<p>I have to go with Jasmom on the Anything Goes, but I could be biased as my daughter was Reno (the lead) her senior year in this musical, before she left for NYU and Strasberg Studio. </p>
<p>Last year our small, rural high school did Beauty and the Beast. It was a phenomenal show. It had lots of parts so many could participate. Our small school only has a musical every other year, so you can imagine how important it is to try to have a musical with more than just one or two parts in it. They also did Fiddler on the Roof my oldest daughter’s sophomore year. Another good musical, with more parts than you realize. Interestingly, as I look at the previous post, our high school is talking about Les Mis for next year, which I was hoping they would wait until my youngest daughter is a junior, so she might have a shot for the lead. She will be a freshman next year. She is 88 lbs dripping wet, long blond hair, with the biggest voice that you can imagine coming right out of that little person. Her swing choir director used her to open “You ain’t got a thing, if you ain’t got that swing” because its fun to see people when they realize that large voice they’re hearing is coming out of such a small person. Anyhow, as a freshman, she can only hope for a nice ensemble part or small speaking role. I know she’d love Grease, I’ll have to share that idea. We are lucky with the talent level at our school due to the state university’s location in our community. All of the kids take voice from a very young age. Our choir program is also incredible. We are very, very lucky to have such awesome teachers.</p>
<p>Good luck on the musicals.</p>