[biancacom333]

what big musical should my school do?

[Sweeney Hyde]

Anything Goes
Guys and Dolls
Brigadoon
Annie
The Scarlet Pimpernel

[theatreisme]

PIPPIN

We did that show with about a 800 seat aduinece and if you do it right, you will be sold out!!!

[Patrick]

Beauty and the Beast and (dare I say it) High School Musical would both be big draws

but don't forget The Who's Tommy

[windscreen]

A song for Europe www.asongforeurope.co.uk is still available royalty free, but may not be in the very near future.

good luck

[Set_Buildin_Dad]

Crazy for You is full of Gershwin stuff, and really packs them in. We also got good audiences for Once Upon a Mattress. Almost any R&H musical has a guaranteed following as does West Side Story. Good Luck!

[snowhite880]

West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Beauty and the Beast, and yes, High School Musical

[kk5033]

I hate to say it but GREASE. Biggest two night house I have seen was for Grease. Everyone knows it. Everyone has seen it. And they will see it again.

Also, HAIR has this huge cult following.
Might be good if your area is anti-Iraq war.

KK

[rcs]

Maybe Bye Bye Birdie?

[jessiemil42]

With High School Musical, your theatre department can get a lot of exposure and it's a guaranteed seat filler because of the young fan base that is in love with it.

But when it comes down to choosing a musical, you need to know what you have in your department before you choose. For example, if the department is not diverse, don't do West Side Story. Because it'll probably be the white kids fighting the white kids, and that doesn't make a good show. And if there's no way people can sing the parts, then don't choose it (shows like JCS, Tommy, Hair, etc.)

But you can't go wrong with HSM, Once Upon A Mattress, Bye Bye Birdie, or Anything Goes (which is an amazing show for high schoolers to do!!)