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Center Stage

Center Stage

Life doesn't hold tryouts.

Part of Center Stage Collection

2000•1h 55m•6.9/10
DramaMusic

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6.9/10(361)

A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.

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Production

Columbia Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Amanda Schull

Amanda Schull

Jody Sawyer

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Eva Rodríguez

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Jonathan Reeves

Ethan Stiefel

Ethan Stiefel

Cooper

Donna Murphy

Donna Murphy

Juliette

Susan May Pratt

Susan May Pratt

Maureen Cummings

Debra Monk

Debra Monk

Nancy

Sascha Radetsky

Sascha Radetsky

Charlie

Eion Bailey

Eion Bailey

Jim

Megan Pepin

Anna

Elizabeth Hubbard

Elizabeth Hubbard

Joan Miller

Shakiem Evans

Erik

Ilia Kulik

Sergei

Victoria Born

Emily

Priscilla Lopez

Priscilla Lopez

Jazz Class Teacher

Robert Montano

Robert Montano

ABA Pas de Deux Class Teacher

Maryann Plunkett

Maryann Plunkett

Mrs. Sawyer

Stephen Stout

Mr. Sawyer

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Emily's Mother

Scottie Thompson

Scottie Thompson

Ensemble

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