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NYC Prep
GenreReality Show
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Production locationsUpper East Side, New York City, New York
Running timeapprox 41 minutes
Original release
NetworkBravo
ReleaseJune 23, 2009 –
present

NYC Prep is a reality television program on the Bravo channel. NYC Prep chronicles the lives of six teenagers in Manhattan's elite high school scene. NYC Prep will follow six Manhattan teenagers in their daily lives as they attend events such as weekend parties, shopping sprees, charity events and dinner parties.[1] The show has drawn many comparisons to the hit CW television show, Gossip Girl because both shows revolve around the lives of Manhattan's elite teenagers. [2] [3].

Cast

Camille Isobel Hughes

Camille Isobel Hughes is a 17 year old student at the Nightingale-Bamford School, an all-girls school on the Upper East Side of New York City. She is a member of the school's class of 2010 [4]. Camille is an academically driven student who hopes to become a member of the class of 2014 at Harvard University. Camille has a younger sister Lillie, who was 14. She lives with her mother Cinda in Manhattan. Cinda is a partner at Lord Abbett, an investment firm in Jersey City, NJ.

Jessica "Jessie" Leavitt

Jessica Leavitt is an 18-year-old student at the Dwight School on the Upper West Side of New York City.[5] She is a member of the school's class of 2009 . Jessie is passionate about fashion and is enrolling in the Fashion Institute of Technology in Fall 2009. Her father, Alan Leavitt, is a managing member at Lane Capital Partners and was a founder of Rossrock Investments. Her mother Susan taught at Dalton. Jessie has a brother named Noah, who is a recent graduate of Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary.[6]

Kelli Tomashoff

Kelli Tomashoff is a 16 year old student at the Birch Wathen Lenox School on the Upper East Side of New York City. She is a member of the school's class of 2010 [7]. Kelli's parents live in The Hamptons, while Kelli and her older brother share an apartment on the Upper East Side [8]. Kelli is passionate about singing and hopes to be a pop star. Kelli's vocal coach is Badiene Magaziner [9]. Kelli is know to be dating Robert HS. Kelli's mother is a realtor. Her father is the owner of a printing company.

Sebastian Oppenheim

Sebastian Oppenheim is a 16 year old student at The Ross School, a private school in East Hampton, New York. His father is Jeff Oppenheim, a theater and film director, producer and writer. His mother is Stephanie Oppenheim. He has a sister Gia. Sebastian is a member of the school's class of 2010. [10]

Taylor DiGiovanni

Taylor DiGiovanni is a 15 year old student at Stuyvesant High School, a public high school in Tribeca in New York City. Taylor is a member of the school's class of 2011[11]. She is the only cast member who does not attend a private high school. Despite the fact that she attends public high school, she is still friends with many teenagers in the elite high school social scene. We are still waiting to find out who she chooses to "go out" with.

Peter "PC" Peterson

Peter Carey "PC" Peterson is an 18 year old resident of New York City. "PC" stands for Peter Cary. Also it should be noted that although the show chronicles his life on the Upper East Side, "PC" resides on the Upper West Side, also a high-end neighborhood. He attended the Dwight School on the Upper West Side as well. He is the grandson of former US Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson. PC's mother is Paige Peterson, a former soap opera actress and a noted painter and writer. His father is David Peterson. PC's parents are amicably divorced.[12] PC's Step Grandmother is the founder of Sesame Street.

Episode Guide

Episode Number Episode Title Original Air Date Summary
Season Preview Preview Special June 2, 2009 Cast members are introduced to the audience. Relationships between Jessie and PC, Kelli and Sebastian, and PC and Taylor are established. PC, Taylor, and two other teens attend Fashion Week in New York City.
1 Top Half of the 1% June 23, 2009
2 Flip of the Hair June 30, 2009 Sebastian meets up with Kelli and presents her with cupcakes before promptly telling her that he plans on having dinner with Taylor.

Jessie begins organizing a fundraiser for Operation Smile and invites PC along but in true PC-fashion, he is late which annoys her. PC attends a session with his psychiatrist and reveals that he is bored with the people that are around him. He is bored with school and his mundane life and yearns for something more. Kelli and Camille gossip over Sebastian and Taylor having dinner and Camille convinces Kelli to talk to Sebastian. PC meets up with an old girlfriend to get insight on why his relationships are lacking. Jessie also finds out from PC that both Kelli and Camille are intimidated by her and believe her to be a bitch. Sebastian and Taylor kiss.||

3 What Happens In Mexico... July 7, 2009 PC spends Winter Break partying in Mexico. PC's friend brings up speculation that PC is bisexual, a topic that will arise again in future episodes. Jessie is in Florida, thinking of him. Kelli goes to the Hamptons for a funeral. Camille and Taylor stay in the city. Taylor can't decide between Cole and Sebastian.
4 The Virgin Talk July 14, 2009 As Taylor makes a crucial decision about Cole and Sebastian, Camille focuses on improving her dating life. She presides over a dinner party, but dramas revolve around PC, whose quick charm may be fading fast.
5 The Overachievers July 21, 2009 Kelli connects with a voice coach in an effort to punch up her singing career; Taylor tries to balance dating, school and dance; and Jessie has designs on a fashion career.

Criticisms

There has been some criticism among those who attend other NYC prep schools that the schools attended by the cast are in no way elite. Many other members of the New York City private school community have stated that the experiences shown on the show are not similar to how life actually is for most Upper East Siders. One student who attended school with both PC and Jesse said, "The show is so wrong in how it portrays everyone involved and students of NYC private schools that it makes me laugh." Many people think about it as a re-creation of Gossip Girl than a reality TV show. [13]. Filming was not allowed during school, nor were any school names specifically mentioned on the show, as the schools desired to distance themselves from the show. Dorothy Hutcheson, head of Nightingale-Bamford school, sent a letter home to all Nightingale parents, warning them about the show and the potentially negative portrayal of the school on the show [14].

Additionally, an article titled "Who's Afraid of 'NYC Prep'?" appeared in the style section of the New York Times. The article ended with a quote by Victoria Goldman, the author of “The Manhattan Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools,” stating that “The schools on this show are all at the bottom, there would never be a Brearley girl on this show.” [15].

References

  1. ^ NYC Prep
  2. ^ Rich Kids, Don’t Look Now, but Your Teenage Angst Is Showing
  3. ^ Who’s Afraid of ‘NYC Prep’?
  4. ^ NYC Private Schools Blog
  5. ^ NYC Private Schools Blog
  6. ^ NYC Private Schools Blog
  7. ^ NYC Private Schools Blog
  8. ^ NYC Prep Premiere
  9. ^ NY Prep
  10. ^ NYC Private Schools Blog
  11. ^ NYC Private Schools Blog
  12. ^ NYC Private Schools Blog
  13. ^ Gossip Hurl Upper East Siders Scorn New Bravo Prep Show
  14. ^ Dear Nightingale Parents
  15. ^ NYC Prep

External links

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