{"id":5625,"date":"2023-06-15T16:45:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theatreworldbackdrops.com\/blog\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2023-06-15T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:45:54","slug":"educational-theatre-associations-most-performed-plays-and-musicals-2022-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theatreworldbackdrops.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/5625\/educational-theatre-associations-most-performed-plays-and-musicals-2022-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Theatre Association’s Most-Performed Plays and Musicals 2022-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Educational Theatre Association’s Most-Performed Plays and Musicals 2022-2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Every year, the Educational Theatre Association<\/a> surveys U.S. high school theatre programs and reports on the most-performed plays and musicals from the school year. The 2022 – 2023 results are in<\/a>! Here are the winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top 10 Full-Length Musicals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. The Addams Family<\/a><\/em> \u2013 by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice, and Andrew Lippa (TRW)<\/li>
  2. Mamma Mia<\/a>!<\/em> \u2013 by Catherine Johnson, Benny Andersson, and Bj\u00f6rn Ulvaeus (MTI)<\/li>
  3. Into the Woods<\/a><\/em> \u2013 by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine (MTI)<\/li>
  4. Little Shop of Horrors<\/a><\/em> \u2013 by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (MTI)<\/li>
  5. Disney\u2019s Beauty and the Beast<\/a> <\/em>\u2013 by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, and Linda Woolverton (MTI)*<\/li>
  6. Disney\u2019s The Little Mermaid<\/a><\/em> \u2013 by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater, and Doug Wright (MTI)*<\/li>
  7. The SpongeBob<\/a> Musical <\/strong><\/em>\u2013 by Kyle Jarrow, Tina Landau, and various composers (Concord Theatricals)<\/li>
  8. Chicago<\/a>: Teen Edition<\/em> \u2013 by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse (Concord Theatricals)<\/li>
  9. Legally Blonde<\/a>: The Musical<\/em> \u2013 by Heather Hach, Laurence O\u2019Keefe, and Nell Benjamin (MTI)<\/li>
  10. Mean Girls:<\/a> High School Version<\/em> \u2013 by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin (MTI)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    Top 10 Full-Length Plays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    1. Clue<\/em> \u2013 by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Eric Price, and Sandy Rustin (Broadway Licensing)<\/li>
    2. Puffs <\/em>\u2013 by Matt Cox (Concord Theatricals)<\/li>
    3. A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/a><\/em> \u2013 by William Shakespeare (public domain)<\/li>
    4. The Play That Goes Wrong <\/strong><\/em>\u2013 by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields (Broadway Licensing)*<\/li>
    5. Radium Girls<\/em> \u2013 by D.W. Gregory (Dramatic Publishing)*<\/li>
    6. Almost, Maine<\/em> \u2013 by John Cariani (Broadway Licensing)<\/li>
    7. Peter and the Starcatcher<\/a><\/em> \u2013 by Rick Elice and Wayne Barker (MTI)*<\/li>
    8. She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition<\/em> \u2013 by Qui Nguyen (Concord Theatricals)*<\/li>
    9. Alice in Wonderland<\/a><\/em> \u2013 by Lewis Carroll (various licensing agencies)<\/li>
    10. 12 Angry Jurors<\/em> \u2013 by Reginald Rose, adapted by Sherman L. Sergel (Dramatic Publishing)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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      Top 10 Short Musicals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      1. Disney\u2019s Frozen<\/a> JR. <\/em>\u2013 by Kristin Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, and Jennifer Lee (MTI)<\/li>
      2. Roald Dahl\u2019s Matilda: The Musical<\/a> JR.<\/em> \u2013 by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin (MTI)<\/li>
      3. Disney\u2019s Newsies<\/a> JR. <\/em>\u2013 by Harvey Fierstein, Alan Menken, and Jack Feldman (MTI)<\/li>
      4. Roald Dahl\u2019s Willy Wonka<\/a> JR.<\/em> \u2013 by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (MTI)<\/li>
      5. Annie<\/a> JR.<\/em> \u2013 by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan (MTI)<\/li>
      6. Disney\u2019s High School Musical<\/a> JR.<\/em> \u2013 by David Simpatico and various composers (MTI)<\/li>
      7. Disney\u2019s The Little Mermaid<\/a> JR.<\/em> \u2013 by Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater, Alan Menken, and Doug Wright (MTI)*<\/li>
      8. Shrek: The Musical <\/a>JR. <\/em>\u2013 by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori (MTI)*<\/li>
      9. The Addams Family<\/a> Young@Part<\/em> \u2013 by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice, and Andrew Lippa (TRW)<\/li>
      10. Disney\u2019s The Lion King<\/a> JR<\/em>. \u2013 by Elton John, Tim Rice, Will Van Dyke, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Roger Allers, and Irene Mecchi (MTI)*<\/li>
      11. Seussical<\/a> JR.<\/em> \u2013 Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Eric Idle (MTI)*<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        (* indicates a tie)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Need a Backdrop? We’ve Got it All!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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        Most of the winning titles aren’t too surprising to us, as they are some of the shows most frequently-produced by TheatreWorld’s customers as well! We do have dedicated show pages for many of these popular productions. However, we do carry backdrops that are perfect for all of the top-ranked shows. Let’s take a look!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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