Alyssa Cwanger, Post-Gazette Last year, Baldwin High School put on "The Pajama Game" for its spring musical. More than 100 Western Pennsylvania high schools are preparing their annual productions. Click photo for larger image.

One of the distinctive seasonal rituals of Western Pennsylvania is the springtime flowering of high school musicals. And once again, the Post-Gazette has gathered as many as possible for our annual list. So far, we have 103, compared with the 99 we ended up with last year, counting late additions.

The best use of this list is as a spur to see more musicals than just the one in your community. To help, we list schools in chronological order of first performance, grouped by weeks, but note that some schools run two weeks or more. For specific days and times of performance, contact the schools. Some have free senior citizens' previews.

Send any additions or corrections to crawson@post-gazette.com and we will keep the list up-to-date on our high school musicals Web page. Click here to go to the main theater page or go directly to the H.S. Musicals page by clicking here. On that page you will soon find links to the PG's accumulating high school musicals coverage, which will eventually include weekly previews in the suburban editions, a half-dozen or more full-scale reviews (some with professional photo journals) and reviews by students in the Kelly Critics portion of Pittsburgh CLO's Gene Kelly Awards.

The Kelly Awards are one of the three big regional showcases. The schools participating in these are marked on the following list as follows:

10th Westmoreland Night of the Stars (Westmoreland County), Palace Theatre, Greensburg, 6:45 p.m. May 3; 13 schools marked +

12th Henry Mancini Awards (Butler, Lawrence and Beaver counties), Methany Fieldhouse, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, 7 p.m., May 24; 15 schools (includes Lincoln, already completed) marked #

16th Gene Kelly Awards (Allegheny County), Benedum Center, Downtown, 7:30 p.m. June 3; 31 schools (includes Vincentian, already completed) marked

Previously

Lincoln, "Aida," Nov. 18-20, 2005.

Vincentian Academy, "Annie," Feb. 3-12.

Feb. 20-26

Seneca Valley, "Seussical the Musical," Feb. 25-March 4. #

Feb. 27-March 5

California Area, "The King and I," March 1-3.

Carrick, "Guys and Dolls," March 2-4.

Bentworth, "South Pacific," March 2-5.

Franklin Regional, "Seussical the Musical," March 2-5. +

Pine Richland, "The Pirates of Penzance," March 2-11.

Blackhawk, "Footloose," March 3-5.

Greensburg-Salem, "Beauty and the Beast," March 3-5. +

Highlands, "Beauty and the Beast," March 3-5.

Upper St. Clair, "Guys and Dolls," March 3-5.

March 6-12

Bethel Park, "Beauty and the Beast," March 8-11.

Chartiers Valley, "Damn Yankees," March 8-11.

Canon-McMillan, "Jekyll and Hyde," March 9-11.

Center Area, "Guys and Dolls," March 9-11. #

Knoch, "Wonderful Town," March 9-11. #

Thomas Jefferson, "Footloose," March 9-11.

Greensburg Central Catholic, "Oklahoma!," March 9-11. +

Steel Valley, "The Music Man," March 9-12.

Ambridge, "Once Upon a Mattress," March 9-12. #

Derry, "Beauty and the Beast," March 9-12. +

Shady Side Academy, "South Pacific," March 9-13.

Laurel Valley, "The Pirates of Penzance," March 10-11 +

Mars, "Bye Bye Birdie," March 10-11.

Sewickley Academy, "The King and I," March 10-11.

Butler Area, "Annie Get Your Gun." March 10-11.

Riverside Beaver County, "South Pacific," March 10-12. #

Brownsville, "Barnum," March 10-12.

Geibel, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," March 10-12.

Hopewell, "Footloose," March 10-12. #

West Mifflin, "Beauty and the Beast," March 10-12.

Charleroi, "Bye Bye Birdie," March 10-12.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, "Seussical the Musical," March 10-18.

Shaler, "Li'l Abner," March 10-18.

West Allegheny, "Oklahoma!," March 10-18.

Moon, "Beauty and the Beast," March 10-19.

March 13-19

Fort Cherry, "The King and I," March 15-17.

Fox Chapel, "The Music Man," March 15-18.

New Brighton, "Crazy for You," March 16-18.

Frazier, "Oliver," March 16-18.

Trinity, "Oklahoma!," March 16-18.

