SYTYCD’s Kherington to star in “Fame” remake

October 14, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance star Kherington Payne has been tapped to star in the upcoming remake of the 1980 film Fame. The original film told the story of aspiring dancers trying to make it through high school at a prestigious dancing high school. With the success of High School Musical, now enjoying its third installment, it seems like now is the perfect time to bring back the film musical that gained international notoriety and spawned a real life musical and a TV series.

Kherington has been chosen to play Alice, one of the dancers trying to survive high school. Kherington is already a huge fan of the show: “Definitely! This movie has had such a huge impact on the dance community. What dancer wouldn’t be a fan?!?” she told the NY Post.

The original Fame won an Oscar and has been hailed as an inspiration for a new generation of dancers. The rest of the Fame cast includes Thomas Dekker, Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle.

The 18-year-old dancer was born in Placentia, California. She is currently starring in the live SYTYCD tour. Whether or not the news makes So You Think You Can Dance tickets sell more we will see- but you can bet it wont hurt! To learn a bit more about this special dancer, check out this video of her addition for SYTYCD

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