The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films (and developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres), features a book by Bridget Carpenter - the co-executive producer and writer on the beloved TV hits, "Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood" - and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey - the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of Next to Normal and If/Then.

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another's struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter.

Mechanicsburg High School has a history of musical theater that goes back nearly 30 years, to 1984, when Jacqueline Howell brought Bye, Bye Birdie to the stage. After a 10 year hiatus in the early 2000's, musical theater came roaring back to the Burg with 2017's production of Oklahoma! Since then, they have presented Cinderella with her amazing transformation dress, Grease with an amazing stage car and Once Upon A Mattress, the production that was able to squeak onto the stage just before COVID took us over. 2021 brought an ensemble cast to present The Theory of Relativity through the very trying year and last year we met the macabre Addams family. This year we are pleased to bring you the new musical version of the Disney classic movie, Freaky Friday.