Disney's High School Musical

Synopsis

A contemporary musical comedy about Troy, a popular high school basketball star, and Gabriella, a shy, academically gifted newcomer, who discover they share a secret passion for singing. When they sign up to audition together for the lead roles in the school musical it threatens East High's rigid social order and sends their peers into uproar. In an attempt to maintain the status quo, the ‘jocks’ and ‘brainiacs’, and even the drama club regulars, are soon hatching convoluted plans to separate the pair and keep them offstage. Defying expectations and taking a chance on their dreams, and each other, the couple inspires the other students to go public with some surprising hidden talents of their own.

Our Review:

12 May 2009

Even though there may be no more High School Musical movies, that has not dampened the enthusiasm of HSM fans all over the world.

This Disney hit transferred to the stage last year and has toured extensively and appeared in the West End. HSM 2 is on the way, so now is as good a time as any to reaquaint yourselves with the jocks and the geeks.

Like Grease but minus the adult situations, the plot centres on Troy, the football jock (Ashley Day) and his braniac girlfriend, Gabriella (Claire-Marie Hall) and their attempts to stay together, complicated by their opposing commitments at High School. These kids are cute and fizzy, like bottles of pop, but lack the edginess of Danny Zuko and his T Birds. And if you’re looking for a Rizzo, she’s n...

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