Spin Off of Slo's Poll; Were you in any HS musicals?

[Kitty 34]

I was in Brigadoon, Hello Dolly, and The King and I.

Nothing major, I was in the chorus.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I never was in one myself. Unfortunately, my school didn't offer that back in my day.

 

[slo]

This is a great topic to discuss - I’m looking forward to seeing the replies

None for me…..trust me when I say, this singing voice has no business in musicals

My DD26 though was given the gift of a beautiful voice and she was in theater at her high school. She was in several musicals and one was The Little Mermaid. She always had a solo in the plays.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I never was in any.

 

[Micca]

Lil Abner. I took all the music classes I could take in high school.

 

[design_mom]

I was in the crew for 3 years and in the chorus/ensemble for one. Honestly, I’m a terrible singer and not much better at dancing but I love musicals.

I auditioned every year starting sophomore year because it was well-known that the director gave the “best” crew jobs (stage manager, props manager, etc) to people he cut from the cast (a consolation prize, of sorts). I was “auditioning” with the hopes of getting a good crew spot.

The director always said he never gives “charity parts,” so imagine my surprise when I made the cast list senior year. That was for “Hello, Dolly” and it was totally a charity part! It was fun but I think I would have rather been stage manager!

I also designed the program cover for the playbill several times for the musicals and plays.

 

[Minnesota!]

Hello, Dolly and Oklahoma!, for sure. I think there was another one, but my memory is blending things...

 

[Meriweather]

None. I don't sing and don't like being on stage in front of people

 

[soccerdad72]

None. I had a couple good friends in HS that were really into the theater, so I was at most of the productions. But I have no acting or singing talent whatsoever.

 

[LoveDaisy]

My school did a senior musical. I was in it, it was Guys and Dolls

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Our school choral department was much bigger than the forces that went into our school musicals. Some of the choir kids were set free to participate, but I was too deeply embedded in choir stuff to have the time... four different school choirs (full, select women's, select mixed, show), a small chamber music group the director kept on the side, and then the big things outside of school like region, all state, all east, etc. The ones in the chamber music group were also the ones she sent off any time they needed people for the Star Spangled Banner, Rotary Club entertainment, etc.

It always makes me a bit sad because musicals are how I got into singing in the first place. School show choir and some of the choreographed numbers in full choir were my only opportunities to do any of this (Too Darn Hot - Kiss Me Kate, All That Jazz - Chicago, etc.). I danced as well. I gave it up before my senior year in high school. I was too busy singing to do competition team dance, but I was in the same classes and performance groups as the competition girls. Tap and Jazz were my strongest. Acting was probably my weakest. I'd done a few summer workshops, but I was more song and dance. I started college as a voice performance major and sang for my first 2 years, but I knew I didn't want to pursue it as a full time professional. Starving artist seemed a bit too much for me to handle.

I'm tempted to get back into it...even exploring local theater...when both kids are out of the house. I sang in the chorus for our city's symphony for a handful of years before having the kids, but not sure I want to go so serious again. Classical is great and all (we also did some pops), but it's a lot fighting with downtown for the theater area during concert weeks.

 

[Dan Murphy]

No acting here.

 

[monsterkitty]

I played in the pit for musicals in high school and both musicals and operas in college.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

No, I have zero music or acting abilities. I played tennis.

 

[lynxstch]

Oklahoma, Carousel, and The Music Man

 

[sam_gordon]

HS Crew for West Side Story (Stage Manager), Fiddler on the Roof (Lighting), and Hello Dolly (Spotlight)
Summer stock Chorus for Man of La Mancha and Carousel
College Chorus for Best Little Whorehouse

 

[HopperFan]

NOPE! Stages and me do not get along.

Only time I was on stage was to graduate HS, because they made me. Skipped college graduation.

 

[MommaKetch]

I was not in one in high school, although I auditioned for one and did not make the cut. I went to a visual and performing arts high school and was up against some serious talent.

I was in a production of Hello Dolly when I was younger. That was fun!

 

[TippyThomas]

No, nothing like that was happening at my school.

 

[easyas123]

Oh yes! I learned very early on that 'being in drama' was a great way to get out of class. And that the green room was a perfect place to smoke.