Here Are the 2026 High School Musicals in the Pittsburgh Area

PITTSBURGH CAPA PERFORMS A SCENE FROM NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET — BEST ACTOR EAMONN MCELFRESH, CENTER — AT THE 2025 GENE KELLY AWARDS. PHOTO BY SHARON EBERSON.

The following list of 2026 spring high school musicals first appeared at onstagepittsburgh.com, a website dedicated to coverage of the performing arts in the Greater Pittsburgh region. Click here to find updates and to learn more about onStage Pittsburgh’s mission to connect the diverse community of theater-makers and theater-goers in Western Pennsylvania.

The winners of outstanding actor and actress at the Kellys and Mancinis are eligible to participate at the National High School Musical Theater Awards (the Jimmy Awards) at the Minskoff Theatre, home of Broadway’s “The Lion King.”

Among first-time shows in our area, Elizabeth Forward High School will perform the Stephen Schwartz musical, “Dreaworks’ The Prince of Egypt,” and Mohawk High School will perform the teen edition of “Water for Elephants.”

NOTE: Some high schools have not yet posted public links to their musical’s information. Sources for this listing include ticket sites, school calendars, phone confirmations and the Gene Kelly Award listings. If we have missed your school or you see inaccuracies, please email Sharon Eberson at mustseepittsburgh@gmail.com.

2026 Western PA High School Musicals

GK = Gene Kelly Awards participating schools
HM = Henry Mancini Awards participating schools (TBA)

Listings in alphabetical order by school.

February 2025

• Derry Area, Disney’s Newsies, February 27, 28 & March 1
• Fox Chapel, Something Rotten!, February 26 to March 1
• Franklin Regional, Shrek the Musical, February 26, 27, 28 & March 1
• Greensburg Salem, Anything Goes, February 27, 28 & March 1
• Hempfield, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, February 25-28
• Knoch, Hadestown Teen Edition, Feb 27, 28 & March 1 HM
• Laurel Area, The Addams Family, February 27-28, March 1 HM
• New Brighton, Shrek the Musical, February 26-28
• North Allegheny, Disney’s Frozen, February 25-28 & March 1
• Shady Side Academy, Anything Goes (2022 Revision), February 13-15 GK
• Western Beaver, Hadestown Teen Edition, February 27-28, March 1 HM

