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CLASS
OF 77 is a new Australian musical written by Sydney composer David Hines
which is ideal for a high school or youth theatre production. The show
centers around a group of students in 1977 as they prepare to leave
school and face the “brave new world” of the 1980’s and beyond. A
strong cast of colorful characters adds drama, humor and a lot of 70’s
color (and fashions!) to the first act set at school, which
culminates with the end of year prom. In
Act II we are brought forward 15 years to the gang’s school reunion. Many
changes have occurred since they left school and, as old flames are
re-ignited and old jealousies revived, the class learns something of life and
love. As the cast come together for a group photo we learn that, as
wonderful as it is too look back at our school days, the Golden Years are
those up ahead. The
show does not simply use popular songs from the era but has 14 brand new songs, all in a 70’s rock/pop style.
The vocal duties are evenly shared amongst the cast which gives everyone a
chance to shine. The show is scored for either a six piece rock band or a
full orchestra. For those without access to live musicians, a professional
backing CD is included with the license, so any group large or small can
stage this show. A
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - 1973 A
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - 1973 takes a satirical look at high school
relationships as in GREASE, FOOTLOOSE, ZOMBIE PROM and yes, the HIGH SCHOOL
MUSICAL movies. This
musical is a love story between the popular kid and new girl in school, a
jealous cheerleader and her groupies who scheme to come between them, and
the teachers who have to put up with all the crazy teenagers. When the
school loses its funding and is about to close, the kids opt to put on a
show to raise the money needed to keep the school open so they can graduate.
Can
a hit show, a brainiac inventor kid, and funky 70’s music save the school?
Win or lose, it’ll be a groovy time trying with great music, dancing,
several principal and supporting roles, and a fun trip back to the 70’s! Original
book and score. Easily adaptable for any sized school. For
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The Wiz Center Stage Productions - Escondido, CA ~ 3/26/2010 to 3/28/2010 ~ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Kroc Kids - San Diego, CA ~ 12/11/2009 to 12/13/2009 ~ Camel Lot The Rock Church - San Diego, CA ~ 12/10/2009 to 12/10/2009 ~ Cabaret Hamilton Academy - Los Angeles, CA ~ 12/3/2009 to 12/12/2009 ~ The King and I J*Company - La Jolla, CA ~ 12/3/2009 to 12/13/2009 ~ The Laramie Project Grossmont High School Foothiller Players - La Mesa, CA ~ 12/2/2009 to 12/12/2009 ~ Beauty and the Beast Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network - Poway, CA ~ 11/21/2009 to 11/22/2009 ~ Beatrice the Butterfly The Theatre School @ NCRT - Solana Beach, CA ~ 11/19/2009 to 11/22/2009 ~ Little Women: The Broadway Musical Center Stage Productions - Escondido, CA ~ 11/13/2009 to 11/15/2009 ~ Annie, Jr. Christian Youth Theater-San Diego - San Diego, CA ~ 11/13/2009 to 11/21/2009 ~ As You Like It Carlsbad High School - Carlsbad, CA ~ 11/12/2009 to 11/14/2009 ~ The Elephant Man Corona del Mar High School - Newport Beach, CA ~ 11/12/2009 to 11/21/2009 ~ Taming of the Shrew El Camino High School - Oceanside, CA ~ 11/6/2009 to 11/15/2009 ~ Execution of Justice Hamilton Academy - Los Angeles, CA ~ 11/6/2009 to 11/14/2009 ~ Disney's High School Musical 2 Christian Youth Theater - Chula Vista, CA ~ 11/6/2009 to 11/8/2009 ~ Singin' in the Rain Justin-Siena High School - Napa, CA ~ 11/5/2009 to 11/15/2009 ~ Request a review | ||||||||||||
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San Diego Junior Theatre Presents "Seussical the Musical" (4/1/2010) San Diego, CA Kids On Stage Sets Auditions for Summer Glee Club Camp (3/31/2010) St. Joseph, MI Musical Theatre of Anthem’s 2010-11 Season! (3/24/2010) Anthem, AZ Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Brings Classic Book “Goodnight Moon” to Life on Stage (3/23/2010) Charlotte, NC Valley Youth Theatre Presents "Willy Wonka" (3/18/2010) Phoenix, AZ Center Stage Productions presents ‘The Wiz’ (3/18/2010) Escondido, CA Westview High School Presents "Grease" (3/18/2010) San Diego, CA Dallas Children's Theater Presents "Carnival of the Animals" (3/4/2010) Dallas, TX TADA! Youth Theater Presents "Wide-Awake Jake" (3/3/2010) New York, NY Dallas Children's Theater Presents "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" (2/26/2010) Dallas, TX Broadway Training Center Presents "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" (2/25/2010) Irvington, NY Temecula Performing Arts Company Presents "Dear Edwina" (2/25/2010) Temecula, CA Valley Youth Theatre Presents "The Hobbit" (2/24/2010) Phoenix, AZ San Diego Junior Theatre Presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (2/19/2010) La Jolla, CA Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Sets Sail for Adventure with “Treasure Island” (2/17/2010) Charlotte, NC Fallbrook Players Presents "Fame" (2/17/2010) Fallbrook, CA J*Company Presents "The Sound of Music" (2/17/2010) La Jolla, CA Desert Stages Theatre Presents "Peter Pan" (2/16/2010) Scottsdale, AZ Dallas Children's Theater Presents "hard 2 spel dad" (2/10/2010) Dallas, TX Dallas Children's Theater Presents Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts' "Hansel and Gretel" (2/5/2010) Dallas, TX Act One Theater Arts Presents "RENT - School Edition" (2/5/2010) Temecula, CA Pippi Longstocking Arrives in Balboa Park (2/3/2010) San Diego, CA East Valley Children's Theatre Presents "The Goats Gruff" (2/2/2010) Mesa, AZ All the World’s a Stage in Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s Promenade Production of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” (1/26/2010) Charlotte, NC Kids On Stage Presents "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (1/26/2010) Stevensville, MI Dallas Children’s Theater presents "The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe" (1/19/2010) Dallas, TX Children’s Theatre’s Tarradiddle Players Bring Classic Children’s Story to Life with “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel” (1/13/2010) Charlotte, NC Jason Robert Brown to Attend Valley Youth Theatre's "13" (1/7/2010) Phoenix, AZ Carlsbad Community Theatre Presents "Disney's Alilce in Wonderland" (1/7/2010) Carlsbad, CA CYT Presents Six Spectacular Musicals! – February through March (1/7/2010) San Diego, CA Riverside Children's Theatre Presents "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" (1/6/2010) Riverside, CA Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Presents Two January Special Events (1/5/2010) Charlotte, NC Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” Kicks of 2010 with Lots of Laughs (1/4/2010) Charlotte, NC Dallas Children’s Theater Presents "Hansel and Gretel" (12/23/2009) Dallas, TX TADA! Youth Theater Presents "B.O.T.C.H." (12/18/2009) New York, NY San Diego Junior Theatre Presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (12/10/2009) San Diego, CA Submit a press release | ||||||||||||
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Create an actor's page Amanda Berkowitz as Lee Bouvier in Grey Gardens | Queen City Theatre Company in Charlotte, NC ~ 1/27/2010 to 2/13/2010 ~ Helena Marie Woods as Rich Girl/Children's Chorus in San Diego Opera "La Boheme" | San Diego Civic Theatre in San Diego, CA ~ 1/30/2010 to 2/7/2010 ~ Danielle Van Orden as Middle Class Girl - Children's Chorus in La Boheme | Civic Center in San Diego, CA ~ 1/30/2010 to 2/7/2010 ~ Ian Coulter-Buford as Spartan Herald in Lysistrata | McPherson Theatre in Bloomington, IL ~ 2/16/2010 to 2/21/2010 ~ Connor Baker as Slightly Soiled in Peter Pan | Desert Stages Theatre in Scottsdale, AZ ~ 2/19/2010 to 3/21/2010 ~ Michael Ochoa as Curly McLain in Oklahoma! | Northglenn High School in Northglenn, CO ~ 3/11/2010 to 3/13/2010 ~ Helena Marie Woods as Natalie in All Shook Up! | El Camino High School in Oceanside, CA ~ 3/19/2010 to 3/28/2010 ~ Ian Coulter-Buford as Dancer in USA Ballet Company Concert | Westbrook Auditorium @ Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL ~ 3/20/2010 to 3/20/2010 ~ Joseph Sibley as Nick Piazza in Fame | New England Youth Theater in Bath, ME ~ 3/25/2010 to 4/3/2010 ~ Julie Burlington as Dorothy in The Wiz | Center Stage Productions in Escondido, CA ~ 3/26/2010 to 3/28/2010 ~ Michael Ochoa as Radames in Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA | Northglenn Youth Theatre in Northglenn, CO ~ 4/16/2010 to 4/25/2010 ~ | Sarah Pence as Ensemble in Grease Westview Theatre Company in San Diego, CA ~ 4/22/2010 to 5/1/2010 ~ |
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The Hobbit Valley Youth Theatre Website: http://www.vyt.com Location: Phoenix, AZ Dates: 3/19/2010 to 4/4/2010 Legally Blonde Dance Workshop Kidz Theater Website: http://www.kidztheater.org/ Location: New York, NY Dates: 4/4/2010 to 4/4/2010 Vanities Quest Theatre Website: http://www.questacting.com/ Location: Clifton, NJ Dates: 4/9/2010 to 4/18/2010 Aida Northglenn Youth Theatre Website: http://www.northglenn.org/p153.html Location: Northglenn, CO Dates: 4/16/2010 to 4/22/2010 Goodnight Moon Children's Theatre of Charlotte Website: http://www.ctcharlotte.org/ Location: Charlotte, NC Dates: 4/16/2010 to 5/9/2010 Into the Woods Kidz Theatre Website: http://www.kidztheater.org/ Location: New York, NY Dates: 4/16/2010 to 4/25/2010 The Little Mermaid Wheelock Family Theatre Website: http://www.WheelockFamilyTheatre.org Location: 200 The Riverway, Boston, MA Box