Schoolhouse Rock Live
Book by
George Keating,
Kyle Hall, &
Scott Ferguson
Music by
Bob Dorough,
Dave Frishberg,
George Newall,
Kathy Mandry.
Lynn Ahrens &
Tom Yohe
Directed by
Reilly Davidson
Music Directed by
Clay Hoffner
May 2–11, 2025
Broadview Heights Spotlights Cultural Arts Building
Buy TicketsBased on the 1970s cartoon, this fast-paced musical teaches lessons with clever, catchy tunes.
A pop culture phenomenon comes to the musical stage in Schoolhouse Rock Live! The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math and more through clever, tuneful songs is not only making a small-screen comeback, it's lighting up stages everywhere – from school multi-purpose rooms to university and regional theatres all around the country.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as "Just a Bill," "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly" and "Conjunction Junction."