Project Success Musicals – Join Us for a Show This Year!

Each year, Project Success partners with Sanford, Northeast, and Andersen Middle Schools to produce a Middle School Musical with our students. Through our middle school musicals, students feel safe, supported, and a sense of inclusion. During the 10-week rehearsal and production process, students build and strengthen community, practice setting goals and making a plan to achieve goals as members of the production, and build team-oriented cooperative skills in effective communication, meeting expectations, honoring commitments, persistence, and resilience. We love seeing their talents and creativity shine through in these unforgettable productions!
Join us at the public performances of each musical to support and celebrate these middle school students! Tickets can be purchased at the door each night – they are $5 each/pay what you can for the general public. Performances are open to all ages.
Sanford Musical: Matilda Jr.
Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, Miss Honey. However – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t follow her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!
Performance dates:
Friday, December 12 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 13 at 7:00 pm
Sanford Auditorium3524 42nd Ave S, Minneapolis MN

Northeast Musical: High School Musical Jr.
Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. The couple cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical. Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo,” Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.
Performance dates:
Friday, March 13, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Northeast Auditorium, 2955 Hayes St NE, Minneapolis, MN

Andersen Musical: Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Musical
Jeff Kinney’s popular character takes center stage as Greg’s cartoon diary becomes a hilarious and heartfelt musical. Will Greg’s plans to become popular lead him to sacrifice his one true friend? Can anyone avoid the dreaded Cheese Touch? Grab a hall pass and don’t be late for an adventure familiar to anyone who actually survived middle school.
Performance dates:
Friday, June 5, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Andersen Cafeteria, 1098 Andersen Ln, Minneapolis, MN

