Musical Calendar
A schedule of the 2005 high schools musicals.

Season Previews
An introduction to this year's high school musical season by Post-Gazette drama critic Chris Rawson: High school musicals highlight old, new favorites

City:
Season nears finish with shows from two eras (April 28, 2005)

North:
Religious themes dominate student productions (April 28, 2005)
Northgate heats up to 'Copacabana' (April 20, 2005)
Quaker Valley opens 'Oklahoma!' tomorrow (April 13, 2005)
It's showtime after Spring Break (March 30, 2005)
Toe-tappers head list of this week's shows (March 16, 2005)
Half-dozen musicals light stages this week (March 9, 2005)
Four productions welcome high school musical season (March 2, 2005)

South:
Director revisits a Dickens favorite (April 28, 2005)
Old times, tropics featured on stages (April 20, 2005
3 favorites, one newer play on stage (April 13, 2005
'South Pacific' explores issues with famous songs (March 30, 2005)
Shows offer whimsy, humor, the imagination of Seuss (March 16, 2005)
High school shows feature toe-tapping dancing, intricate costumes (March 9, 2005)
'Oklahoma!'and 'Pajama Game' to lend warmth as curtain falls on winter (March 2, 2005)

East:
Season wraps up with shows from two eras (April 28, 2005)
'Oliver,' 'Seussical' on stage this week (April 20, 2005)
East Allegheny, Allderdice set to take the stage this weekend (April 13, 2005)
Tappin' at Central; folksy dialect at Riverview (March 30, 2005)
McKeesport Area back to the '50s for 'Grease' (March 16, 2005)
Gateway presents 'A Grand Night for Singing' (February 16, 2005

West:
'Godspell' interpreted 2 ways at Beaver County schools (April 28, 2005)
'Copacabana' headed to Hopewell (April 20, 2005
Fairy tales, satire and 'Godspell' on the stage (April 13, 2005)
New Brighton show features famous tap dance (March 16, 2005)
Live theater on tap at eight high schools (March 9, 2005)
Eclectic, zany, comic productions staged (March 2, 2005)
'Oklahoma!' kicks off series (February 23, 2005)

Westmoreland Co.:
Two high schools choose challenging productions (April 13, 2005)
Musicals on stage at 4 schools (March 9, 2005)
Two comedies open musical stage season in Greensburg Salem, Franklin Regional schools (March 2, 2005)

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Many hands help Baldwin stage "The Pajama Game" 04.20.05
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St. Joseph brings audience into "Man of La Mancha" 04.13.05
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Chartiers Valley conjures a bewitching fairy tale with 'Beauty & The Beast' 03.16.05
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Franklin Regional's 'Mattress' the stuff of dreams 03.09.05
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Return here to read more reviews of high school musicals by Post-Gazette drama critic Chris Rawson and other members of the Post-Gazette staff. Some reviews include photo journals by PG staff photographers. Plus, in collaboration with the CLO's Gene Kelly Awards, the PG sponsors the Kelly Critics program, in which students from Allegheny County high schools critique each others' musicals. Their reviews will be edited by PG staff and are included in this list as well.

All reviews are listed here by the location of the show being reviewed.

Index to 2005 student reviews

Woodland Hills, "Seussical the Musical"
Review by Sara Carothers of North Allegheny Senior High School

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, "Bye Bye Birdie"
Review by Sara Carothers of North Allegheny Senior High School

Riverview High School, "Oklahoma!"
Review by Erin Fox of Woodland Hills

Chartiers Valley, "Beauty and the Beast"
Review by Amlia Possanza of Winchester Thurston

North Allegheny, "Titanic: a new musical"
Review by Stephen Blaney of Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Review by Erin Fox of Woodland Hills
Review by Laughlin Elliott of Pittsburgh Central Catholic

McKeesport Area High School, "Grease"
Review by Sarah Itzkoff; Winchester-Thurston Schoo
Review by Kristina Lustig; Woodland Hills
Review by Amelia Possanza; Winchester Thurston
Review by Megan Salinetro, Langley
Reviewby Allyson Vignone, Langley

Central Catholic High School, "42nd Street"
Review by Kristi Durst, McKeesport High School
Review by Brice Lynn, McKeesport High School

Winchester-Thurston High School, "Pippin"
Review by Chanel Hammond, Langley High School

A little history
• An index to reviews and pictures from 2004 musicals.
• A list of the 2004 high schools musicals.
• An index to reviews and pictures from 2003 musicals.