With the Tony Awards coming up on Sunday -- I know, you've been counting the minutes -- Salon decided to pay tribute to the school musical with this fun sto
ry that highlights several videos of real productions found on YouTube. (Ah, if only the memorable performances in my high school's version of "Kiss Me Kate" could have been shared via the Internet back in the day.)
As polished and amazing as a Broadway show can be, there is still something uniquely moving and inspirational about watching a bunch of kids put on a show. Salon's Mark Schone describes finding these clips as stumbling on "a vein of unalloyed joy." Allow yourself the same joy by watching this highlight reel of moments from productions of "Fiddler on the Roof," "Oklahoma" and "Grease," then dig into the other gems embedded in the story.
(And yes, the kid playing Danny in one of those "Grease" numbers does look like he's 27. Don't worry about it -- just keep burning up that quarter-mile.)
Image: Tony Award Via Herald-dispatch.com
