NCHS Theatre 2024-2025 Season
Celebrate Halloween by coming to NCHS’s production of Jack the Ripper: the Monster of Whitechapel. A comical but scary treatment of the serial killer who terrorized London in the 1800's. Jack's reign of terror has begun, and Sir Charles Warren, a totally inept British Lord, has been appointed Commissioner of Police to apprehend him. Jack, it seems, practices black magic, which requires murderous sacrifices to assure him additional years of life. Four women are murdered (but are given a wickedly humorous touch by the victims themselves!), and the play revolves around the attempts to save the fifth Angela Ellison, a reformed girl of the streets. With three different endings with a different murderer revealed at each performance, this show will keep you guessing until the final scene. Recommended for ages 10 and up, performances will be Nov. 1st at 7pm and Nov 2nd at 2pm and 7pm in the auditorium.
Bring the whole family to The Lightning Thief, the Percy Jackson Musical at New Canaan High School! As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure "worthy of the gods". Performances will be Nov. 22nd at 7pm and Nov. 23rd at 2pm and 7pm.
NCHS’s winter musical may be the biggest show to ever hit the high school auditorium’s stage. Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical — a true modern classic based on Victor Hugo's novel and featuring one of the most memorable scores of all time. This epic tale of passion, redemption, and the struggle between right and wrong set in the throes of revolution is the winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 70 million people. You don’t want to miss this musical phenomenon come to life at NCHS. Performances will be March 20-22 at 7pm with a fourth performance on March 22 at 1pm.
The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. It's 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer's sparkling new score does for the '80s what Hairspray did for the '60s. This hilarious musical comedy is filled with dancing and a ton of heart! Recommended for ages 10 and up, performances will be May 30 at 7pm and May 31 at 1pm and 6pm.
Bring the whole family to The Lightning Thief, the Percy Jackson Musical at New Canaan High School! As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure "worthy of the gods". Performances will be Nov. 22nd at 7pm and Nov. 23rd at 2pm and 7pm.
NCHS’s winter musical may be the biggest show to ever hit the high school auditorium’s stage. Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical — a true modern classic based on Victor Hugo's novel and featuring one of the most memorable scores of all time. This epic tale of passion, redemption, and the struggle between right and wrong set in the throes of revolution is the winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 70 million people. You don’t want to miss this musical phenomenon come to life at NCHS. Performances will be March 20-22 at 7pm with a fourth performance on March 22 at 1pm.
The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. It's 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. He's the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer's sparkling new score does for the '80s what Hairspray did for the '60s. This hilarious musical comedy is filled with dancing and a ton of heart! Recommended for ages 10 and up, performances will be May 30 at 7pm and May 31 at 1pm and 6pm.
