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exactly that's the only positive I see in doing this dreck is that you could make your drama dept. a s**tload of money and maybe save up and do Les Miz sometime. I don't know maybe look into putting on a mini student production of your own. Is that possible? But good for you for not going down without a fight.

Katurian...it was fun and the best way to leave my high school theatrical career. Aida wasn't a high school produciton but it was a lot of fun and turned out really well and I had quite a bit of fun and got a little acting stretch which is always great


Edit- haha I was just thinking theaterdude87 (btw yay for 1987! My bday year) that it would be hilarious to see a broadway all star mock reading of this show. They could just really have fun poking fun of this crap for one night in a concert in somewhere like Joes Pub. Just a funny thought

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Updated On: 7/31/06 at 07:31 PM

oh we had the EXACT same problem SarahBeth...minimal talent and budget. And since our activities director was the football coach we really didn't get anything so I our production wasn't wonderful or anything but I was proud of my performance and it was a show I had wanted to do for a long time. But yeah...be careful who performs Sondheims shows

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...what drama?

Well, I'm glad to not see my school on that list. Not that I perform, but I have no want to listen to it for 5 hours a day.



And, to whoever it is that said they were doing Seussical, don't fret. No one was really excited about doing it at my school last year, but it'll grow on you. I promise.

I have not seen the movie. I don't want to. But...

Let the people have thier "High School Musical" fun. What's the big deal? Something had to be the next "Wicked". I'm not going into the arguement that it brings more people into theatre either. I'm sure for some it will. And others I know it won't. There were many people who I know that saw it, loved it, and still have no further interest in musicals. It doesn't really matter either way. It's foolish to try to compare it with "Sweeney Todd" or "La Cage Aux Folles" or anything like that.

It knows what it is and it's catering to a certain kind of audience. It's not trying to be anything more.

A school in my area is doing it. I guess my school won't be doing it then :)

I have to say that my theory isn't foolproof (not calling you a fool!) Once in a while there is a rare occasion when a pop-musical fan looks on the internet and sees there are other musicals out there and takes the time to see what they're about. Most people just don't see anything else beacause it's just not their thing. My dad likes Chicago and Little Shop of Horrors (the musicals not the movies) and that was only because he liked the STYLE of music. We listened to Sondheim in the car and he asked me to take it out. It all depends on if that kind of music suits your personallity. I thank you, ElphieDefiesGravity for taking that time to become a well rounded theater fan.

ElphieDefiesGravity, I completely agree with you! I remember when my friend forced me to listen to Wicked in the car when I was in 7th grade. I'd been in musicals before but it wasn't much of a passion back then. After I listened to Wicked I sort of discovered theatre and it's basically snow balled since then. Wicked is not my favorite musical by any means, but I do appreciate the fact that it started my love for musical theatre.

RuprechtJr., I understand the dad making you take Sondheim out in the car. I made a deal with my mom a few months ago, and I do extra chores in exchange for "Musical Mondays" in the car with my mom on the way to school. Haha I try to introduce her to new musicals every week but so far she hasn't heard anything she likes besides Wicked and RENT

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Wicked was what got me into theater..and then I discovered everything else and cannot STAND the show now.

I am very upset about all this. Ickkkkk. HSM. Not a musical. The only good thing about this is my school has NO art funding since it all goes to football, so no way could we afford it.

My sincerest apologies to everyone who's theater department is performing it--whether or not you're in the show!

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if my school did this, i would kill to see the "get cha head in the game" song.



High School Musical really does not look like a stage production. It would though be interesting to see.

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Well I'll be damned...our school's major theatrical partner/competition is second on that list.

I'm so glad that I have a theatre teacher with at least some sense not to do what is obviously a poorly written musical...yes, a poorly written musical with guaranteed sold-out shows...

well i heard liza is on to play the drama teacher. anyway i think its insane how much publicity the first production is getting..its a little insane. i went on their mti website today and they added in all these awful songs and unneccessary reprises. who knows...but im sure it will be one of mti's top liscenced shows. i actuallu have gotten wind that scarlett johansen really wanted to play gabrielle 2..but once again she had all those demands so the prodcuers gave it to someone else. jk

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