Ringgold, "West Side Story," March 16-19.

March 20-26

Baldwin-Whitehall, "My One and Only," March 22-25.

North Allegheny, "Guys and Dolls," March 22-26.

South Park, "Pippin," March 23-25.

Kittanning, "Oklahoma!" March 23-25.

Belle Vernon, "Copacabana," March 23-26. +

Norwin, "The Wizard of Oz," March 23-26. +

Latrobe, "Bye Bye Birdie," March 24-25. +

Moniteau, "The Wizard of Oz," March 24-25.

Yough, "Anything Goes," March 24-26. +

March 27-April 2

Shenango, "Bye Bye Birdie," March 30-April 1. #

North Hills, "Wonderful Town," March 30-April 8.

St. Joseph, "Jesus Christ Superstar," March 30-April 9.

Beaver Falls, "Little Shop of Horrors," March 31-April 2. #

St. Sebastian CYO, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," March 31-April 2.

Western Beaver, "Hello Dolly!" March 31-April 2. #

Avonworth, "Anything Goes," March 31-April 8.

Montour, "Another Op'nin', Another Show," March 31-April 8.

Penn-Trafford, "Peter Pan," March 31-April 8. +

Seton LaSalle, "Leader of the Pack," March 31-April 8.

Perry Traditional Academy, "Beauty and the Beast," March 31-April 9.

April 3-9

Hempfield, "Carousel," April 5-8. +

McKeesport, "Anything Goes," April 5-8.

Wilmington, "Bye Bye Birdie," April 5-8.

Aliquippa, "Once on This Island," April 6-8. #

East Allegheny, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," April 6-8.

Hampton, "Oliver!," April 6-8.

Keystone Oaks, "Singing in the Rain," April 6-8.

Plum, "Hello Dolly!" April 6-8.

Quaker Valley, "Bye Bye Birdie," April 6-8.

Robinson Christian, "The Sound of Music," April 6-8.

Westmont-Hilltop, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," April 6-8.

South Fayette, "My Fair Lady," April 6-8.

Mohawk, "Oklahoma!" April 6-8.

Carlynton, "Fiddler on the Roof," April 6-9.

Deer Lakes, TBA, April 6-9.

Jeannette, "My Fair Lady," April 7-8. +

Riverview, "The King and I," April 7-9.

Springdale, "Once Upon a Mattress," April 7-23.

April 17-23

Ford City, "A Twentieth Century Celebration," April 20-21.

Freedom Area, "Leader of the Pack," April 20-22. #

Langley, "The Wildest," April 20-22.

Rochester, "Hello Dolly!" April 20-22. #

South Allegheny, "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown," April 20-22.

Elizabeth Forward, "Once on This Island," April 20-23.

Neshannock, "Gypsy," April 21-23.

Gateway, "42nd Street," April 21-29.

Northgate, "Good News," April 21-29.

Woodland Hills, "Pippin," April 21-29.

April 24-30

Bishop Canevin, "Footloose," April 26-29.

Serra Catholic, "Children of Eden," April 26-29.

Peters, "Guys and Dolls," April 27-29.

Portersville Christian, "The Pirates of Penzance," April 27-29.

Quigley Catholic, "Bye Bye Birdie," April 27-29. #

Pittsburgh Central Catholic, "Guys and Dolls," April 27-30.

Taylor Allderice, "The Wiz," April 27-30.

Valley, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," April 27-30.

Winchester Thurston, "Hot Mikado," April 27-30.

Schenley, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," April 27-May 6.

Beaver Area, "Anything Goes," April 28-30. #

North Catholic, "The Wiz," April 28-30.

Ligonier Valley, "Oklahoma!" April 28-30. +

May 1-7

Eden Christian, "Cinderella," May 4-6.

Beaver County Christian, "Kiss Me Kate," May 4-6. #

Pittsburgh CAPA, "Aida," May 4-14.

Penn Hills, "Guys and Dolls," May 5-13.

May 8-14

Mt. Lebanon, "Cinderella," May 10-13.

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Correction/Clarification: (Published Feb. 21, 2006) In this list of high school musicals in Feb. 20, 2006 editions, an incorrect title was listed for Thomas Jefferson High School. On March 9-11, it will stage "Footloose," not "Fiddler on the Roof."