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January 16, 2010

High School Musical Music

Filed under: High School Musical — Tags: — hal johnson @ 9:25 pm
by Rich Hooper

Musicals combine dance, dialogues that are spoken, music and songs just like a Film. The only difference being that it is performed live. Apart from that, all the aspects of human drama ranging from love to anger to humor are communicated through the words, movements, technical aspects and music.

The Golden age of musicals when it had reached it’s peak was from the’40’s to the 60’s. Broadway Theatre in New York city and West end in London are two famous places for performing musicals that are produced on a large scale. Smaller places like The Fringe Theatre are used to enact musicals produced by theatre artists who are not that well known or who are on tours or for high school performances or performances by ametures, or if it’s a regional production which means that there is not much money involved but the effort is the same almost.

The Broadway Melody, The Sound of Music, My fair Lady and Grease to name a few, are some of the famous musicals till date. The artists consider it to be a form of expression. Besides acting, being a part of the performing group could also mean touring the country, which is a bonus. There is a lot of hard work involved in High School Musical Broadways. The theme has to be in lieu with the youth of today to be able to grab their attention.

Musicals are popular among all age groups because it does not only include acting but singing and dancing too. It is a way of expression and a medium for letting out the energy. Being a part of a high school musical may also include a tour to different parts of the country. High school Musical broadways involve a whole lot of work. It’s a team effort where there are musicians, actors, script writers, directors, producers, electricians and the list goes on.

High school musical tickets can be bought online or directly from student leaders or from the school’s head office itself. Sometimes schools give away high school musical tix as awards. Tickets can be bought for yourself or as a gift for someone else. Normally if it is high school musical, there may be a limit on the number of tickets allowed per person.

While you have decided to attend the musical, make sure to check if there is a dress code that needs to be adhered to. When you arrive, switch off the cell phone. Do not attempt to walk in and out in between acts. Speak only during intervals. Do not speak loudly and finally enjoy the musical.

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The Long And Short Of High School Musical

Filed under: High School Musical — Tags: — hal johnson @ 9:25 pm
by James Sawyer

This is a musical about few kids in high school as its name appropriately suggests, this useless bit of information just incase you weren’t able to put two and two together. The movies star Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Blue and Lucas Grabeel. The first movie in the franchise was released in 2006 on television so that no high school musical Tix were required. The movie’s runaway success motivated Disney into making another TV version which was released in the subsequent year. The theatrical sequel, third part came out in 2008 and amid fears of an overdose of musical mania the movie had a great box-office opening. The first version of the movie earned an Emmy award and was viewed by 225 million viewers worldwide.

The first movie

The first edition of the movie was released on Disney channel in 2006 and was a runaway hit. Movie’s central protagonists are Troy, a basketball star in school and Gabriella, a science and math whiz, and both possess extraordinary singing talents.

All this time the winter musical is drawing close, and both of them end up auditioning for it. However, they disregard the fact that they are up against the intimidating brother-sister duo of Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel) who pull everything out of the bag to thwart them. The movie was watched by 7.7 million viewers in USA at the time of its premier and made a huge profit for Disney without selling high school musical tickets.

The second act

In this movie Troy (Efron) is seen to be worried about his future and the upcoming expenses and decides to find a summer job for himself. The core cast remains the same and Sharpay returns. She arranges for him to get a job in her parent’s club in order to be close to him. The movie opened to’ million viewers on its premier.

A twist in the tale leads to Troy convincing the manager Mr. Fulton to hire his friends for jobs at the club as well. A budding romance ensues between Troy and Gabriella, while Sharpay jealously tries to win Troy’s attention. The Midsummer’s night musical approaches and he is forced to make a choice between his friends and Sharpay. The movie opened to 33 million viewers on its first weekend, becoming the highest watched cable telecast ever.

The third act: TV screens to Movie Theatres

The school is about to end and everyone is worried about going to college. For Troy and Gabrielle, trying to work out keeping close after passing out is another task. The first theatre release of the franchise meant that for the first time people needed to buy high school musical Tix to watch it.

As the two of them battle between choices, spring musical approaches which is going to be a play about their final days in east high. There is a twist; a few special guests from Julliard would be in the audience to scout for talent. Who’ll go away to the elusive college? The build up to the climax is enthralling. The movie grossed $252 million in all markets, talk about selling high school musical tickets. There are talks for a fourth movie to be released with new faces, and for fans like me the release date couldn’t come sooner. Watch out for another screamer of a movie.

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December 8, 2009

High School Hopes Spring Eternal

Filed under: High School Musical — Tags: — Myer Thompson @ 9:08 am
by Myer Thompson

Name me a theme more common and yet, still appealing as the theme of star-crossed lovers. They’re typically from different backgrounds, getting together despite all obstacles and singing their hearts to boot. From ROMEO AND JULIETTE to HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL the themes that appeal to us don’t change very much. In fact, most screenwriters and novelists will tell you, there are only five or six stories that are ever worth telling. Boy-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks meeting the girl-from-the-other-side-of-the-tracks and falling in love will always play.

Then, when you sweeten the pot with a high school setting, you’ve got yourself a bona fide hit. High school is that one rite of passage we all share collectively, regardless of economic, social, or ethnic backgrounds. Regardless of gender, even. Surviving and thriving in high school is a significant event, especially if you just survived it, or if you thrived in it.

