While Bev welcomes Luke, Gail barges into Katie's room and forces her to sing.
Amused by the situation, Luke gives her his jacket. Unable to get back inside, Katie trips over a visiting Luke thinking fast, she covers herself up using the WELCOME mat. Meanwhile, Victor steals Katie's clothes and towel while she showers, and locks her out of the house, naked. Gail lies, claiming it was Bev's demo and that Katie stole it. Guy calls Gail on Katie's cell phone, who is shocked to hear that he loves Katie's demo ("Bless Myself"). Guy wants Luke to produce an upcoming showcase at the Academy Luke, however, is less than excited about following in his dad's footsteps.īack at home, Bev wants to win a recording contract with Guy: Bev, however, is a terrible singer the more she practices, the worse she sounds. Katie, wanting to change her life for the better, sneaks her demo CD into Guy's briefcase. At the Wellesley Academy of the Arts, of which Gail is headmistress, Guy Morgan (Dikran Tulaine) - English president of Kensington Records, enrolls his son, Luke ( Freddie Stroma). Then Victor wakes her up, demanding breakfast. In a dream, Katie performs a music video for her hit single ("Run This Town"). Katie's parents died prior to the events of the movie. Despite how badly they treat her, Katie does their bidding with no complaints in fear that they might put her into foster care. 17-year-old aspiring singer, Katie Gibbs ( Lucy Hale), is over-worked, bullied, and constantly harassed by her stepfamily, the Van Ravensways - shallow stepmother Gail ( Missi Pyle), bratty teenage stepsister Beverly "Bev" ( Megan Park), and younger troublemaking stepbrother Victor ( Matthew Lintz).