Play Suggestions: Funny Musical for High School

Print Page | Close Window

Funny Musical for High School

Printed From: Community Theater Green Room
Category: Producing Theater
Forum Name: Play Suggestions
Forum Discription: Need help finding a show that's right for your theater? Ask here.
URL: http://www.communitytheater.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1681
Printed Date: 11/03/25 at 8:58pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 8.05 - http://www.webwizforums.com

Topic: Funny Musical for High School

Posted By: padfoot13
Subject: Funny Musical for High School
Date Posted: 10/19/05 at 9:52pm

We're looking for a funny musical to do for our High School Spring production. We have a very strong female lead. It's a high school in a conservative town, so nothing too crazy. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown was a big hit last year (our strong female lead was a spot on hilarious Lucy)
Thanks!

Replies:

Posted By: falstaff29
Date Posted: 10/19/05 at 10:41pm

Although I have a bit of a personal grudge against it (I was in the straight play on which it's based, and my wonderful character was excised when it was converted to a musical... grrr....), Hello Dolly is on the lighter side, and has a very strong and charismatic female lead.

Posted By: Topper
Date Posted: 10/20/05 at 3:56pm

Some suggestions for great, funny musicals with a
strong female lead:

"Once Upon a Mattress"

"Sweet Charity"

"Wonderful Town"

-------------
"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone

Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 10/20/05 at 5:55pm

"Ruthless"
"Zombie Prom"
"Weird Romance"
...all outrageously funny with very good strong female leads

Posted By: pauliebonn
Date Posted: 10/27/05 at 2:38am

How about Little Me?

or Arsenic and Old Lace?

Or how about Bus Stop?

or maybe even Enchanted April....

Posted By: pauliebonn
Date Posted: 10/27/05 at 2:41am

oops! You did say musical. I got a little beside myself....

Bye Bye Birdie has a strong female lead, as does The Pajama Game. You could also try Music Man, or Carousel, or King and I (not too funny, but strong female lead)...

Or how about Crazy for You?

Posted By: Vagabond
Date Posted: 11/07/05 at 9:20pm

We just completed "Anne of Green Gables" - very demanding female role, not only vocally but acting ability. I know there is more than one version out there - ours was the Canadian Don Harron version. Great story - needs a strong lead to carry it.

Posted By: Martin
Date Posted: 4/06/06 at 11:58am

I have had good success with the following shows with a
high school drama program in years that I have had strong
female leads and was looking for comedy:

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
The Boy Friend
Anything Goes
Hello Dolly

Good luck in your search.

Posted By: padfoot13
Date Posted: 4/07/06 at 11:50pm

Thank you all!
We ended up with the Music Man and it was WONDERFUL!

Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:23am

I know your play is done, but for those who might be drawn here by your post, we just closed HONK! at our high school.. The kids and the audince loved it! If you haven't seen it, don't dismiss it. Not only does it play to the younger members of the audince as a rendition of the tale of the Ugly Duckling, but it is also full of humor, some of it of a little higher plain.. that the young kids don't get, and keeps the adults interested...

-------------
Marty W

"Till next we trod the boards.."

Posted By: charlz
Date Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:33pm

Dames At Sea, Crazy for You, Suessical, Oklahoma, Mame