Coppell Student Media

The dream of ‘Les Misérables’ lives on in theaters

January 9, 2013

By Christina Burke Features Editor The highly anticipated movie-musical Les Misérables came out with a bang on Christmas Day. The story follows paroled prisoner Jean Valjean, played by Hugh Jackman,...

Musical wraps up rehearsals

October 23, 2012

By Nikki Dabney Staff Writer The cast of the fall musical The Drowsy Chaperone is preparing for their opening show on Saturday October 27. Rehearsals are everyday this week except for Wednesday...

Drowsy Chaperone cast not dozing off preparing for musical

September 28, 2012

By Kristen Shepard Staff Writer Even though the curtain will not open for another month, the Coppell High School Theatre Department is already busy at work preparing and planning for opening night...

Fame musical theater class delivers a taste of Broadway

April 27, 2012

By Christina Burke Staff Writer This weekend, the Fame musical theater class at Coppell High School will be taking the stage for their very own show, "One... Singular Sensation: A Taste of Broadway". Directors...

Underclassmen step into the spotlight

September 8, 2011

By Caroline Carter Staff Writer Oftentimes underclassmen find themselves in the shadows of juniors and seniors within teams and organizations. But with CHS Theater’s upcoming production of “Beauty...

2011 fall CHS musical announced, to be Beauty and the Beast

May 23, 2011

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Last night, May 22, at the annual drama banquet, Theatre Department Head Lisa Tabor announced the fall musical for next year, which will be Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Beauty...

Texas Creative Arts Academy’s 13 The Musical premieres this weekend

May 5, 2011

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Being 13 years old is an awkward stage in anyone's life...and that's without being unrooted from your home. Texas Creative Arts Academy will premiere 13 The Musical...

Bye Bye Birdie musical auditions held this week

December 8, 2010

Ashleigh Heaton Editor in Chief Interested in musical theatre? Love to sing, act and dance? You can get a chance to shine in First United Methodist Church of Coppell's upcoming production of Bye Bye...

Photo gallery: Go Into the Woods, experience the magic

October 27, 2010

Going overboard for humor, romance of “Anything Goes”

October 26, 2009

Story by Melissa Brisco Staff Writer Video by Kristen Hart KCBY Director Coppell High School theater is taking audiences back to the 1930’s with this year’s musical “Anything...

After 70 years of lions and tigers and bears

October 7, 2009

By Rebecca Fowler Staff Writer Since 1939, the world has been fascinated by the film version of Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. We know the story, we know the songs, and we have fallen...

Potter musical parody achieves fan base

September 24, 2009

While on mylifeisaverage.com this week, I came across an entry that talked about a Youtube video I’d never heard of: A Very Potter Musical. It seemed amazing to me at the time that a Youtube video...