With most performances now sold out and due to unprecedented demand, an extra Disney High School Musical matinee has been added on Wednesday 2nd July at 4pm.

Since its US premiere in January 2006, the made-for-TV Disney movie High School Musical has gone on to become a global phenomenon. Winner of two Emmy Awards, the soundtrack has been certified Double Platinum in the UK alone, while DVD sales have topped 1.6 million.

The screen sequel, High School Musical 2, broke TV viewing records in both the US and UK. Fans are keen to get ready for “the start of something new!”as Disney Theatrical brings High School Musical to the Palace Theatre stage from 23rd June-5th July.

The stage adaptation of High School Musical tells how Troy, a popular high school basketball star, and Gabriella, a shy, academically gifted newcomer, discover they share a secret passion for singing. When they sign up together to audition for the lead roles in the school musical, it threatens East High’s rigid social order and sends their peers into uproar.

In a separate production, Letitia Dean leads the London cast, which runs from 1 July until 31st August at the Hammersmith Apollo.

-Glenn Meads

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