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ST Theater Poll Question: Can you guess the Top 10 most-produced musicals in schools for the 2021-2022 year?

Posted by MDH Jun 9 '22, 10:43

It's basically high schools. There are no "Junior" versions on this list.

Responses:

Songs for a new world -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 11:06
#3 and former #1 The Addams Family Musical -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 11:03 3
- we have this at every community playhouse for hundreds of miles. want to go see a play? I hope you like gomez and morticia. -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 11:07 2
  - The NYT wrote an article about how it's so popular in 2020. "‘The Addams Family’ Musical Was Panned. Then It Became a Hit." -- (link) - MDH Jun 9, 11:12 1
    - It was the #1 musical performed in high schools for 4 out of 5 straight years, with the other year being #2. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 11:13
I'll give them up: #4 The SpongeBob Musical -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 11:02
Hints: #3 multiple movies, and a new TV show coming soon (and mentioned on ST); #4 huge kids TV show, didn't last long on broadway -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:55 10
- For #3 I said it was mentioned on ST, it's actually referenced on this board even. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:58
- #6 Semi-classic where students play beloved comic strip characters Tied #9 Disney musical movie (non animated) -- nm* - MDH Jun 9, 10:55 7
  - You’re a good man Charlie Brown for #6? -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:59 1
    - Yep! -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:59
  - Mary Poppins? -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:56 4
    - Nope, newer than Poppins. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:57 3
      - Newsies! -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:57 1
        
        You got it, also Tied #9 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:57
      - The musical has a weirdly strong cult following. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:57
- Lion King? (I thought it might be too expensive.) -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:55
Something Sondheim helped create. -- (edited) - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 9, 10:52 2
- I'll give you #8 - Into the Woods -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:53 1
  - YES! -- nm - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 9, 10:53
Hints: There's more Disney on the list, and 2 shows that also have movies/tv shows they are based on. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:51 16
- Greatest Showman -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:53 1
  - Not a musical. The musical rights are screwed up because the musical "Barnum" already exists. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:54
- Little Mermaid -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:52 3
  - Tied at #9 (with another Disney) -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:52 2
    - Aladdin? -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:54
    - BaB. -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 10:53
- High School Musical: The Musical -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:52 7
  - High School Musical: The Musical: The Series -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:54 5
    - High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 11:12 2
      - See, the answer would be: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Musical - oblique Jun 9, 11:15 1
        
        High School Musical: The Musical: The Special: The Series: The Musical -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:21
    - I *love* HSM TM TS. it is magic. -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 11:04
    - I have to say it like that with pauses. Drives my daughter nuts. -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:58
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:52
- Rent -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:51 1
  - I'd also love to a HS version of rent, but alas no. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:52
Grease -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:50 1
- Nope. None of the "classics" made the Top 10 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:51
Little Shop of Horrors -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 9, 10:50 1
- #7 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
Rocky Horror -- nm - mud Jun 9, 10:49 1
- Nope -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
Bye Bye Birdie -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:49 1
- Nope -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
Music Man -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:49 2
- Joseph -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:49 1
  - Nope, and I'd have guessed both these too. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
Oklahoma -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 10:49 1
- Nope, and I'd have guessed this too. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
Jesus Christ Superstar -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:48 2
- and, Cats -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:49 1
  - Neither, although I would have guessed these too. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:49
Tips: None of the shows are currently on Broadway. And the mega musicals usually don't allow for licensing. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:46 1
- Also, no one will get #2, it's a revue designed to be a fundraiser for theater departments called "All Together Now!" -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:48
Beauty and the Beast -- nm - Dano Jun 9, 10:46 1
- #5 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:47
Into the Woods -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:46 1
- #8 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:47
Company -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 9, 10:46 3
- A high school production of this would be something, but no. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:47 2
  - *flashes back to watching Camp* -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:54 1
    - HA -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:55
Hamilton -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 10:45 1
- Not available for licensing. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:46
Mamma Mia -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:44 1
- #1 (knocked the prior year #1 to #3) -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:45
Wicked -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:43 1
- Wicked is not available to be licensed to community theaters, schools, etc. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:45

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