UC Davis Magazine - Center Stage three-time alumnus with Kyle Holmes
Three-time alumnus Kyle Holmes wrote the book on a musical that explores the darkness of high school life.
In Writing Ranked, Kyle Holmes and David Taylor Gomes Put Teenagers First
Created with students at Granite Bay High School, the musical has been licensed around the world as schools seek to amplify the academic pressures facing today’s adolescents.
INTERVIEW: HBO doc explores realities of high school rankings
Recently Hollywood Soapbox exchanged emails with Holmes and Gomes about Ranked and being one of the stories included in the new HBO film “My So-Called High School Rank”
Watch the Official Trailer for My So-Called High School Rank Documentary
The official trailer has been released for HBO's upcoming documentary My So-Called High School Rank. Watch the trailer above for the film, which will stream on HBOMax beginning November 29.
HBO to Premiere High School Musical Theatre Documentary MY SO-CALLED HIGH SCHOOL RANK
HBO Original documentary film MY SO-CALLED HIGH SCHOOL RANK, produced and directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg debuts Tuesday, November 29 on HBO.
Watch the Trailer for HBO's My So-Called High School Rank
My So-Called High School Rank, premiering on November 29 on HBO, follows students in a production of the high school musical, Ranked, a show all about just how far students and parents will go to secure their academic futures.
THED Talks: Dr. Jimmy Chrismon talks with Ranked: The Musical creator Kyle Holmes
Kyle and Jimmy discuss theatre teaching, the creation of the hit musical, starting a licensing company, and his desire to provide theatre that matters to young people.
Musical Theatre Radio’s “Be Our Guest” with Uproar Theatrics’ Kyle Holmes and Laura Hall
A playwright, a composer, an actor and a lawyer walk into a bar…and end up having a transformative discussion about how the current licensing system’s a bit behind the times and ripe for disruption.
New Licensing Agent Uproar Theatrics Offers New Works With an All-Digital Materials Model
The company will license works centered around teen and young adult characters, with current titles from Paul Gordon, Kristoffer Diaz, Rachel Lynett, and more.
New All-Digital Theatre Licensing Company UPROAR THEATRICS Announced
Uproar Theatrics, a new digital theatrical licensing company, has been created to transform how regional, school, stock, and amateur groups license plays and musicals. Founded by Nathan Sheffield (Broadway entertainment lawyer), Kyle Holmes (playwright and theatre educator), Laura Hall (actor and director), and David Taylor Gomes (composer), Uproar Theatrics is expanding the theatrical pipeline to bring thrilling, fresh theatre to creators and audiences across America.
VIDEO: Joshua and Amanda Dela Cruz Record Cover of 'Come Up For Air' From the New Musical RANKED
"Come Up for Air" is about pushing through the moment, finding some new appreciation, and ultimately, new ways of valuing ourselves.
The High School Musical That Predicted the Admissions Scandal
When David Taylor Gomes and Kyle Holmes asked their theatre students about the top concerns they faced in high school and in life, the fight to get into college and the ‘game’ of GPA point-scoring was high up the list for many of them.
Association of California School Administrators: Kyle Holmes on the importance of art during Covid-19
Theatre at Granite Bay’s cast of Pippin was set to open this month. Director of Theatre Arts Kyle Holmes discusses why art is so important now more than ever.
Cast Set for Industry Presentations of New Musical Ranked
Mindy Cooper directs the musical penned by Kyle Holmes and David Taylor Gomes. Industry presentations of the new musical Ranked will be held March 20 at noon and 4 PM at The Daryl Roth Theatre.
Kyle Holmes And David Taylor Gomes Talk About Where RANKED, A NEW MUSICAL is Going Next
On February 28, Ranked will be available for everyone to hear on Spotify and Apple Music. Broadway World Sacramento recently spoke with Holmes and Gomes to hear all about their journey to a New York reading, the making of the album, and their upcoming HBO special.
A Dystopian High School Musical Foresaw The College Admissions Scandal
A new musical explores life in high school in a way that's eerily familiar. It's called Ranked, and it's set in a dystopian world where your class rank — determined by grades and test scores — governs everything from where you sit to what your future holds.