The annual onrush of high school spring musicals has just started, establishing a beachhead in late February in promise of sunnier days to come. Here they are, 118 Southwestern Pennsylvania high musicals arranged chronologically by week, and within each week, in order of first performance and then length of run (shorter runs first). Note that some shows also run a second weekend.

Doubtless the list will grow as late arrivals trickle in. Send any additions or corrections to crawson@post-gazette.com, and we will keep the list up to date on the PG High School Musicals Web page (follow the link at post-gazette.com/theater or go to it directly at post-gazette.com/theater/hsmusicals.asp).

You can also find this list in two other alphabetical arrangements, one by school (click here), the other by title of show (click here). The Web is a good place to keep up with the Post-Gazette's extensive high school musicals coverage, which in print is necessarily spread among the different suburban editions.

These 116 schools are doing 118 shows, made up of 55 different titles, which is a few less than last year, because there is more concentration on certain titles. This year's leaders are "Beauty and the Beast" (eight), "Seussical" and "Guys and Dolls" (both seven), "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Fiddler on the Roof" (both five), and "All Shook Up," "Footloose" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (all four).

"All Shook Up" is new, a musical written to accommodate Elvis songs; it flopped on Broadway but is now available to high schools, where it should prove popular.

That's one use for these lists: studying the ebb and flow of popular taste, as refracted through the taste of high school musical producers. The other is as a spur to see more musicals in more communities. For specific days and times, contact the schools. Some have free senior citizens previews, the dates of which may not be included here.

On the PG High School Musicals page you will also soon find weekly previews and eventually a half-dozen or more full reviews (some with photo journals) and reviews by student Kelly Critics from Pittsburgh CLO's Gene Kelly Awards.

The Kelly Awards are one of the four regional showcases. Participants in these are marked on the list as follows:

5th North Pittsburgh Musical Showcase (invited): Seneca Valley Intermediate High School, 8 p.m. May 3; 11 schools confirmed as of April 18, marked #.

12th Westmoreland Night of the Stars (Westmoreland County): Palace Theatre, Greensburg, 6:45 p.m. May 7; 15 schools entered, marked +.

14th Henry Mancini Awards (Butler, Lawrence and Beaver counties): Methany Fieldhouse, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, 7 p.m. May 21; 12 schools entered, marked @.

18th Gene Kelly Awards (Allegheny County): Benedum Center, Downtown, 7:30 p.m. May 24; 28 schools entered, marked &.

Feb. 18-24
• New Brighton Area, "The Wiz," Feb. 21-23
• Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, "Once on This Island," Feb. 21-24, Feb. 28-March 2

Feb. 25-March 2
• Elizabeth Forward, "HONK!" Feb. 27-March 2
• Karns City, "All Shook Up," Feb. 28-March 1
• Rochester Area, "Guys and Dolls," Feb. 28-March 1 @
• Ambridge, "All Shook Up," Feb. 28-March 2 #
• Bentworth, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," Feb. 28-March 2
• Franklin Regional, "Bye Bye Birdie," Feb. 28-March 2 +
• Greensburg Salem, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Feb. 29-March 2 +
• Seneca Valley, "Pippin," Feb. 29-March 2 @
• Upper St. Clair, "Singin' in the Rain," Feb. 29-March 2
• Western Beaver, "Back to the 80s," Feb. 29-March 2 #, @
• West Mifflin, "The Wiz," Feb. 29-March 2 &

March 3-9
• California Area, "Oklahoma!," March 5-7
• Ringgold, "Joseph . . . Dreamcoat," March 5-8
• Center Area, "Beauty and the Beast, March 6-8 @
• Knoch, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," March 6-8
• Quaker Valley, "Footloose," March 6-8 &
• Thomas Jefferson, "Grease," March 6-8
• Derry Area, "Peter Pan," March 6-9 +
• Keystone Oaks, "Brigadoon," March 6-9 &
• Rauh Conservatory PMT, "Jesus Christ Superstar," March 6-9
• North Hills, "Dames at Sea," March 6-8, 13-15 &
• Butler, "Guys and Dolls," March 7-8
• Sewickley Academy, "Guys and Dolls," March 7-8
• South Side, "Guys and Dolls," March 7-8
• Blackhawk, "Seussical," March 7-9
• Charleroi, "Beauty and the Beast," March 7-9
• Highlands, "Annie," March 7-9
• Hopewell Area, "Once Upon a Mattress," March 7-9 #, @
• Shady Side Academy, "Fiddler on the Roof," March 7-9
• Pine-Richland, "Seussical," March 7-8, 14-15 #, &
• Shaler, "Godspell," March 7-9, 14-15 •
• Vincentian Academy, "Bye Bye Birdie," March 7-8, 14-15 #
• West Allegheny, "Godspell," March 7-9, 14-15
• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, "Joseph . . . Dreamcoat," March 7-9, 15-16 &

