High school musicals

(My colleague, Tom Weber, who probably can carry a tune, sent me this entry)

This Friday marks the theatrical release of the third “High School Musical” movie. This sequel focuses on the teens’ senior year, which would suggest this will be the last of the “High School Musical” series – but if anyone can finagle another sequel, it’s Disney.

I truly don’t understand the draw of this phenom, but that proves nothing except how far removed I am from the target audience. Still, I used the opportunity of the movie’s opening to find out what some schools around the metro (and one outstate) are performing this year.

A few notes:

– One high school (Eagan) is doing “High School Musical.”

– Centennial is doing “Sweeney Todd,” the school edition. Me wonders if the ‘school’ edition has dulled the show’s murderous undertones – but if you take out those themes, what’s left?

– Rumors that I portrayed Nathan Detroit in “Guys and Dolls” when I was a senior are actually quite true.

– This was never an attempt to be a complete list of all schools, so if yours isn’t listed but know which show they’re doing, please join the discussion of this blog entry.