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Spring is here: Area high schools prepare to dazzle communities with musicals

By Jon Andreassi 3 min read
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Peters Township High School Students rehearse for the spring musical, “All Shook up.”
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The cast and crew for “All Shook Up”

Spring is approaching, and that means local high school students are learning lyrics and rehearsing choreography for their seasonal musicals.

Districts through the South Hills are hard at work to put on the best shows they can for their communities. Below are details:

Peters Township High School: “All Shook Up”

Peters Township High School students will bring the music of Elvis Presley to life with “All Shook Up.” Set in 1955, the play follows a young Elvis and features classic songs like “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Jailhouse Rock.”

“All Shook Up” will be directed by Ray Cygrymus, and more than 90 Peters students are participating in the production.

WHEN: March 14 – 16 at 7 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on March 17

WHERE: Peters Township High School, 121 Rolling Hills Drive

TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased at peterstownshippresents.ludus.com at $15 for adults, and $10 for students.

Upper St. Clair High School: “Newsies”

Start spreading the news: Upper St. Clair students will put on a production of Disney’s “Newsies,” a stage adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name.

Dr. Stephen Torquato, a social studies teacher at Upper St. Clair High School, will direct the play and nearly 130 students are involved in the production.

WHEN: March 14 at 6 p.m., March 15 at 7 p.m., March 16 at 2 and 7 p.m.

WHERE: Upper St. Clair High School, 1775 McLaughlin Run Road

TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased at usctheater.org at $15 for adults and $6 for students.

Bethel Park High School: Big Fish

Bethel Park High School’s spring musical will be “Big Fish.” Big Fish is about a man named Edward Bloom whose ridiculous and outlandish life stories are not believed by his son, Will.

The two-cast production will feature a team of directors: Todd Kuczawa, Jay McDowell, Julia Davin, Paige Landay, Heather Fontan and Chris Plummer.

WHEN: March 13-16 at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Bethel Park High School, 309 Church Road

TICKETS: Tickets will be available beginning March 1 at bpsd.org for $10 per ticket.

CHARTIERS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL: “Mamma Mia!”

Chartiers Valley High School students will be staging a production of “Mamma Mia!” This musical’s story is told through the music of Swedish pop group ABBA.

Kim Giffin will be the play’s director.

WHEN: March 6-9 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Chartiers Valley High School, 50 Thoms Run Road

TICKETS: Tickets are available at cvtheatre.ticketleap.com/mamma-mia for $15 per ticket.

Mt. Lebanon High School: “Who Killed Aunt Caroline?”

Mt. Lebanon High School students won’t be performing a musical, but rather a murder-mystery called “Who Killed Aunt Caroline?”

The whodunnit is set in the 1940s as the Endicott family tries to determine who poisoned Aunt Caroline.

WHEN: March 13-16 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Mt. Lebanon High School, 155 Cochran Road

TICKETS: Tickets are available at locallevelevents.com/events/details/32390 for $8 per ticket.

South Fayette High School: “Crazy for You”

The South Fayette High School Drama Club will perform the romantic-comedy musical “Crazy for You.”

Crazy for You won the 1992 Tony Award for best musical.

WHEN: March 18 at 7 p.m., March 19 at 2 and 7 p.m. The March 17 performance has been postponed.

WHERE: South Fayette High School, 3640 Old Oakdale Road

TICKETS: Tickets are available at sfdrama.ticketleap.com/crazy-for-you for $10 per ticket.

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