<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3xgHIW_0vKiNSO900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3xgHIW_0vKiNSO900" width="970" height="546" ><figcaption>Ariana DeBose : When I was 17 I was in a Wake County High School Production of A Chorus Line where I played Cassie. #Blassie It was pretty stellar.</figcaption></figure>As many a theatre kid can attest, the high school stage is a popular place for Broadway dreams to begin. Playbill is currently celebrating Back to School season, so we've compiled a gallery of your favorite actors' photos from their teenage archives. Patti LuPone, Michael James Scott, Kara Lindsay, More In Roles They Played In High SchoolGive Your College Dorm Some Theatrical Flair With the Decorate Your Dorm Collection at The Playbill Store!<ul><li>By Andrew Gans | September 4, 2024 </li><li>Carmen Cusack, Nik Walker, and John Behlmann will star in the musical based on the film of the same name.</li><li>By Logan Culwell-Block | September 4, 2024 </li><li>Plus, a closer look at newcomer Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical's history to play Nessarose, in a new video featurette.</li><li>By Andrew Gans | September 4, 2024 </li><li>Diane Paulus and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui stage the Shakespearean tragedy.</li><li>By Logan Culwell-Block | September 4, 2024 </li><li>The Light in the Piazza and The King and I star is being recognized for her outstanding artistic achievement in theatre by the Chicago organization.</li><li>By Logan Culwell-Block | September 4, 2024 </li><li>The Nathan Englander play made its world premiere in 2022 at The Old Globe.</li><li>By Margaret Hall | September 4, 2024 </li><li>Both starred in the title role of Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen.</li><li>By Logan Culwell-Block | September 4, 2024 </li><li>The Tom Stoppard play opened at The Old Vic September 3, with Broadway vets James McArdle and Bel Powley starring.</li><li>Netflix Looks to Broadway to Cast a Retirement Community Full of Superheroes For Their Upcoming The Boroughs</li></ul><ul><li>By Margaret Hall | September 4, 2024 </li></ul><ul><li>Produced by Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers, the show is the latest under their production deal with the streamer.</li></ul></div></body>

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Photos: See JJ Niemann, Patti LuPone, Ariana DeBose, More in Their High School Musicals

As many a theatre kid can attest, the high school stage is a popular place for Broadway dreams to begin. Playbill is currently celebrating Back to School season, so we've compiled a gallery of your favorite actors' photos from their teenage archives. Patti LuPone, Michael James Scott, Kara Lindsay, More...

Photos: See JJ Niemann, Patti LuPone, Ariana DeBose, More in Their High School Musicals

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