It’s Time for Fall Musicals!
School has been in session for a few months which means budding young theatre kids have been hard at work on their fall musicals.
Starlight’s Blue Star Awards program has been recognizing achievement in high school musical theatre since 2003. All high schools within a 60-mile radius of Starlight are eligible to participate in the Blue Star Awards program. This competitive program provides feedback on productions with teachers for learning purposes, while students receive multiple opportunities to connect with Starlight.
The program culminates each May with the Blue Star Awards Ceremony. The event is free and open to the public. Winners of the Jimmy™ Awards category receive a fully paid trip to New York City to compete in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy™ Awards. Students who attend have a chance to perform on a Broadway stage and receive training with professionals.
The fall Blue Star high school musicals begin this week! Support local students and enjoy a night of theatre productions at one of these schools*.
Staley High School
My Fair Lady
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, October 10-12
The Barstow School
The Lightning Thief
7 p.m., Thursday-Friday, October 17-18
2 p.m. Saturday, October 19
Shawnee Mission South High School
Six: Teen Edition
7 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday, October 23-24 and 26
2 p.m., Saturday, October 26
Atchison High School
Into the Woods
7 p.m., Thursday-Friday, October 24-25
2 p.m. Saturday, October 26
Lee’s Summit North High School
Legally Blonde The Musical
7 p.m., Friday-Saturday, November 1-2 and 8-9
2 p.m., Sunday, November 3
Olathe East High School
Hadestown Teen Edition
7 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday, November 6-9
Mill Valley High School
Footloose
7 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday, November 6-7 and 9
3 p.m., Sunday, November 10
Kearney High School
Into the Woods
7 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday, November 6-7 and 9
2 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, November 9-10
St. Teresa’s Academy
Mean Girls: School Edition
7:30 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday, November 6-9
Belton High School
Disney’s Mary Poppins
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 7-9
2 p.m., Sunday November 10
Benton High School
Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 7-9
2 p.m., Sunday, November 10
Lawrence Free State High School
Footloose
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 7-9
Oak Park High School
School of Rock
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 7-9
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
Footloose
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 7-9
2 p.m., Saturday, November 9
Summit Christian Academy
The Music Man
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 7-9
2 p.m., Saturday, November 9
Excelsior Springs High School
Mamma Mia!
7 p.m., Friday, November 8
7 p.m., Friday-Saturday, November 15-16
Lee’s Summit West High School
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
7 p.m., Saturday, November 9 and Friday-Saturday, November 15-16
2 p.m., Sundays, November 10 and 17
Gardner Edgerton High School
Elf The Musical
7 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday, November 13-14 and 16
2 p.m. Saturday, November 16
Heritage Christian Academy
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
7 p.m., Wednesday-Friday, November 13-15
11 a.m., Saturday, November 16
Platte County High School
Mamma Mia!
7 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday, November 13-14 and 16
2 p.m., Saturday, November 16
Basehor-Linwood High School
Anastasia
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
2 p.m. Sunday, November 17
Blue Springs High School
Into the Woods
6:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
Blue Valley High School
Hadestown Teen Edition
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
2 p.m., Saturday, November 16
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Mamma Mia!
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
2 p.m., Saturday, November 16
Liberty High School
Anything Goes
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
De Soto High School
Disney’s Mary Poppins
7 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, November 14 and 16
2 p.m. Saturday, November 16
Grain Valley High School
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
Harrisonville High School
Mamma Mia!
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
North Kansas City High School
The Music Man
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
Olathe Northwest High School
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
2 p.m., Saturday, November 16
Park Hill High School
Sister Act
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
2 p.m., Saturday, November 16
Ruskin High School
Pippin
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
Spring Hill High School
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16
Lee’s Summit High School
May We All
7 p.m., Friday-Saturday, November 15-16 and 22-23
2 p.m., Sunday, November 24
Central High School (Saint Joseph)
Elf The Musical
7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, November 15-16
2 p.m. Sunday, November 17
Truman High School
Little Women
7 p.m., Friday-Saturday, November 15-16
2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17
Shawnee Mission North High School
Alice By Heart
7 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, November 19-23
2 p.m., Saturday, November 23
Blue Springs South High School
Fiddler on the Roof
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
1 p.m., Saturday, November 23
Grandview High School
The Addams Family
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
Liberty North High School
Anastasia
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
Olathe West High School
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
Park Hill South High School
Hadestown Teen Edition
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
Piper High School
Sister Act
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
2 p.m., Sunday, November 24
Raymore-Peculiar High School
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
2:30 p.m., Sunday, November 24
Raytown High School
Little Shop of Horrors
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
Shawnee Mission West High School
Xanadu
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
St. James Academy
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23
Oak Grove High School
Disney’s High School Musical
7 p.m., Friday-Saturday, November 22-23
2, p.m. Sunday, November 24
Winnetonka High School
9 to 5 The Musical
7 p.m., Friday-Saturday, November 22-23
Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
6 p.m., Saturday, December 14
1:30 p.m., Sunday, December 15
*Check with schools to confirm dates and times.