In Oklahoma, a voucher bill dies like poor Jud
Another voucher bill goes down in the state legislature, this time in Oklahoma. Yeeow! Aye-yip-aye-yo-ee-ay! Yeeow!
Theater
It’s the rarest of musicals at Prairie Ridge
A very rare musical, for the high school stage, opens in Crystal Lake, IL, this weekend. Like the musical <em>La La Land</em>, it's a must-see.
2 beauties, 2 beasts, and a tale as old as time
A few musicals are opening at high schools in Maryland, incl. <em>Beauty & the Beast</em> this weekend in Elkton & Owings Mills.
4 + 0 = 5, & other famed ‘alternative facts’
From the White House, we've heard that certain fantasies are "alternative facts." This might be acceptable in a high school musical.
Gun violence still rising in PG-13 films
The amount of gun violence in PG-13 movies has gone up over the last 30 years, compared to that in R-rated movies, which has remained relatively constant.
Spring 2017 musicals at IL high schools
Our list of all the musicals expected to be performed at IL high schools this spring is getting longer. Please let us know if we missed yours.
No matter how small, Elk Grove sings
Elk Grove HS in IL has a child-like message, and they tell us in song what affects us all: A person's a person, no matter how small.
Movie review: The Edge of Seventeen
The nuances of the relationships in this high school coming of age movie take the genre to a new level: it's sensitive, loving, and true.
Carver tells of (Don Quixote’s) impossible dreams
A musical opened at a National Blue Ribbon vocal and instrumental music-magnet high school north of Baltimore, just 2 days after the election.
‘Addams Family’ musical popular this fall
We post here the musical performances (that we know about) for this fall in IL and Md. schools. Add to our list if we missed yours.