| Ranked | |
|---|---|
| The Musical | |
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| Music | David Taylor Gomes |
| Lyrics | David Taylor Gomes |
| Book | Kyle Holmes |
Ranked is a musical written by David Taylor Gomes (music and lyrics) and Kyle Holmes (book), known as "Holmes & Gomes". The musical focuses on a dystopian world where academic competition defines each student's worth, and students do whatever it takes to get to the top of the leaderboards, including paying for their grades. Holmes & Gomes started writing in the spring of 2018, and Ranked debuted on April 4, 2019 at Granite Bay High School just weeks after the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal broke, launching the show into a national spotlight.[1][2]
The musical is the subject of the 2022 HBO feature documentary "My So-Called High School Rank, and is currently licensed by Uproar Theatrics.[3][4]"
- ^ "A Dystopian High School Musical Foresaw The College Admissions Scandal". NPR. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "'That's our play!' | College admissions scandal eerily similar to a new musical by local writers". KXTV. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ "Exclusive: Watch the Trailer for "My So-Called High School Rank," a Documentary All About High School Stress". Teen Vogue. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ Harms, Talaura (2021-06-02). "New Licensing Agent Uproar Theatrics Offers New Works With an All-Digital Materials Model". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.