March 10-16
• Bethel Park, "Fiddler on the Roof," March 12-15
• Canon-McMillan, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," March 12-15
• Chartiers Valley, "All Shook Up," March 12-15 &
• Fox Chapel, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," March 12-15
• North Allegheny, "Bye Bye Birdie," March 12-16
• Frazier, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," March 13-15
• Laurel, "Beauty and the Beast," March 13-15
• Laurel Valley, "Aida," March 13-15 +
• Belle Vernon, "Oliver," March 13-16 +
• Moon, "Anything Goes," March 13-16 #
• Norwin, " The Music Man," March 13-16 +
• St. Sebastian, "Jesus Christ Superstar," March 13-16
• Steel Valley, "My Favorite Year," March 13-16
• Jeannette, "Hello Dolly," March 14-15 +
• Mars Area, "Anything Goes," March 14-15
• Moniteau, "Seussical," March 14-15
• Brownsville, "West Side Story," March 14-16
• Riverside, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," March 14-16 @
• Stage Right, "Disney's Alice In Wonderland, Jr.," March 14-16
• Latrobe, "Guys and Dolls," March 15-16 +

March 17-23
• None

March 24-30
• Farrell, "Fame," March 26-29
• Carlynton, "Oklahoma," March 27-30
• Greensburg Central Catholic, "Cinderella," March 28-29 +
• Big Beaver Falls, "Seussical," March 28-30 @
• Ligonier Valley, "Once Upon a Mattress," March 28-30 +
• South Park, "Fiddler on the Roof," March 28-30
• Perry Traditional, "Urine-town," March 28-29, April 4-6 &

March 31-April 6
• Kiski, "The Wizard of Oz," April 2-5 +
• Brentwood, "Annie," April 3-5&
• Carrick, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," April 3-5 &
• Freeport, "The Wizard of Oz," April 3-5
• Kittanning, "Grease," April 3-5
• Trinity, "The King and I," April 3-5
• Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), "Beauty and the Beast," April 3-6 &
• Deer Lakes, "Fiddler on the Roof," April 4-5 &
• Springdale, "Guys and Dolls," April 4-6
• Yough, "Hello Dolly," April 4-6 +
• Penn-Trafford, "Anything Goes," April 4-5, 11-12 +
• Riverview, "Aida," April 4-6, 11-12 &
• Seton-LaSalle, "Barnum," April 4-5, 11-12
• St. Joseph, "Once on This Island," April 4-6, 11-13 #, &

April 7-13
• Baldwin-Whitehall, "Beauty and the Beast," April 9-12 &
• Hempfield Area, "Joseph . . . Dreamcoat," April 9-12 +
• Burgettstown, "Joseph . . . Dreamcoat" (at West Allegheny), April 10-12
• Fort Cherry, "Music Man," April 10-12
• Grove City, "Oklahoma!" April 10-12
• Hampton, "Into the Woods," April 10-12 #, &
• McKeesport, "Guys and Dolls," April 10-12 &
• Plum, "Singin' in the Rain," April 10-12 &
• Robinson Township Christian, "Anne of Green Gables," April 10-12
• South Fayette, "Footloose," April 10-12
• Allderdice, "Footloose," April 10-13 &
• East Allegheny, "Oklahoma!," April 11-13
• Leechburg, "Once Upon a Mattress," April 11-13
• Neshannock, "Kiss Me Kate," April 11-13
• Avonworth, "Disney's Beauty and the Beast," April 11-12, 18-19

April 14-20
• Eden Christian Academy, "Narnia, the Musical," April 17-19 &
• Freedom Area, "Peter Pan," April 17-19 @
• Quigley Catholic, "Footloose," April 17-19 @
• Serra Catholic, "Little Shop of Horrors," April 17-19
• Shenango, "Once Upon a Mattress," April 17-19 @
• Mohawk, "Disney's High School Musical," April 18-20, 25-26
• Woodland Hills, "Beauty and the Beast," April 18-19, 24-26 &

April 21-27
• Bishop Canevin, "Seussical," April 23-26 &
• Montour, "And the World Goes 'Round," April 23-27 #
• Wesley Spectrum Academy, "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," April 24-25
• Portersville Christian, "Cinderella," April 24-26 #
• Rauh Conservatory, PMT, "Disney's Sleeping Beauty," April 24-27
• Valley, "Beauty and the Beast," April 24-27 +
• Schenley, "All Shook Up," April 24-26, May 1-3 &
• CAPA, "Children of Eden," April 24-27, May 1-4 &
• Beaver, "Fiddler on the Roof," April 25-27 @
• North Catholic, "Seussical," April 25-27 #, &
• Winchester Thurston, "Once on This Island," April 25-27 &
• Gateway, "Brigadoon," April 25-27, May 2-3
• Penn Hills, "Seussical," April 25-26, May 2-3
• Northgate, "The Music Man," April 26, May 2-3 &

April 28-May 4
• Stage Right, Greensburg; all-county; "Les Miserables," April 29-30 @
• Aliquippa, "Working," May 1-3 @
• Langley, "Back to the 80s, a Totally Awesome Musical," May 1-3
• Peters Township, "Annie Get Your Gun," May 1-3

May 5-11
• Westmoreland Night of the Stars, May 7
• Mt. Lebanon, "Les Miserables," May 7-10
• Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, "Leader of the Pack," May 9-11, 16-18

May 12-18
• None

May 19-25
• Henry Mancini Musical Theatre Awards, May 21
• Gene Kelly Awards, May 24