Is there life after high school?

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Is there life after high school? is a musical with a book by Jeffrey Kindley and music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia. It is loosely inspired by Ralph Keyes' best-selling book of the same name.

The show uses songs and monologues to recall the joys, terrors, envies, hates, and loves that most teenagers experience throughout their four years of high school.

The world premiere was mounted by the Hartford Stage Company in Hartford, Connecticut. The Broadway production was staged by Robert Nigro. It had a long preview period of 48 performances before opening on May 7, 1982 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It closed after 17 performances. The cast included Sandy Faison, Harry Groener, David Patrick Kelly, Alma Cuervo, and James Widdoes, who won the Theatre World Award for his performance. Scott Bakula was one of the understudies.

A cast album was released and now is available on CD [1].

The show has been staged at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. and at regional theatres throughout the country.

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Act I
  • The Kid Inside
  • Things I Learned in High School
  • Second Thoughts
  • Nothing Really Happened
  • Beer
  • For Them
  • Diary of a Homecoming Queen
Act II
  • Thousands of Trumpets
  • Reunion
  • High School All Over Again
  • Fran and Janie
  • I'm Glad You Didn't Know Me

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