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High School Musical
Book by David Simpatico
Based on the Disney Channel original movie written by Peter Barsocchini
Directed by Jeff Calhoun
Produced by Disney at National Theatre
Reviewed by Jonny Perl for Kids Stages

Personally, I am not a fan of the entire “High School Musical” phenomenon. The 2006 Disney Channel original movie featured a completely forgettable score, terrible acting, and mediocre cinematography. Despite all this, it turned out to be a huge success!

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• 42^nd Street
• Music by Harry Warren . Lyrics by Al Dubin
• Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
• Directed by Kevin Kuchar
• Produced by Act Two Performing Arts
• Reviewed by Jonny Perl

42^nd Street is the story of a young girl named Peggy Sawyer, who dreams of dancing on Broadway, and Julian Marsh, a world renowned director who is struggling to create Broadway’s next big hit. Read more…

• Go, Dog. Go!
• Adapted by Allison Gregory and Steven Dietz from the book by P. D. Eastman
• Directed By Karin Abromaitis
• Produced by Adventure Theatre
• Reviewed by Hunter Kieserman

Seeing a show at Adventure Theater is such a treat! Just walking around the grounds of Glen Echo Park where the theater is located brrought back great memories of all the shows I have seen there. I have been seeing productions at Adventure Theatre since I was seven or eight years old and I am very happy to see that the theatre is still going strong.  

Unlike many of the children at the theater, I had never read or heard the story of “Go, Dog. Go!” by P.D. Eastman. Read more…