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I'm looking for a show for the theatre department at my high school that will have very broad appeal and a large cast. I am in the midst of trying to build the program both in the school and in the community. Can you recommend something that has great music and a decent book and message? I feel like I SHOULD do Grease but my heart's not in it...

Is this show doable with High school students?

We are looking for yellow rain slickers for the finale of Singin' in the Rain. We are having the hardest time finding them! We are on a strict budget and are trying to find them to fit children and adults for as cheap as possible. Please help! Does anyone have any ideas?

We are a high school with a drama club that is interested in producing it's first musical in about 12 years! I will begin my second year as director in the fall. I do not have a music background and our music department is not interested in any sort of participation. I am asking to start a parent support group to help with costumes and some of the mechanical construction. I have been a scenic arts instructor in this school for three years. We fabricate everything for our productions with recycled goods, in house, with students at the helm. Our budget is next to nothing. I feel that however backdoor this may seem, I want the students to have the best. I am all that they have for adult direction. We are interested in producing "Into the Woods, Junior" (thinking that the junior version may be a better fit for first timers). With the package I read it as including a CD that we could use for performances. Is that correct? Am I reading the catalogue correctly in that only the Jr. shows have music tracks that can be used during the productions?Is there an approx. cost for the package to perform the show two times to a house of 600 for ticket prices of $5 for adults, $3 seniors and students? I am a bit lost. I appreciate any other information that you may be able to provide that may help us move to the next level, musicals.Beth Richenbacher-LutzRavenna High School, Drama Club Advisor/Director, Scenic Arts InstructorRavenna, Ohio

I am invovled in starting a new community center in my area. We are looking at doing a musical for the Spring, but are not established to have connections for instrumentalists to come in. (we will be putting out intrest flyers and have auditions for musicians that we CAN get). My question is... How much does OrchEXTRA cost?!? We are looking at using it to add to a SMALL SMALL group of musicians. Thank You

Any suggestions on good fog machines to use for Beauty and the Beast? Thanks!

Hoping to do Beauty and Beast JR. w/grades 5 and 6. Anyone have suggestions for adapting vocals for unchanged male voice since the male ranges of the junior shows tend to be too low for unchanged voices (and singing up the octave sounds too high!). Should I use transpose or adapt the melodies? Don't have my scores yet so not sure what to expect.

So, after reading all about the RENT ending being altered at Towson University and MTI's response to that I was wondering how exactly MTI keeps up with all the shows it licenses to make sure nothing is changed. I know I have seen several productions where I live that have cut music and lines, even changed endings. Obviously nothing has ever happened at these tiny little community theatres to discourage this. It just got me thinking about how MTI tries to keep up with these types of things. Any thoughts?

Our youth theatre group is considering Pirates of Penzance Jr. for our next season. I've been watching the movie and listening to the music and trying to figure out if it will work for us. We are heavily dependent on our school sales to support the company's productions, and I'm trying to imagine our grade school students coming to see this, and struggling a bit. I LOVE this musical - I think it's terrific; but I'm uncertain how young audiences will react. I have sent off for the perusal package to hear it and get a better sense, but would be grateful for feedback. We just did Peter Pan and had kindergarteners and grade 1 students flocking to our doors - who am I really targeting at our schools if we take this on? Is it going to work with the younger grades, and if so, do I need to make a package for them to prepare for it? I'd be grateful to hear of others' experiences.

I cannot wait to bring this show to my theater, but am looking for options ( beyond socks) for puppets. What are people doing for puppets and where are you getting them?