If you love live theater, then you’ll be excited to know that all four of our secondary schools are preparing right now to stage plays early next year. Here are the details:
The season gets under way in January when Willink Middle School presents Beetlejuice Jr., based on the hit Broadway show and Tim Burton’s classic film.
The story follows Lydia Deetz and her father, who move into a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a chaotic, fast-talking Netherworld demon. Lydia teams up with Beetlejuice to scare away the living, leading to spooky pandemonium which actually becomes a nice story about family.
Beetlejuice, Jr. will take the stage on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m., and Jan. 30 at 2 and 7 p.m.
Less than a week later, Webster Schroeder Musicals presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame, based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film. Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Phoebus, Claude Frollo and cast will take the stage Feb. 4 to 6, asking the question, “What makes a monster and what makes a man?”
Set in 15th-century Paris, the story centers around centered around Quasimodo, a kind-hearted, deformed bell-ringer at the massive cathedral of Notre Dame; Esmerelda, a compassionate Romani woman; and their dealings with the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo. Ultimately the question becomes, “What makes a monster and what makes a man?)
Showtimes are 7 p.m. on Feb. 4, 5 and 6, plus a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 6.
Webster Thomas High School will also step back in time with their production of Anastasia. Based primarily on the 1997 animated film and the legend of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the musical is about a brave, amnesiac young woman who sets out from 1920s post-revolutionary Russia to Paris to discover the mystery of her true identity.
Performances are March 4 to 6 at 7 p.m. nightly, plus a 2 p.m. matinee on March 6.
Webster Central School District’s musical season wraps up this coming spring as Spry Middle School transports theater-goers to Harvard Law School in Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. on March 12 and 13, a 60-minute, one-act adaptation of the hit Broadway musical and film.
Follow Elle Woods, a fashion-savvy UCLA sorority girl, as she transforms her life to challenge stereotypes, snobbery, and scandal. Performances will take place March 12 at 7 p.m. and March 13 at 2 and 7 p.m.
More details to come, including ticket information, so stay tuned. But get these on your calendar right away.
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(posted 11/14/2026)









