March-May 2026

• Ambridge, Chicago Teen Edition, March 6-8 HM
• Apollo-Ridge, Mamma Mia!, March 12-14
• Armstrong, Hello, Dolly!, March 27-28
• Avonworth, The Phantom of the Opera School Edition, March 26-28 GK
• Baldwin, 9 to 5, March 25-28 GK
• Beaver Area, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, March 13-15 HM
• Beaver Falls, James and the Giant Peach, March 27-29 HM
• Belle Vernon, The Wizard of Oz, March 12-15
• Bethel Park, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, March 11-14
• Bishop Canevin, Into the Woods, April 23-25 GK
• Blackhawk, Hello, Dolly!, April 16-19
• Brentwood, The Addams Family, March 26-28
• Burgettstown, Anastasia: Youth Edition, March 13-15
• Burrell, Monty Python’s Spamalot (School Edition), March 26-28
• Butler, Curtains (School Edition), March 20-21
• California Area, Mary Poppins, March 13-15
• Canon-McMillan, Sister Act, March 19-22
• Carlynton, Seussical, March 26-29 GK
• Central Catholic / Oakland Catholic, The Addams Family, April 10-12 GK
• Central Valley, Disney’s Freaky Friday, March 5-7 HM
• Charleroi, The Wizard of Oz, March 6-8
• Chartiers-Houston, Disney’s High School Musical Jr., March 6-8
• Chartiers Valley, The Wedding Singer, March 4-7 GK
• Commodore Perry, Singin in the Rain, April 16-18 HM
• Cornell School District, Peter Pan Jr., March 20-21 GK
• Deer Lakes, Damn Yankees, April 9-11 GK
• East Allegheny, Avenue Q School Edition, April 16-18
• Eden Christian Academy, The Sound of Music, March 20-21 GK
• Elizabeth Forward, Dreamworks’ The Prince of Egypt, April 9-12 GK
• Freedom, The Drowsy Chaperone, March 6-8
• Freedom Area, The Drowsy Chaperone, March 6-8 HM
• Freeport Area, Tuck Everlasting, March 11-14 HM
• Gateway, Catch Me If You Can, April 15-18 GK
• Greensburg Central Catholic, Once Upon a Mattress, April 24-25
• Greater Latrobe, Mamma Mia!, March 6-8
• Hampton, Once Upon A Mattress, April 17-18, 24-25 GK
• Hickory, Anything Goes (1962), March 12-15 HM
• Highlands, Legally Blonde, March 13-15
• Hopewell, Mean Girls: High School Edition, March 13-15 HM
• Jeannette, Shrek the Musical, April 10-12
• Karns City, Bye Bye Birdie, March 5-7 HM
• Keystone Oaks, Mamma Mia!, April 16-18 GK
• Kiski Area, Disney’s Frozen, March 11-14
• Lakeview, The Little Mermaid, March 5-6
• Ligonier Valley, The SpongeBob Musical, March 26-28
• Mars Area, The Wizard of Oz, March 13-14 HM
• McKeesport, Fiddler on the Roof, March 26-28 GK
• Mohawk, Water For Elephants (High School Edition), March 13-15 HM
• Monessen, The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition), March 27-29
• Moniteau, Mary Poppins, March 13-14 HM
• Montour, On the Town, April 16-19 GK
• Moon Area, Shrek the Musical, April 16-19
• Mt. Lebanon, Shrek the Musical, April 30-May 2
• Mt. Pleasant, Disney’s Frozen, April 17-19
• Neshannock, The SpongeBob Musical, March 27-29 HM
• North Catholic, Footloose, March 27-29
• North Hills, Mamma Mia!, March 13-15, 19-21 GK
• Northgate, Legally Blonde, April 16-18 GK
• Norwin, Mamma Mia!, March 19-20
• New Castle, Disney’s Frozen, April 16-18 HM
• North Catholic, Footloose, March 27-29 HM
• Oakland Catholic / Central Catholic, The Addams Family, April 10-12 GK
• Our Lady of Sacred Heart, Hadestown: Teen Edition, March 6-9, 13-14 GK
• Penn Hills, Once on This Island!, April 9-12 GK
• Penn-Trafford, Mamma Mia!, ​April 10-12, 17-19
• Peters Township, Little Mermaid, April 16 – 19
• Pine-Richland, Chicago: Teen Edition, March 13-14, 20-21 GK
• Pittsburgh Allderdice, Curtains, April 16-19 GK
• Pittsburgh CAPA, Guys and Dolls, April 10-12, 16-19 GK
• Plum, Seussical, April 16-18 GK
• Quaker Valley, Alice By Heart, March 12-14 GK
• Redeemer Lutheran, Bye, Bye Birdie, April 16-18 GK
• Ringgold, Disaster!, March 5-7
• Riverside, Disney’s Frozen, March 19-22 HM
• Riverview, The Addams Family, March 12-15 GK
• Rochester Area, The Addams Family, March 26-29 HM
• Saint Joseph, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, April 23-26 GK
• Seneca Valley, Disney’s Frozen, March 12-15
• Serra Catholic, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, April 24-26 GK
• Seton-LaSalle, Guys and Dolls, March 26-28 GK
• Sewickley Academy, Footloose, March 5-7 GK
• Shaler, Mamma Mia!, March 6-8, 13-14
• Slippery Rock, Anastasia, April 10-12 HM
• Southmoreland, Disney’s Newsies, March 12-15
• South Park, Shrek the Musical, April 9-12
• Springdale, The Addams Family, March 26-28
• Steel Valley, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version), March 12-15 GK
• Thomas Jefferson, 9 to 5, March 19-22 GK
• Valley, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, April 16-19
• Upper St. Clair, Mamma Mia!, March 12-15
• West Allegheny, 9 to 5, March 12-15 GK
• West Mifflin, The Addams Family, March 12-15
• Westinghouse Arts Academy, Into the Woods, April 16-19 GK
• Woodland Hills, Young Frankenstein, April 23-25, April 30, May 1-2 GK
• Yough, High School Musical, March 20-22