Basically this film is a gay "Fame". A group of young misfits live it up at Camp Ovation, a musical theater camp in upstate New York. It may not be designed to make kids gay, but it might as well be. All the guys are gay, and the only main female character, Ellen Lucas (Joanna Chilcoat), acts as a communal fag hag to them. While the sports counselor is completely ignored, the students spend all their time in rehearsal for a grueling schedule that involves a new show every two weeks. They train every day in acting, singing, and dancing. Several personal stories come to the fore. Is talented Vlad Baumann (Daniel Letterle) honest in his feelings about Ellen? The movie centers around Vlad, the least interesting character in the film. To stick a probable heterosexual in the middle of an otherwise gay film is an obvious mistake. Will cross-dressing Michael Flores (Robin de Jesus) ever have a relationship with his parents? Washed-up musical playwright and camp counselor Bert Hanley (Don Dixon) is alcoholic and bitter. Fireworks are in store when Fritzi Wagner (Anna Kendrick), who slavishly serves glamour girl Jill Simmons (Alana Allen), is finally told to get a life. And the parents of Jenna Malloran (Tiffany Taylor), whose jaw has been wired shut in a compromise to avoid being sent to "fat camp", learn a valuable lesson at the summer's big end-of-season benefit. The action is punctuated by energetic and very entertaining musical numbers from "Dreamgirls", "Follies", and other shows. These kids have a lot of talent and the musical numbers are the highlights of the film.
This picture is appropriately campy, charming, funny, entertaining, and a tribute to classic musicals. It shows what it means to be a misfit and finally learn to love yourself for who you are. Stephen Trask composed the incidental music. Written and directed by Todd Graff.
