Cast set for 'Fame' remake
Allen, Mullally, Neuwirth set for pic
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Production begins Wednesday, with Kevin Tancharoen directing. As with the 1980 original, the remake follows dancers, singers, actors and artists from auditions to graduation at the New York City High School of Performing Arts.
"Fame" has been set for release Sept. 25.
Mullally's a graduate of the School of American Ballet and will portray a voice instructor; Grammer, who attended Juilliard, will play an orchestra maestro; Dutton, a graduate of Yale School of Drama, will portray an acting teacher; Neuwirth, a Tony winner, will play a dance instructor.
Allen, who made her feature debut in the original "Fame," has been cast as the school's principal.
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