As it enjoys a second season in York at the foot of historic Clifford's Tower, SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE a?' the award-winning pop-up Shakespearean theatre a?' has welcomed 4,749 school children and their teachers through its doors, from more than 100 schools across the North of England.

The InterSchool Orchestras of New York (ISO), a nonprofit organization, is changing the face of youth orchestra music with its focus on cross-cultural genres in announcing its 2019-2020 Season in New York City.  New partnerships with many diverse and prestigious organizations highlight the rich cultural heritage of the City and expose young musicians to a wide range of musical collaborations.

Disney's  Aladdin JR.will be presented for one night only at Putnam Valley High School on August 2at 7:30 pm. The spectacular musical is based on the 1992 Disney film and the 2014 Broadway adaptation. The KJK Productions cast includes a talented group of performers led by Artistic Director, Kevin J. Kearins.

On Pitch Performing Arts opens 'Les Miserables: School Edition' on July 26th! This iconic show is part of OPPA!'s theatre education program and is performed entirely by children 18 and under.

Cleveland Public Theatre's (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan presents the return of CPT's celebrated Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP), Cleveland's longest-running arts and job training program for teens.

Stories about adults and kids swapping bodies have been around for a while. Of course, you have some classic 80's movies like 18 Again! (1988) Starring George Burns, Like Father Like Son (1987) with Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore and even Vice Versa (1988) with Fred Savage and Judge Reinhold.

Expect musical hijinks when The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC (PAS) presents The Producers,through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, for its summer musical.

A cast and creative team made up of local middle and high school students are spending their summer producing a historic Shakespearian classic.

Director Doug Anderson works with professional actors and singers, talented Middlebury College students, and the best local talent, but once a year he gets to do what he calls his 'dream job': working with teenagers.

LCA Entertainment presents Jay and his Super Fan Band at the Township Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, August 16 at 8 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to the Alex Schacter and Gina Montalto Eagle Regiment Band Scholarship Fund in support of participant scholarships and the continued growth of the band programs at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, including the Eagle Regiment Marching Band.

 Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF), which produces the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival, has announced their commitment to support the music programs at all three public schools in the Newport School District.

A woman, well actually a high school girl, from somewhere west of the Mississippi wrote a humorous play with a feisty female princess that will be presented - perhaps for the first time ever - this weekend at the Players' Ring in Portsmouth.

Iconotheatrix presents their dazzling summer musical, Chicago: High School Edition, August 2 - 4, 2019 at the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH).

'No Day But Today!'

She NYC Arts is showcasing the original work of teen women playwrights and producers during the organization's fourth annual Summer Theater Festival. This is part of the CreateHer education program, in its inaugural year, which teaches high school students how to create their own theatrical works in a professional setting. The presentation will be held on Sunday, June 30th at 12pm at the Connelly Theater with staged readings of three new short plays.

The free New Jersey Symphony Orchestra concert on June 21 at 7:30 pm will be held in the auditorium of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in Scotch Plains. The concert was originally scheduled to be held at Echo Lake Park in Mountainside, but the park grounds are too saturated from recent heavy rains to hold an outdoor event.

Tickets are now on sale for The Un-Common Theatre Company's Young Adult Summer production of RENT School Edition being presented at the Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (formerly The Orpheum) in Foxboro, July 18-21, 2019. Tickets may be purchased online at uncommontheatre.orgtickets or by calling (800)838-3006.

The Specials were joined in Brooklyn on Friday night by some very special guests. Some teachers and parents from  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Artist and activist Manuel Oliver, whose 17 year old son Joaquin was one of the 17 students murdered in the mass shooting last year, gave an impassioned speech to the crowd at Brooklyn Steel.  The band incorporated the Instrument of Hope, a trumpet crafted of bullet casings by survivors of the school shooting, into their sold out performance. The band flew Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Sawyer Garrity and Andrea Pena, the writers of Shine, and their parents to Brooklyn to attend the concert and meet with the band prior to the show. 

The Specials were joined in Brooklyn on Friday night by some very special guests. Some teachers and parents from  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Artist and activist Manuel Oliver, whose 17 year old son Joaquin was one of the 17 students murdered in the mass shooting last year, gave an impassioned speech to the crowd at Brooklyn Steel.  The band incorporated the Instrument of Hope, a trumpet crafted of bullet casings by survivors of the school shooting, into their sold out performance. The band flew Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Sawyer Garrity and Andrea Pena, the writers of Shine, and their parents to Brooklyn to attend the concert and meet with the band prior to the show.

TheatreWorks New Milford TW Kids program announces its Summer Program, Bye Bye Birdie Young Performer's Edition. for kids ages 7 to 17. This program begins on July 22nd and runs through August 9th Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day.  

Omaha's South High Magnet School with Rebecca Noble, curriculum specialist for Visual Performing Arts, has once again tackled a big story requiring cast diversity with abilities in dance, vocal, and acting.

The 2019 Victorian State Schools Spectacular (VSSS) will bring together 3000 young performers from more than 200 government schools across Victoria, for two shows on Saturday 14 September at Melbourne Arena.  Students dedicate many hours across many months preparing for the three-hour, live Spectacular. This opportunity of a lifetime gives them the chance to perform to an audience of around 12,000 people at Melbourne Arena and a TV audience later in the year on Network Seven.

More than 22 local school theatre programs were represented tonight at the inaugural Miami Valley High School Theatre Awards (MVHSTA) Showcase, held at the Schuster Center. The Tony Awards-inspired showcase honored schools, students, and directors for artistic excellence in high school theatre during the 2018-2019 school year. The evening began with an opening number, 'This Is Me' from THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, and closed with 'You Will Be Found' from DEAR EVAN HANSEN, performed by more than 50 local theatre students. Emcee, Leah Thomas, MVSTA adjudicator and coordinator, announced awards for Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Production of a Best, Lead Actress and Lead Actor as well as awards for technical theatre and direction, to name a few.

City Circle Theatre Company of Coralville is collaborating with Nolte Academy to produce Disney's NEWSIES on June 14-16 and 21-22 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Performances are June 14, 15, 21 at 7:30 pm and June 16 and 22 at 2:00 pm.