Today we get a new look at HOW TO FAIL AS A POPSTAR, based on Vivek Shraya‘s play and book! It debuts October 13, 2023 on CBC Gem.
SYNOPSIS:
What happens when a star isn’t born? An adaptation of Vivek Shraya’s hit play and subsequent book, How To Fail as a Popstar answers this question with hilarity, vulnerability, a healthy dose of imagination, and of course, music.
As a young queer brown boy growing up in Edmonton, Vivek never quite felt like he belonged. Until one cold morning in his mother’s car, he heard a pop song and his life changed – he knew then he needed to be a popstar! Vivek’s dream compelled him to keep working to it, through highs and lows – from his high school cafeteria’s open mic and local mall singing competitions; to recording an album his producer’s way, living with a moody (and inappropriate) manager, and finding creative ways to get his album heard – chasing the dream takes him from Edmonton to Toronto to Paris and back to Edmonton.
This is a story of longing to achieve a dream and what went wrong – and almost right! – along the way, as a creative dreamer grows and finds their voice, courage, and sense of self, told from the perspective of the now 40-something trans femme artist that boy became.
HOW TO FAIL AS A POPSTAR – TRAILER from Sphere Media Toronto on Vimeo.
(Photo/video credit: Sphere Media)
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