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Top 5 Musicals You'd Never Want To See In A High School?
#150re: Top 5 Musicals You'd Never Want To See In A High School?
Posted: 1/15/07 at 9:14pm
1- High School Musical!!!!
2-Spring Awakening
3-RENT
4-Spamalot
5-Jersey Boys
#151re: Top 5 Musicals You'd Never Want To See In A High School?
Posted: 1/18/07 at 8:21pm
There are certain shows I feel should never be done in a high school but with talent and money, nearly anything can be done. I am very, very against The Wild Party (either versions) being done in a school, and Grease as well. Grease isn't very good to begin with and most schools do the movie-version which drives me up a wall. The 'Jr.' version shows are mostly for Middle Schools. Want to hear something funny? They have one for Godspell. An excellant show, but in a middle school?
However, our high school did The Pirates of Penzance last year and it was fantastic. We definately had the talent and the funding (though we never get too much) and produced a wonderful show. We didn't pre-cast the two leads as that's just wrong, but the director most definately had them in mind when he chose the show. As long as the director knows what talent they have, nearly any show selection is appropriate.
Although Sweeney Todd or Follies or Baby in a school is just... wrong.
#152re: Top 5 Musicals You'd Never Want To See In A High School?
Posted: 1/21/07 at 11:11pm
okaaaay.
1. High School Musical (it must die.....)
2. Grease (why does everyone like it? I don't know. It's not very good)
3. The Apple Tree (this show takes a certain something to come off right. Amateurs aren't it)
4. Meet me in St. Louis (though in my opinion NO ONE should ever touch that musical. It sucks)
5. Jekyll and Hyde (unless you have the talent pool. Otherwise, forget it. The roles are too demanding)
Now here's what I'd LIKE to do at my high school...
1. Jekyll and Hyde (I know, I know. Sad part is we don't have the talent pool)
2. Sweeny Todd (Ditto. No talent. And the administration would murder us if we got blood on their new stage, which is already thrashed anyways due to the talentless regional symphony dragging their gunk in and out every couple of weeks)
3. Gypsy
4. Little Shop of Horrors (Although we did that a couple years ago. I just wasn't old enough to audition)
5. Pippin
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