Musikmakers' 13 at the Riverlea Theatre in Hamilton until June 1.
Reviewed by GEOFF LEWIS
The musical comedy 13 is an exuberant celebration of the trials and tribulations that mark that great transition from childhood to adulthood.
Musikmakers' first show of the 2019 season has the 18 teenage cast-members present an enthusiastic and vigorous performance based on situations they would probably face in their own lives.
The story is based around Evan Goldman (Daniel Cruickshank) and a small-town US junior high school where there's all the conflicting factions, in-groups and out-groups propelled by that vast teenage need to be accepted.
Performed to a recorded sound track, the cast is asked to learn about 17 songs along with individual performances. This is a big ask of young performers with vocal requirements that would tax more experienced singers.