The High School Musical Show
By Megan Piggott
9. The Sound of Music
This week we're celebrating the Season One finale with yet another prolific Rogers and Hammerstein musical, The Sound of Music. Join us as we talk about the vibes of musical hills, ill-advised teen love, and subtextual queer romance in our show stopping second act finale!
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8. Godspell
This week we take on the good musical of the lord, Godspell. Join us as we talk about musical theatre's obsession with Christianity, female Jesus, and senior year angst in this, the holiest of episodes.
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7. Les Miserables
This week we take on the operatic mega-musical sensation, Les Miserables. Join us as we explore the highs and lows of community theatre, the struggles of being a mediocre adult tenor, and what we would do for a loaf of bread, in the show that made a generation of dads say "wait, Wolverine can sing?"
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6. Bye Bye Birdie
This week we dive headfirst into the 60's with every grandma's favorite musical, Bye Bye Birdie. Join us as we talk all about altos, skin-tight gold lame' jumpsuits, and Ed Sullivan in this all-American musical.
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5. Seussical
This week we jump into the fantastically fun family-friendly musical, Seussical! Join us as we talk about the feathered birds of Andy's high school production and how we all lost our childhood wonder in this whimsical, seuss-tastic adventure.
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4. A Midsummer Night's Dream
This week we're shaking things up by throwing a play into the mix! We're talking about none other than Shakespeare's most famous comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Join us as we talk about the fairies, asses, and horny teens that inhabit both the play and Megan's high school cast in this week's Shakesperian special.
3. Fiddler on the Roof
This week we take a deep dive back into the Golden Age of musical theatre with the classic, Fiddler on the Roof. Join us as we discuss matchmaking, bottle dances, and sixteen year old boys playing sixty year old men in this, the most ~tradition~al of musicals.
2. Beauty and the Beast
This week we take a look at the classic Disney musical, Beauty and the Beast. Join us as we talk about the introduction of high school boys in Megan's all girls school, and French society's distain toward literate women.
1. Oklahoma!
This week we take on the Rogers and Hammerstein's classic, Oklahoma! Featuring the teen epic of Andy's senior high school musical, join us as we talk about the ballads, dances, and cultural appropriation in this, the first modern American musical.
0. Trailer!
Welcome to The High School Musical Show where we talk about high school musicals, NOT High School Musical. New episodes out every Wednesday starting next week, June 15! Get your tickets now and join us for opening night.