Some make the case for high school determining how far you make it in the “real” world. To be sure, it’s not a perfect gauge, but it could be valid. Some people have such a miserable time, they are compelled to transform themselves into someone they could never imagine being inn high school. One way or another, high school will and does effect the rest of your life.

The promise of a high school movie is the promise of America. People, from different and diametrical backgrounds, can get together, fall in love and sing their little hearts out doing it. The closest comparison may be to the Bollywood epics that blend every facet of human existence into two or three hours of melodramatic, comedy, musical fun.

We all want to be heroes. We all ache to have had the courage to punch out the bully and sing sweetly to our secret love. That’s the perennial appeal of the high school movie: it allows us to hope. We can hope for the same kind of unbound courage even now. We want to sing out at the office, dance on top of the cubicle walls, and lead all of our co-workers out the door and into the sunset.

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November 10, 2009

A Hit For the Decades: High School Musical

Filed under: High School Musical — Tags: — Fabian Toulouse @ 9:45 am
by Fabian Toulouse

The release of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL featured a number of great bonus features. There are two music videos: “We’re All in This Together” and the never-before seen “I Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” There is also a featurette giving instructions for copying the moves and a behind-the-scenes looks of the characters.

The film has enjoyed unprecedented and incalculable success. Its soundtrack was the most popular album of 2006. The show launched books, an ice show, a video game, and a stage musical. Naturally, a sequel was produced and aired in 2007. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL wais so sensational that it had the distinction of becoming the first made-for-television movie with a theatrically released sequel in the works.

The story follows much of the classic fundamental structure familiar in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Two high school juniors from opposing cliques “click” with one another as they clandestinely audition for their school’s musical. Their backgrounds as basketball star and math genius certainly do not lend themselves to the theatre. Their relationship and their auditioning prove to be divisive elements within the school, and all sorts of underhanded business ensues.

The movie’s message — to have the guts to override the status quo — is freeing to young people. The characters in this movie appeal to the preteen set largely because they are going through many of the same frustrations in finding themselves and then having the audacity to actually be themselves. And, of course, the music rocks!

If you have a tween in your family, you probably have been inundated by the chatter about HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Even if you do not know a preteen, you cannot have escaped the soaring popularity of this film. Seldom has a made-for-television movie been such a hit, but Disney knew it had a huge hit on its hands from the day of its premier.

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November 9, 2009

The Most Musical High School Ever

Filed under: High School Musical — Tags: — Fabian Toulouse @ 5:08 pm
by Fabian Toulouse

It is no mystery why this franchise has become the cultural phenomena it is today. With talented characters in a plot centering on the universal issues of following a dream and learning how to be true to your own identity, kids have cherished HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL from the very first verse to the last dance routine. It is speaking something to the young teenagers out there.

The captain of the basketball team, Troy, and a brilliant transfer student, Gabriella, must resist everyone else’s expectations and dare to audition for their high school’s winter musical. Because the story centers on the struggles between members of two different social groups, its author and many critics refer to it as a contemporary Romeo and Juliet. Young people have continually struggled with expectations placed on them by their peers, and the film adeptly shares this.

No other television movie has enjoyed its lasting impact. One other indication that HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL may be on its way to enduring popularity in children’s entertainment is its durability and adaptability to other media. In addition to the first movie, audiences enjoyed High School Musical 2, a DVD release-1.2 million copies in six days is the fastest-ever selling television movie-a great soundtrack that reached number one of the charts twice, a much anticipated concert tour, an exciting touring stage musical, an ice touring show, a New York Times best-selling novel, and an recent series of books chronicling the stories from East High.

The film celebrates the value of performance and accomplishment. All kids dream of being confident enough to excel for an audience, whether on the playing field, or at an academic competition, or on the stage. With this film, children see characters with courage and talent working hard to do their best. One of the welcome aspects of Disney’s story is the way in which it celebrates the desire to be true to oneself and be successful.

Children’s entertainment is quickly changing. Television shows that were popular one minute quickly disappear; the current “hot” song bursts on the scene and just as quickly, fades out. However, kids always gravitate toward attractive characters in compelling stories about enduring elements of their lives. The ongoing popularity of Disney’s High School Musical is due to the way it touches many of the elements that kids like.

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December 15, 2007

Ashley Tisdale Discusses Her Rhinoplasty Procedure

Filed under: Ashley Tisdale's, Celebrity Gossip, High School Musical — admin @ 2:20 pm

People magazine spoke with Ashley Tisdale after the ‘High School Musical’ star went under the knife for a rhinoplasty procedure last month. “I’ve known for years that I’ve had a deviated septum,” the 22-year-old said. “If I laid down on my right side

December 6, 2007

Vanessa Hudgens Asked About Ashley Tisdale’s Rinoplasty

Vanessa Hudgens Asked About Ashley Tisdale’s Rinoplasty

Vanessa Hudgens was spotted exiting a store with her mother Gina, where a pesky paparazzo quizzed the 18-year-old about her ‘High School Musical’ co-star and pal Ashley Tisdale’s nose job. Check out pictures and video from

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