1st national tour of High School Musical

[salamanderjoe]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 1:32am

Well...Ive been waiting to hear about the 1st national Tour of High School musical. And finally I got to see it last night in Chicago! Here's a review...Ill try to keep it short...but I would love to hear what everyone else has to think.

THe show opened with the Wildcat Cheet. Very impressive.....the crowd was sooo excited to see such a great amount of energy on the stage. We were introduced to the characters and immediately I could tell that this production would surpass the movie! My friends and I were shocked at the amount of talent up on that stage. Yes...the cast might not be in high school but they all posessed the youthful energy and look that this production needs. There are soo many future stars in the production. Arielle Jacobs as Gabriella posesses such poise and a beautiful voice. She is a great find! As we continued to meet the cast, one of the funniest parts was the detention scene. An ensemble member, Dante Russo has created one of the funniest earthworms known in the world!!! It was so good they even put his pictures of the earthworm in the souvenir program (which is a good buy and well worth the 20 bucks). John Jeffrey Martin as Troy is great. He looks like a basketball player and sings like a rock star! The Gabriella and Troy Duets are beautiful. Sharpay and Ryan Evans are amaaazing and the comic relief of the play. Bobby List as Ryan dances the night away with his fosse moves and great voice! One thing that impressed me about the production was the scene changes. The cast members are constantly pushing locker units to create the new scenes....but these changes were so sharp that it was as if you were watching a movie. I was also impressed with the cast member they found for Status Quo. Lizzie Weiss was especially funny as the popping and locking Martha Cox. Boy can she sing! Ellen Harvey as Ms Darbus was also delicious! Overall the show was Broadway caliber. I suggest everyone goes and sees it.....even if you are surrounded by young kids....you will see the magic in this disney show! Anyone else see it?

[antonijan]

Posted: 8/5/07 at 2:19am

Any info on the list of cities for the tour? I checked the Disney site and didn't find any.

I'd see it :P