Remember when actors became American Presidents? When Bubble skirts and
blue eye shadow were cool? When Atari was cutting edge technology ?
From the era that brought the world The Rubik's Cube, Max Headroom and
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes this "totally awesome" musical
in the style of movies such as Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller's Day
Off, The Karate Kid and The Wedding Singer. brbr
Songs Include * Footloose * Girls Just Want To Have Fun * Wake Me Up
Before You Go Go * Material Girl * Kids In America * Love Shack * Total
Eclipse Of The Heart * Video Killed The Radio Star * Let's Hear It For
The Boy * Time Of My Life * Mickey * You Give Love A Bad Name and Lots
Lots Morebrbr
Set in the USA, Back To The 80's tells the story of the senior class of William
Ocean High School that graduated in the 1980's, as remembered and seen through
the eyes of Corey Palmer, who is now 30-something.br
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The then 17-year-old Corey is madly in love with his next-door neighbour,
Tiffany Houston, one of the coolest girls in the school. However, she barely
notices this, as she is too busy mooning over Michael Feldman, the hottest guy
around. Michael and his friends are athletic and good-looking - the kind of guys
that Corey and his two best friends dream of being. However, while they may not
be the coolest guys in school, they are still one up on Feargal McFerrin III,
whose best friend is his computer, and who believes the crazy notion that one
day CD's will replace cassette tapes.br
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The year commences with Class President Elections: Michael steals Corey's
election speech, and when he uses his ideas and promises the girls a kiss for a
vote, he becomes President, with Tiffany as his Vice-President. Corey is left
looking on despairingly.br
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During the year, several new students arrive at the
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