'' is a
Movie directed by
Alan Parker which was released in
1980 . It spawned a successful
Television Show , a chart-topping
Song , and a hit
Broadway Musical . It also produced a non-musical play featuring the title song from the film as its lone musical number.
The main storylines of the film and the series were similar:
Teenager s were followed through their studies at a
New York High School for
Performing Arts (later renamed
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School Of Music & Art And Performing Arts ).
At one point in the film, several characters attend a screening of ''
The Rocky Horror Picture Show '' at the
Waverly Theatre and get involved in the
Audience Participation aspects of the show.
- '' Maureen Teefy plays Doris Finsecker( Actress and Singer ):Is a Brooklyn jewish girl who must free herself from a domineering mother in order to express her artistic sensibilities.
- '' Lee Curreri plays Bruno Martelli( Musician ):Is an a synthesizer enthusiast whose single-minded genius is the source of pride for his taxicab-driving father.
- '' and whose hip comic sense hides a painful personal life.
