HELP! Name This Musical!

Question

I saw a musical sometime in between 1999 and 2001 at the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre in Denver, CO and I have completely forgotten the name. I can't find it anywhere. It was about a bunch of inner city High School kids about to graduate. One of them was African American and didn't know how to read. He was in love with a ballerina named Brooke who blew him off because she thought he was stupid. The last scene is all the kids graduating. That's all I remember. Please help; this is driving me crazy!

Answer 1

Oh that is called: "Fame" I hope I helped! Goodluck!

Answer 2

It sounds like save the last dance, but that's a movie...

Do you remember any character names, or the name of the school they went to???