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I'm in 8th grade and every year i direct the school musical. this year, we are doing a variety show ( a show were you do a song from wicked, a song from annie, ect.)
I need some classic musicals, modern ones, well known ones, blah blah blahhh, to chose songs from. so far, I have quit a few, but i feel like I'm missing some. also, is there a song from
le mis and bye bye birdie that would be good for a bunch of high energy younger kids could preform? ( i don't know those 2 musicals well)
sorry if this is worded oddly...I'm tired and dizzy.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey!
I'm in 8th grade and every year i direct the school musical. this year, we are doing a variety show ( a show were you do a song from wicked, a song from annie, ect.)
I need some classic musicals, modern ones, well known ones, blah blah blahhh, to chose songs from. so far, I have quit a few, but i feel like I'm missing some. also, is there a song from
le mis and bye bye birdie that would be good for a bunch of high energy younger kids could preform? ( i don't know those 2 musicals well)
sorry if this is worded oddly...I'm tired and dizzy.

here are a few good musicals out of hundreds:
- Annie
- The Music Man
- Kiss Me, Kate
- Brigadoon
- Wicked
- Hairspray
- Rent
- Chicago
- My Fair Lady
- The King and I
- Les Miserables
- West Side Story
- Grease
- The Little Shop of Horrors
- Sweeney Todd
- Bye Bye Birdie
- The Pirates of Penzance
- Urinetown
- Annie, Get Your Gun


there's also a wider selection at this site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mus...

THANK YOU SOO MUCH,ALL OF YOU!!!! I feel a bit stupid for not thinking of obvious ones like "sound of music" or "kiss me kate", ect..
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  • Hairspray, rent, high school musical ( LOL) def wicked, annie, the little mermaid, the music man,

    Phantom of the Opera by far!

    HAIRSPRAY! gotta love that! or try sweeney todd.. haven't seen that though, but i'm really interested!

    telephone hour from bye bye birdie is a great one to do...
    les miz i dunno....
    musicals: the little mermaid, phantom, thourally modern millie, the song 'paris original' from how to succeed in business without even trying, beauty and the beast, oliver, peter pan....really, theres like an endless amount...=]]

    fiddler on the roof, into the woods (finale), little shop of horrors (skid-row), my fair lady(The rain falls...), singing in the rain, and jersey boys... have fun and good luck!!!!

    Check out Avenue Q ( Rated M) although theres lots of swearing and rude references it's hilarious!!
    Also Sound of music, Wicked, annie, guys and dolls, sweet charity, The Wiz (google it) The lion king, definately SPAMALOT!!

    wizard of oz*
    annie*
    grease*
    25th annual putnam county spelling bee*
    batboy (super funny)
    high school musical*
    jersey boys* (for boys, mostly)
    west side story*
    chicago* (cell block tango would be good)
    wicked
    the color purple
    legally blonde the musical* (amazing!)
    a chorus line
    guys and dolls* (guys love this one)
    thoroughly modern millie (good tap dance)
    joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat* (good for little kids)
    mary poppins*
    hairspray* (always a winner)
    the wiz
    godspell
    the fantasticks
    fiddler on the roof* (more adult-like....)
    sound of music* (lots of kids)
    oliver* (lots of kids)
    my fair lady
    music man
    jesus christ superstar
    bye bye birdie


    the ones with * are REALLY good for kids...check out stageagent.com and musicals.net for more stuff.

    Disney musical will never fail for middle school- high school productions.

    Annie, Sound of Music, Blues Brothers, Grease, High School Musical 1 and 2, the Labyrinth and The Lion King.