High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2007

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High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2007

Posted: 9/5/06 at 3:00pm

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101828.html

What is this world coming to?

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#2

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2007

Posted: 9/5/06 at 3:01pm

And I won't be in attendance.

#3

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2007

Posted: 9/5/06 at 3:16pm

Mama...
I'm scared.

#4

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2007

Posted: 9/5/06 at 3:51pm

woo.

#5

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2007

Posted: 9/5/06 at 4:46pm

I'm ashamed of the Fox Theatre.

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#6

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2007

Posted: 9/5/06 at 4:47pm

LOL, I can't wait!

#7

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 5:29pm

Just because 12 year olds like a movie, doesn't mean it needs to be a musical.

dsfjdfjd.

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 5:33pm

luccly hi skool musikul si mi favrit moive and im so hapy its gonna be a show in atlanta lol i live so far awaieeeee

Seriously though? Bad move, Fox Theatre.

#9

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 5:37pm

Oh my god, I am so ashamed to live in Atlanta. What the hell? The Fox Theatre is so much more than that.

WHAT THE HELL! Anyone else in Georgia gonna rebel against this with me?

#10

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 6:12pm

Don't talk crap! According to the guy in the article, this is a "marvelous new musical sensation!" we're talkin' about here!

but honestly, the movie was fun to mock because it was so bad. If they put it on the stage though... then it's just bad. :[

#11

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 7:00pm

parisinnyc, i live 4 hours from Atlanta :P
and yes, i just saw the movie, and it was so corny and stupid i liked it
one semi-funny line: "we cant let the school be taken over by people who dont know the difference between a Tony Award and Tony Hawk"
wow, what a corny show!
but the stage play is supposed to be better than the movie
so, Fox Theatre... i dont know what to say to you right now

#12

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 7:24pm

*throws up in bucket.*

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 7:29pm

Next week...on broadway...next month...Tv Series...acturally that is not bad..

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 7:29pm

I agree with all of you. My God, what is this world coming to?

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#15

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 7:33pm

i dont see how they'll do it? the whole cast would be teenagers, so that would be a lot of extra tutoring and such...
unless if they hire very young performers, but i think they would look awkward

am i even making sense? i probably have the equity rules all messed up

dont mind me.

#16

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 8:04pm

I'm almost sure they would hire actors over 18. They are playing, what, 16 year-olds?

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 9:45pm

I hope so. We saw what a disaster it was when they tried to cast close to real ages.

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#18

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 10:48pm

I should actually shut up. I'm probably gonna end up seeing it anyways. I don't think I should judge until I actually see it performed on stage.

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 10:53pm

Ever more dies the dream of Atlanta

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 10:53pm

Evermore dies the dream of Atlanta

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 10:59pm

Is this still going to be a musical "sensation" by next year?

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/5/06 at 11:21pm

God I hope not.

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"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife

#23

re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/6/06 at 1:50am

This will still be a musical sensation next year, since the Sequel is coming out next year...from what I heard they are planning to have it in a Country Club. That all the kids work at a Country Club in the summer and they are trying to put on a Musical for their club..sounds like an epiosde of Saved By The Bell to me...

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:28am

They will be casting college aged actors. Auditions took place this summer for a production of HSM to be launched at DisneyWorld this fall. Rumor has it that few students from any of the top MT programs chose to audition because they worry what an awful show this is going to be. They've pulled lots of college aged kids from mid-Western schools. Unlikely that any of them will be cast in the first Equity production in Atlanta but they want to get an idea of how things should be done in the stage version, and work out the kinks at DW. After all, it's not exactly a discriminating theatre audience watching shows there.

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re: High School Musical Will Have Its Equity Premiere in Atlanta in Early 2

Posted: 9/6/06 at 10:32am

My four-year-old cousins wuill be thrilled!:) They think it is the best musical ever. They also still believe in Santa Clause!