The Official "Bad High School Productions on YouTube" Megathread

[SporkGoddess]

"Psychotic" is really the best way to describe that portrayal of the Engineer. That or "manic."

And holy modified vowels, Batman!

[My Oh My]

Guys, this thread is making me weep...



...with laughter!!!!

[taboo123]

CATS

they just don't make em like they used to.....

helicopters. That is.... ahem.

[CATSNYrevival]

^I get it. You want your helicopters to sing baritone and have hair on their chest.

[AEA AGMA SM]

"He's over 21 now, just not when it was filmed."

Yeah, I don't think that logic works.

"Well, your honor, I know she was only 15 when I took those pictures that you found me with, but she's over 21 now, so it's ok."

[CATSNYrevival]

^No one said they wanted to have sex with him. Just said he was cute.

[Esswei]

Middle schools should not attempt Evita.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVCso_d5uzE&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j29KSb5RvBs&feature=plcp

[ggersten]

You know how Legally Blonde should be defined by energy (to cover up its flaws). This school didn't get the memo. The cast doesn't even try to hide their boredom.
Legally Bored

[ComingUpRoses2]

Oh, God! The middle school Evita is brilliant! Who thought that was a good idea. I mean, c'mon! I can't wait for pre-school Follies.

[eatlasagna]

oy that Legally Blonde was painful,... especially the Irish dance section! yet... when Enid "sang"... "get the hell out of her way" i did laugh out loud!

[Emmaloucbway]

My friend and I were obsessed with this one for a while: "This kid IS Bud Frump!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6JrYQxvX40

[Quiche2]

there is this kid on youtube who is TERRIBLE. he's probably like ten years old, and I watch him all the time because he is so bad at singing, its just like watching a comedy show. it's not a "production", but all his songs are from musicals. terrible. his username is gomezaddams42.
Here are all his videos

[brobafett]

i have a couple things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBgjPZQ-AKo&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgks7ctx9qs&feature=channel&list=UL

i just can't

[dramamama611]

Awww...the Legally Bored link is broken. Would have liked to have seen it. How could you possibly be bored performing LB?

[TheGingerBreadMan]

A Disgrace to LEGALLY BLONDE.

[Fire and Music]

^ Wow, that was pretty disappointing considering the reputation Stagedoor Manor has.

[HumATune]

They couldn't give her a blonde wig? I mean the show is called LEGALLY BLONDE...

[moym471]

This had to have been posted before, it's the worst production of Into the Woods ever.
Prologue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNcORhz4kLc
Your Fault/Last Midnight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj87YBFOZ6Q

[KylePKJP]

Back in September, RIPLEY retweeted support for a high school production of Next to Normal in the greater New York area. Would love to see how this shakes down.

[Gink]

My son went to Stagedoor Manor for four years. If your parents have money you can go; it doesn't matter if you have talent or not. The shows I've seen have ranged from fantastic to pretty awful each session. Having seen four to five shows each parents' weekend it seems they group the kids by talent, but any given session they have to work with the kids who are there--and if they want to be in a drama or musical--you can't not cast someone just because they aren't talented. I've seen shows with fantastic leads and horrible ensemble members--or just one or two kids who can't act/sing/dance. Some shows have been better than Broadway versions I've seen--others I left after intermission...I will say the Mikado I saw there was more entertaining then the one I saw in NYC. Yes, NYC was technically better, but we had way more fun watching it at Stagedoor.

Also--those shows are put together in less then three weeks. Cut them some slack.

[Gink]

At Stagedoor they also group the shows by age--they might do Once on this Island with a young group, a slightly older group for another show and their seniors for the older teen show. The legally blonde show seemed to be intermediate to me. They do have kids cross the age barrier, like in Les Mis and adding in an older teen to play a God in Once on this Island, but in general they group the kids by age.

[My Oh My]

Quiche2, awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, you're sooo mean! LOL.

Maybe I'm just a softy when it comes to kids, but that kid is a baby! And at a stage where encouragement would reap far more rewards than regrets. I mean, mixed with his wild enthusiasm and confidence, that is.

I wouldn't say he's TERRIBLE. And as soft as I am with these things, I'd have no problem saying if he was actually really awful. I wouldn't tell him that, though, and would say it while being sensitive to his feelings if I had to (meaning, not saying "you're awful!" but rather, "keep up the good work!").

Not scolding or anything. Or suggesting you're cruel. I have laughed, giggled, and recoiled in horror at student productions and many a YouTube rendition before.

But it's a whole other thing with kids that young. I don't claim to be GREAT, but I know I can sing well, and my little heart would have shattered to a million pieces had someone told me I was terrible back when I was learning and growing.

I work with the little devils all day, so maybe I'm biased, lol.

[Emma White]

Can I just revive this thread because it's my all time favourite one on this site?
Please, send me more videos.
I'll post my own school's bad Anything Goes next month.

[ABB2357]

Anyone know what those Blacklick Valley kids are up to? They haven't posted any other YouTube videos since their masterpiece staging of LES MISERABLES.

[PlainMushroomWit']

Wow. Like all the greats, that "One Day More" feels as fresh and alive as it did when it first showed up. The classics really are timeless!