New York City High School of the Performing Arts

at 120 W 46th St, New York United States

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The High School of Performing Arts, formally The School of Performing Arts: A Division of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, is a public alternative high school in New York City, USA. The school, informally known as "PA", was established in 1947 and first occupied its own building the following year.In 1961, the school was merged with another alternative arts school, the High School of Music & Art, while each retained its own campus. Plans for establishing a joint building for the merged schools took many years to be realized. There was opposition to loss of PA's individual identity. Both student bodies eventually moved into a shared building in 1984.Many well-known performers were trained at the school, such as Liza Minnelli, Jennifer Aniston, Ving Rhames and Suzanne Vega.The 1980 film Fame was set in the High School of Performing Arts, though the building was not used in filming.HistoryEarly yearsThis school was created in 1947 by educator and creative thinker Franklin J. Keller, as a part of Metropolitan Vocational HS, using his staff and administrators on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Under Keller's stewardship, it offered music and theater arts programs in addition to the traditional "trade" skills.In 1948, it occupied a disused 1894 public school building on West 46th Street in the Times Square area. The new school offered programs in Music, Dance, Drama, and, for a time, Photography. There were many professionals on staff, including the young Sidney Lumet in the Drama Department. His production that year was The Young & Fair.

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New York City High School of the Performing Arts is New York based place and this enity listed in School category. Located at 120 W 46th St NY