high school musicals

[astonishing]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:06pm

any suggestions??
in the past few years we have done...fiddler, camelot, pippin, guys & dolls, how to succeed, hello dolly and music man.

shows are director is considering:
once upon a mattress
oklahoma
south pacific
showboat
& carousel


any suggestions appreciated

Updated On: 9/12/05 at 08:06 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 8:07pm

mattress

[stage_door76]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 9:19pm

carousel

but only if you have suitable and talented enough people to carry off the show - otherwise it's a waste

[Dre2387]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 9:21pm

we did mattress

and funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and Joseph/dreamcoat.

[forget regret <3]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 9:50pm

Les Miserables.

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 9:52pm

i suggest damn yankees.

[Pippin]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 9:58pm

mattress

[Unknown User]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 11:39pm

From those choices... I would do mattress or the Oklahoma! revival version

If you have a smaller school, Into the Woods is always an option.
Strong male leads: Pirates of Penzance
Strong leads in both sexes: Suessical, maybe?
Dancers: Kiss Me Kate

[Alex LaVelle]

Posted: 9/12/05 at 11:45pm

It's not on the list, but if you can pull it off, I've done Into the Woods on that level and it turned out pretty well. I've done Mattress as well, it's alright, though not one of my favorite shows.

[toodramatic]

Posted: 9/13/05 at 12:33am

Wait so can you only do shows from this list, if so...

Matress because youve done alot of old shows the past couple of years...well ok Matress is actually older than How to Suceed and Hello Dolly, but I think most people would agree it has a newer feel.

[IdreamofRENT]

Posted: 9/13/05 at 2:00am

do SCARLET PIMPERNEL...i absolutely fell in love with it when my high school did it!

[DefyingEDCT]

Posted: 9/13/05 at 2:06am

Moulin Rouge
Sweeney Todd
Scarlett Pimpernell

those were two musicals that my school has put on in the last few years.
Updated On: 9/13/05 at 02:06 AM

[wickedwitchofthechest]

Posted: 9/13/05 at 2:30am

From this list, I'd have to say mattress, if only because it's at least by a different Rodgers, and I think Show Boat would be extremely difficult to pull of with a high school, as it's just huge. (Of course, your high school might be a much more theatrically advanced bunch than mine was).

Then again, why not go really crazy and do something like, say, Hair!!!!!!!!!! Ooh, or The Wild Party (Lachuisa or Lippa, whichever! I'm sure all the parents would be thrilled!)

[Unknown User]

Posted: 9/13/05 at 3:50am

yeah.. From the list do Mattress. It's cheap, easy and FUNNNN!

*sings the opening number*

Anyway, don't do the Les Mis High School edition. I've seen two high schools do it and neither one did the show justice.

*I'm in love with a girl named Fred.. reasons must be clear...*

[phantom_tenor]

Posted: 9/13/05 at 7:01am

Pimpernel probably isn't a great choice for a high school show cause it's very 3-character orientated. The ensemble and minor characters really don't get alot to do. And in a high school show, everyone should get a go.

i'm doing it now, and i LOATHE it.

[Lizziemonster]

Posted: 9/13/05 at 7:19am

Its not on your list and might be a bit of UK thing but Summer Holiday, our cast are between the ages of 14 and 30 and all our under 18's are having a ball and besides it is about 8 virgins on a bus who have a heart attack if they even get to hold hands....how more age appropriate can you get?