The Road to Fame

Films Media Group, (film distributor.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (production company.).

Summary: A unique coming-of-age story with Chinese characteristics, The Road to Fame chronicles the staging of the American musical Fame-China's first official collaboration with Broadway-by the senior class of the Central Academy of Drama. Raised in one-child families, these ambitious youngsters aspire to become tomorrow's megastars as they are about to graduate from their prestigious institution.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr. 23 min., 12 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), [2015]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : distributed by Films Media Group, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on September 04, 2015.
Formatted Contents Note:	Musical Theater Aspirations (1:53) -- Central Academy of Drama (2:54) -- Parental Expectations (2:57) -- First Family College Graduate (2:16) -- Attitude Problems (2:44) -- Broadway Expert (3:49) -- Cultural Translation (3:18) -- Lack of Family Support (3:16) -- Show Business Competition (2:54) -- Mock Auditions (2:46) -- Reality Check (2:59) -- Casting Auditions: First Round (3:15) -- Building a Chinese Musical Theater Foundation (3:36) -- Income Gaps (2:09) -- Financial Sacrifices (2:30) -- Spoiled Generation (3:47) -- Show Business Networking (3:41) -- Lacking Ownership (3:50) -- Unfair Decision (2:59) -- School Corruption (2:25) -- Survival after Graduation (3:48) -- Abandoning Dreams (3:11) -- Taking Action (3:08) -- Opening Night (3:26) -- Art Mimicking Life (3:52) -- Three Years after Graduation (2:49) -- Credits: The Road to Fame (2:31)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
System Details Note:	System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, October 1 2015).