's top dancers came close to me in Oakland, CA, and I got a chance to hang out backstage with Chelsea Traille, Mark Kanemura, Katee Shean, Joshua Allen, and Jessica King. We chatted about life after SYTYCD, the rigor of the competition, what the judges were really like, and lots more.
Do you feel that, too? That giant hole in your Wednesday and Thursday nights that used to be filled with glorious dance (and Nigel Lythgoe)? It's just one week since the finale, and I'm already suffering withdrawal from
So You Think You Can Dance.
Hooray! There's one very happy
So You Think You Can Dance contestant wandering the world right now, and I have to say I'm pretty pleased with the voters' choice. Then again, after a season like this, it was really anyone's game — so to find out the winner and talk about the finale, just .
The whole
So You Think You Can Dance season — from the very first auditions to Wednesday's
marathon performance episode — has been building up to this: The crowning of America's Favorite Dancer '08! No spoilers yet (though there may be some in the comments), but just tell me: Do you agree with this year's winner?
Photo courtesy of
Fox
So it's not exactly a secret that I can be
We've seen the final four
So You Think You Can Dance dancers put it all on the line in Wednesday's two-hour marathon performance episode. Now, all that's left is the speculation for how the voting will shake out. I'll be back with my take later on today, but for now, which dancer do you think has earned the title of America's favorite?
Remember when Comfort was the best b-girl Nigel had ever seen? When it was easy to confuse Courtney with Kourtni and Chelsie with Chelsea? When we still had Twitchington?
You guys! I didn't realize how invested I was in the
So You Think You Can Dance top six until Thursday's elimination show. Was that some emotion I felt?
