Spring musicals bloom in Beaver Valley high schools
Beaver Valley high school performers stand poised to whisk theatergoers away this spring, with a variety of lively musicals.
From a Disney castle, to a timeless yellow-brick road; the fantastical undersea world of Bikini Bottom, and a prep school class that truly rocks, this year's musical landscape offers peppy songs, dazzling dances, creative staging and inspiring stories set to absorb audiences.
Whether reminding us the importance of being "Honestly Sincere" ("Bye Bye Birdie"), to a murder mystery on a 1959 Boston stage ("Curtains") to a show encouraging us to kick off our Sunday shoes and dance ("Footloose"), here's a local roundup of what's happening this scholastic spring musical season:
Ambridge
"School of Rock: The Musical," 7 p.m. March 2-4; 2 p.m. March 5, Bridger Theater, 909 Duss Ave. Tickets $12, ($10 for students and seniors). There will be a $2 up-charge at the door so purchasing tickets in advance is encouraged. our.show/AAHS-schoolofrock.
Beaver
Disney's "Newsies," 1 p.m. March 30 (senior citizen show); 7:30 p.m. March 31 and April 1; 2 p.m. April 2 at Beaver Area Middle School-High School Auditorium. $10 reserved seating. ticketor.com/beaverhsmusical.
Beaver County Christian
"Bye Bye Birdie," 7 p.m. March 16-18. Tickets are $12-$14 for adults; $8-$10 for students. bccs.ludus.com.
Beaver Falls
"Footloose," 7 p.m. March 24-25 and 2:30 p.m. March 26. Tickets cost $10 reserved; $8 adult general admission; $5 student general admission in person at the Beaver Falls Middle School, where performances will take place.
More:Cut loose! Beaver Falls high wins national 'Footloose' contest
Blackhawk
"The SpongeBob Musical," 6 p.m. March 30; 7 p.m. April 1-2; 2 p.m. April 3. Tickets sales begin March 14, exclusively online at bsd.k12.pa.us.
Central Valley
"Godspell," 7 p.m. March 2; 7:30 p.m. March 3-4 at the Philip M. Kanfush Jr. Auditorium at the high school. Adults are $12 and students are $10 at showclix.com.
Freedom
Disney's "Beauty & The Beast," 7 p.m. March 3-4; 2 p.m. March 5. $10 students; $12 adults. freedomareaschools.org.
More:Geneva College presents the Neil Simon comedy 'Fools'
Hopewell
"Curtains," 7:30 p.m. March 17-18; 2 p.m. March 19, Hopewell High School Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors and $12 for adults. www.vikingmusicals.com
Moon
"Something Rotten," 7 p.m. March 16-18; 2 p.m. March 19, Moon Area High School. $12 for adults, $10 for students. moonarea.ludus.com.
New Brighton
"The Addams Family," 7 p.m. Feb. 23-25, New Brighton High School Auditorium. Adults, $8 ($10 at the door), students and seniors, $5. showtix4u.com.
Quaker Valley
"Anything Goes," 7 p.m. March 16-18 with a matinee at 2 on March 18. A Senior Citizen Dinner takes place 5 p.m. March 15, in the High School Cafeteria, followed by a musical preview at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. qvhsmusical.ludus.com.
Riverside
"Damn Yankees," 7:30 p.m. March 30-April 1; 2 p.m. April 2, Riverside High Auditorium. $12. showtix4u.com.
Rochester
"Little Shop of Horrors," 7 p.m. March 9-11, Rochester High School. $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors and students. Tickets will be sold at the door, and online at rasd.org
South Side Beaver
"The Addams Family," 7 p.m. March 3-4; 2 p.m. March 5. $12 for adults, $10 for students. .sssd.k12.pa.us.
Western Beaver
"The Wizard of Oz," 7 p.m. March 3-4; 2 p.m. March 5, Western Beaver High School Auditorium. showtix4u.com.
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