ALMOST, MAINE & BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Are Most Produced Shows in North American High Schools

Dramatics Magazine recently released the results from their annual survey of the most-produced plays and musicals in North American high schools. #1 on the list of plays was ALMOST, MAINE by John Cariani, beating out such stalwart titles as A Midsummer Night's Dream and Our Town.

The results of Dramatics Magazine's survey of the most performed shows in high schools are:

TOP 10 PLAYS
1) ALMOST, MAINE
2) A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
3) YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
4) NOISES OFF
5) TWELVE ANGRY MEN
6) ALICE IN WONDERLAND (various adaptations)
7) THE CRUCIBLE
8) OUR TOWN
9) Neil Simon's FOOLS
10) A CHRISTMAS CAROL (various adaptations)

TOP 10 MUSICALS
1) DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
2) SEUSSICAL
3) GREASE
4) INTO THE WOODS
5) FOOTLOOSE
6) THE WIZARD OF OZ (multiple adaptations)
7) YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
8) THE MUSIC MAN
9) ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
10) THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE

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