The stage lights shone brightly as the Collaborative School of the Arts hosted the eighth annual High School Musical Theatre Awards on the MainStage at Proctors Saturday, May 4 in partnership with The Broadway League.

The New Albany Middle School Theatre Department presents Seussical Jr., based on the works of Dr. Seuss, as its spring musical. Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage as Seussical Jr. weaves a story of friendship, loyalty, and love. Despite all odds, Horton and Gertrude band together to save the Whos, free Horton, and restore peace and unity to the Jungle of Nool. Seussical Jr. teaches the power of being unique, and the importance of fighting for your beliefs.

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, The Muny, and the Fabulous Fox Theatre have announced the nominees for the seventh annual St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards (SLHSMTA) presented by Carol B. Loeb.

The school edition of the award-winning and record-breaking Broadway and West End play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is now available for worldwide licensing via Broadway Licensing Global. The school edition is specifically tailored for high school and secondary school productions and can be licensed for productions beginning as early as fall 2024.

The Teens Dance Graham program will feature some of Martha Graham's great modernist innovations in performances by the Teens@Graham in Our Own American Document and Panorama, students from LaGuardia High School in Ritual to the Sun, and Graham 2 in Heretic.

Walnut Hill School for the Arts receives a generous $1.75 million donation from Sandra and Kevin Delbridge, providing funding for scholarships and strategic investments.

The 14th Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa (SSFSA) takes place from 8 to 27 May 2024 at the Star Theatre at the District Six Homecoming Centre in Cape Town. 

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep will present the bittersweet and daring dark Irish comedy, The Cripple of Inishmaan as its next student production.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Education department has announced the nominees for the 2024 Bobby G Awards. The tenth annual awards ceremony will be held on May 17 in the Buell Theatre.

Experience the bittersweet and daring dark Irish comedy, THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, presented by The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced the cast of the first TUTS Texas All-State Musical, Les Misérables: School Edition.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts celebrated the close of the 10th season of its Broadway Reach arts education program with student performances and artwork. Learn more!

Broadway In Chicago has announced the 24 student nominees for Best Performer in an Actor and Actress role, and nominees for Best Ensemble, Best Direction and Best Production for the 13th Annual Broadway In Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards.

Rising star Naomi Jane Voigt will return to Santa Barbara to play Kathy Selden in the timeless Broadway classic, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Mountain View Middle School in Cumberland County has reversed its decision to cancel an apperance by Maulik Pancholy, following backlash from the community.

This April, New Conservatory Theatre Center's High School Performance Ensemble will present The Giver by Eric Coble. Adapted from the Newbery Award-winning novel by Lois Lowry, and directed by NCTC Education Director Stephanie Temple, this thought-provoking drama offers introspection and heart.

A recent article in The New York Times reported that high school theater is suffering because some parents and town bigwigs are putting pressure on administrators not to produce plays that may offend some people. Some people, being strait-laced, narrow-minded people. Fortunately, Stamford is populated by highly educated, highly diverse people who are open to new things and new ideas, so when it comes to high school theater, almost anything goes, and it goes spectacularly.

Senator John Fetterman has released a statement on The Mountain View Middle School in Cumberland County that canceled a planned appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy, which was set for May 22, 2023.

The Orpheum Theatre Group has announced that the annual Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA) will take place on Thursday, May 23 at 7pm at the Orpheum Theatre. Students and supporters from 50 participating schools across the Mid-South will gather at the Orpheum Theatre to celebrate the 15th annual High School Musical Theatre Awards.

Six individual finalists in the 2024 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition will perform their selected concerto with the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Watch a video of Kevin Bacon's speech to Payson High School students on prom night here!

What did our critic think of ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Bryant High School?

The spotlight shines bright on the talents of high school students at the annual High School Musical Theatre Awards on the MainStage at Proctors 7 p.m. May 4.

The Mountain View Middle School in Cumberland County has officially canceled a planned appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy. The board cited concerns relating to Pancholy's activism and personal lifestyle, which were deemed potentially at odds with the district's policy against hosting politically charged events.