Office: 617-879-2300 Dates: 4/16/2010 to 5/16/2010 Days/Times: Friday nights at 7:00, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3:00 Wide-Awake Jake TADA! Youth Theater Website: http://www.tadatheater.com/ Location: 15 West 28th St., New York, NY Box Office: (212) 252-1619 x 128 Dates: 4/16/2010 to 5/23/2010 Kids On Stage Acting Classes Kids On Stage Website: http://www.dougskidsonstage.com/ Location: St. Joseph, MI Dates: 4/17/2010 to 5/17/2010 Dark of the Moon Academy for the Performing Arts Website: http://hbapa.org Location: 1905 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA Box Office: (714) 536-2514 Ext. 4025 Dates: 4/22/2010 to 4/25/2010 Days/Times: Th-Sat @ 7:30, Sun. @ 2:00 Grease Westview High School Theatre Website: Location: 13500 Camino Del Sur, San Diego, CA Dates: 4/22/2010 to 5/1/2010 Days/Times: April 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, and May 1 at 7:30pm, April 24 at 2:00 pm You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Vista Murrieta High School: C.L.A.S.S. Act Productions! Website: Location: 28251 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta, CA Dates: 4/22/2010 to 5/1/2010 Days/Times: Thur - Sat @ 7:00pm You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Vista Murrieta High School Website: http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/15712049124329713/site/default.asp Location: 28251 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta, CA Box Office: 951-894-5750 Dates: 4/22/2010 to 5/1/2010 Days/Times: Thur - Sat @ 7:00pm Bugsy Malone Broadway Training Center Website: http://www.broadwaytraining.com Location: Irvington, NY Box Office: 914 478 5825 Dates: 4/23/2010 to 4/25/2010 The Commedia King Arthur Children's Theatre of Charlotte Website: http://www.ctcharlotte.org/ Location: Charlotte, NC Dates: 4/23/2010 to 5/2/2010 You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Vista Murrieta High School Website: Location: 28251 Clinton Keith Road, Murrieta, CA Box Office: 951-894-5750 Dates: 4/23/2010 to 5/1/2010 Days/Times: Thur - Sat @7:00pm 42nd Street Susan E. Wagner High School Website: Location: 1200 Manor Road, Staten Island, NY Dates: 4/29/2010 to 5/1/2010 Curtains Tri-School Theatre Website: http://www.trischool.org/ Location: 1952 W La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA Box Office: 714-774-7575x1155 Dates: 4/29/2010 to 5/2/2010 Days/Times: Thurs@7:00, Fri&Sat@8:00, Sun@2:00 Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical Theatre of Anthem Website: http://www.musicaltheatreofanthem.org/ Location: 40404 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy, Anthem, AZ Box Office: 602-743-9892 Dates: 4/29/2010 to 5/2/2010 Seussical San Diego Junior Theatre Website: http://www.juniortheatre.com Location: San Diego, CA Box Office: 619-239-8355 Dates: 4/30/2010 to 5/16/2010 The Importance of Being Earnest The Huron Players Website: http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/huron.huron_players/home&config=sgtKNorVgIYhCfbtCmVLNM Location: Huron High School, 2727 Fuller Rd., Ann Arbor, MI Dates: 4/30/2010 to 5/8/2010 Bat Boy: The Musical Canyon Crest Academy Website: http://www.cca-envision.org/theatre/intro.html Location: 5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, CA Dates: 5/6/2010 to 5/15/2010 Carnival fo the Animals Dallas Children's Theater Website: http://www.dct.org/ Location: 5938 Skillman Street, Dallas, TX Box Office: 214-740-0051 Dates: 5/7/2010 to 5/23/2010 Willy Wonka Valley Youth Theatre Website: http://www.vyt.com Location: Phoenix, AZ Dates: 5/7/2010 to 5/23/2010 Animal Farm Children's Theatre of Charlotte Website: http://www.ctcharlotte.org/ Location: Charlotte, NC Dates: 5/12/2010 to 5/15/2010 Lucky Duck Greasepaint Youtheatre Website: http://phoenixtheatre.com/HomeGP.aspx Location: Scottsdale, AZ Dates: 5/14/2010 to 5/30/2010 Schoolhouse Rock Live! Christian Youth Theater Website: http://www.cyt.org/ Location: 4676 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA Box Office: 800-696-1929 Dates: 5/14/2010 to 5/22/2010 Student One-Act Festival The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep Website: http://www.northcoastrep.org Location: 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, Solana Beach, CA Dates: 5/14/2010 to 5/16/2010 The Wizard of Oz Christian Youth Theater Website: http://www.cyt.org/ Location: 1868 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA Box Office: 800-696-1929 Dates: 5/14/2010 to 5/23/2010 Little Women Musical Theatre of Anthem Website: http://www.musicaltheatreofanthem.org/ Location: 40404 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy, Anthem, AZ Box Office: 602-743-9892 Dates: 5/20/2010 to 5/23/2010 Aladdin, Jr. Desert Stages Theatre Website: http://www.desertstages.com Location: 4720 N. 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