Is There Life After High School? is a
musical about...
high school experiences. Originally based on the book by
Ralph Keyes, the musical is a series of
monologues and musical numbers tracing each characters experiences in high school, both
positive and
negative. Sometimes the characters go to the same high school, sometimes they don't. There is no actual
plot, just a series of moments that come
full circle.
The show opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on May 7, 1982 with the following cast:
Raymond Baker, Cynthia Carle, Alma Cuervo, Sandy Faison, Harry Groener, Philip Hoggman, David Patrick Kelly, Maureen Sillman and James Widdoes.
Is There Life After High School? has music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia and a book by Jeffrey Kindley.