On the short list of things to love about February, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School musical stands out each year like aurora borealis across a dark winter sky: colorful, breathtaking and always too brief.

After touring the world as a singer, dancer and producer for stage musicals and cruise ship shows, Ken Romero has come full circle, putting his skills and experience to work at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

The regional high school's production of Chicago opened Thursday night at the PAC, and continues all weekend long. The high-energy performance features more than three dozen young performers and a 19-piece band.

Island families, music lovers and theatre buffs flocked to the Performing Arts Center over the weekend for the regional high school’s production of Les Misérables.

A 16-piece orchestra will back up a cast featuring scores of Islanders in the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School production of Les Misérables, opening March 31.

At the performing arts center, there would have been standing ovations. Instead, applause came in the form of blaring car horns for the regional high school production of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.

The regional high school theatre department is presenting It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at the drive-in this weekend and on WMVY in the coming weeks.

Six solo musicians and a rock group, all seniors at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, took the virtual stage on Zoom and YouTube Friday.

With dancing, music, costumes and storytelling, Big Fish: The Musical dazzled audiences at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Performing Arts Center.

Big Fish, opening Feb. 13 at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, is a 21st-century musical inspired by the enduring tradition of heroic journeys.