High School Musical shows begin
Performances start Friday, culminate in awards May 13
The High School Musical Theater Awards are back for a fifth year, celebrating top talents in high school musical theater. Performances from this year’s schools start this week, and will run through the beginning of April.
The awards ceremony, presented by Proctors, will take place Saturday, May 13, at the Schenectady theater. Nominees for various awards will be announced at 11 a.m. Friday, April 28, naming the finalists from a potential 22 schools from the Capital Region.
Below is an alphabetical list of high schools and their shows. The shows run the gamut from creepy, spooky families to “Freaky Friday” hijinks; fairy tales to forum drama; and some potential roller skating.
See last year’s schools and coverage from the awards by visiting timesunion.com/musicals. We will update that link with this year’s schools and photos from rehearsals.
■ AMSTERDAM HIGH SCHOOL: “INTO THE WOODS”
When: 7:30 p.m. March 31April 1; 2 p.m. April 2
Where: Amsterdam High School, 140 Saratoga Ave., Amsterdam
■ BALLSTON SPA HIGH SCHOOL: “MEAN GIRLS”
When: 7 p.m. March 30- April 1; 1 p.m. April 1
Where: Ballston Spa High School, 220 Ballston Ave., Ballston Spa
■ CATSKILL HIGH SCHOOL: “SISTER ACT”
When: 7 p.m. March 17-18; 2 p.m. March 19
Where: Catskill High School Auditorium, 341 West Main St., Catskill
■ CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL: “MAMMA MIA!”
When: 7 p.m. March 10-11; 2 p.m. March 12
Where: Chatham High School, 50 Woodbridge Ave., Chatham
■ COHOES HIGH SCHOOL: “THE PROM SCHOOL EDITION”
When: 7 p.m. March 30-31 April 1; 2 p.m. April 2
Where: Cohoes High School, 1 Tiger Circle, Cohoes
■ COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: “THE ADDAMS FAMILY”
When: 7 p.m. March 16-18; 2 p.m. March 18
Where: Colonie Central High School, 1 Raider Blvd., Albany
■ COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL — EAST GREENBUSH: “FREAKY FRIDAY”
When: 7 p.m. March 3-4
Where: Columbia High School Auditorium, 29 Englewood Ave., East Greenbush
■ FORT ANN CENTRAL SCHOOL: “A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM”
When: 7 p.m. March 10-11; 2 p.m. March 12
Where: Fort Ann Central School, 1 Catherine St., Fort Ann
■ GLENS FALLS HIGH SCHOOL: “25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE”
When: 7:30 p.m. April 1; 1:30 p.m. April 2
Where: Glens Falls High School Auditorium, 10 Quade St., Glens Falls
■ GLOVERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: “XANADU”
When: 7 p.m. March 10-11; 2 p.m. March 12
Where: Gloversville High School Auditorium, 199 Lincoln St., Gloversville
■ MOHONASEN HIGH SCHOOL: “BYE BYE BIRDIE”
When: 7 p.m. March 24-25; 2 p.m. March 26
Where: Mohonasen High School, 2072 Curry Road, Schenectady
■ NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOL: “A CHORUS LINE: TEEN EDITION”
When: 7:30 p.m. March 3-4; 2 p.m. March 4
Where: Niskayuna High School, 1626 Balltown Road, Niskayuna
■ QUEENSBURY HIGH SCHOOL: “SHREK THE MUSICAL”
When: 7 p.m. March 10-11; 2 p.m. March 12
Where: Queensbury High School Auditorium, 409 Aviation Road, Queensbury
■ SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL: “MAMMA MIA!”
When: 7 p.m. March 16; 7:30 p.m. March 17-18; 1 p.m. March 18
Where: Saratoga Springs High School Auditorium, 1 Blue Streak Blvd., Saratoga Springs
■ SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL: “LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”
When: 7 p.m. March 16-18
Where: Schenectady High School Auditorium, 1445 The Plaza, Schenectady
■ SCHUYLERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: “ONCE UPON A MATTRESS”
When: 7 p.m. March 3-4
Where: Schuylerville High School, 14 Spring St., Schuylerville
■ SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: “THE MUSIC MAN”
When: 7:30 p.m. March 30April 1; 2 p.m. April 1
Where: Scotia-glenville High School, 1 Tartan Way, Scotia
■ SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL: “THE ADDAMS FAMILY”
When: 7 p.m. March 9-11; 2 p.m. March 11
Where: Shenendehowa East High School, 970 Route 146, Clifton Park
■ SOUTH GLENS FALL HIGH SCHOOL: “TUCK EVERLASTING”
When: 7 p.m. March 31-April 1; 2 p.m. April 1
Where: South Glens Falls High School Auditorium, 42 Merritt Road, South Glens Falls
■ TROY HIGH SCHOOL: “THE ADDAMS FAMILY”
When: 7:30 p.m. March 31April 1; 2 p.m. April 2
Where: Troy Middle School Auditorium, 1976 Burdett Ave., Troy
■ VOORHEESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: “JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT”
When: 7 p.m. March 17-18; 2 p.m. March 19
Where: Clayton A. Bouton High School Auditorium, 432 New Salem Road, Voorheesville
■ WHITEHALL JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL: “CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION”
When: 7 p.m. March 24-25; 2 p.m. March 25
Where: Whitehall Jr./sr. High School, 87 Buckley Road, Whitehall