Musicals for Kids

Most schools encourage their students to participate in drama and musicals. Schools are increasingly seeing it as a way to expand the creative horizons of the children and explore their interests in this form of art. It is largely being accepted now that the acting skills of budding actors can be better honed with an early start. Hence, there is a rush to know some of the best broadway acts that your child can perform. While there are still others who believe that showing their kids some of the classic musicals might spark their interest in the field of drama and broadway.

Top Musicals for Children

Sound of Music
When it comes to musicals, it must take someone pretty silly to overlook what was perhaps one of the greatest and most famous musicals of all time. Sound of music was about a governess, Maria, who is hired by a Captain Von Trapp to take care of his high-spirited 7 children and educate them. And what follows are perhaps some of the most enduring bunch of songs of all time. One of the best Christmas and Easter musicals owing to their strong 'family-ties' message.

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz is again one of those timeless musicals which people will never tire of seeing. The Wizard of Oz is a school favorite, perfect for small children to perform and well loved by the audiences. This musical is about a girl named Dorothy who gets whisked away from home by a tornado and lands up in a place called Oz and finds new friends there.

Annie
Annie is again one of the most adorable broadway and movie musicals to perform. This musical tells you the story of a young girl named Annie who lives in an orphanage. Young red-haired Annie dreams of breaking out of the orphanage, which is run by a strict matron and live a better life. She eventually wins over the love of a billionaire who agrees to adopt her.

Singin' In the Rain
Singin' in the Rain is another wonderful blast from the past, which people continue to adore and look back at the time when such musicals ruled the roost. Singin' In the Rain is a pretty funny story with some wonderful songs and is one of the most enduring musicals of all time.

Barbie of Swan Lake
The musical Barbie of Swan Lake is about a girl named Odette, who is transformed by an evil wizard into a swan. It is a wonderful fairytale and is one of the cutest and short musicals.

High School Musical Series
And who can forget the High School Musical series from the fabled Disney stable? The High School Musical series took the world by storm not too long ago and were 'the' thing for any school kid. This one of the most celebrated Disney musicals is a story about Troy and Gabrielle and how they fall in love with each other while at school.

I'm sure that after watching these great musicals, your little one would surely love to perform these too.