Jennifer Katona, executive director of EdTA, believes The Addams Family's popularity, 'has a lot to do with our students love of the Netflix show Wednesday.' Another hit this year: The SpongeBob Musical.

Changing tastes and values reflected in the Play Survey The EdTA calls the survey a 'snapshot' of both what's popular with high school theater departments and 'the educational climate.' Eighty five percent of respondents reported being, 'at least somewhat concerned about censorship' and 67% said that, 'censorship concerns' are influencing their selections for next year. Disney's Frozen JR held the top spot among short musicals.Īnd 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse tied with Check Please for the most popular short play. 1 full length play was Clue, followed by Puffs. The Addams Family topped the list of full-length musicals, followed by Mamma Mia! More than 2,300 public and private high school teachers across the U.S. The Educational Theatre Association has released its top-10 lists of plays and musicals performed in high schools during the 2022-2023 school year. Susan Doremus/Educational Theatre Associaton Spring Woods High School in Houston, Texas, is one of the schools that put on a production of The Addams Family.

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