Todd Graff takes us to a summer camp designed for aspiring young people trying to break into the musical theater business. This is a film that will draw comparisons with the better made "Fame", which, at least, had an original musical score. This one relies on the teen agers performing Broadway songs, mostly by Stephen Sondheim, who is seen briefly at the end of the film complimenting the music teacher in charge about what he as accomplished.
The film presents us a devious character, Vlad, who is a young man probably seeking his own sexual identity. As played by Daniel Letterle, he shows he is a man aiming to please everyone. The openly gay Robin, played by Michael Flores, makes the best of his role with what he has been given to play. The rest of the cast tries hard to put on a good show under Mr. Graff's direction.
The movie shows how Camp Ovation embraces all kinds of aspiring entertainers with the kind of tolerance one never sees in other more strict institutions.
The film presents us a devious character, Vlad, who is a young man probably seeking his own sexual identity. As played by Daniel Letterle, he shows he is a man aiming to please everyone. The openly gay Robin, played by Michael Flores, makes the best of his role with what he has been given to play. The rest of the cast tries hard to put on a good show under Mr. Graff's direction.
The movie shows how Camp Ovation embraces all kinds of aspiring entertainers with the kind of tolerance one never sees in other more strict institutions.