A Tribute to Film Posters

High School Musical 1 & 2

Everyone has been buzzing with High School Musical fever since the first movie premiered on DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movies) on January 20, 2006. On that day, 7.7 million American viewers witnessed what would become pop-culture phenomena, making it one of the most successful original movies on the Disney Channel to date. The movie’s popularity reached even greater heights after the sequel premiered on August 17, 2007. Since then, it has spawned a concert, a theatre musical production, the Disney High School Ice Tour and rumour has it, there is a feature film in the works.

High School Musical Story
Set in a high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie (best selling TV movie on DVD) addresses the issues surrounding stereotypes, a topic everyone can relate to. Watch as a couple of teens break out of their molds and seize the opportunity to sing in a talent show. Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), captain of the Wildcats basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) a math and science wiz, both feel the pressure to “stick to the status quo” but find the strength in themselves to make their own choices.

High School Musical 2
The highly anticipated sequel, High School Musical 2 (August 17, 2007) did not disappoint, pulling in 17.24 million viewers. The songs were just as catchy and its message just as poignant. This time Troy (Zac Efron) and the gang have taken summer jobs together at a spa where the Evans family are members. Driven by his chance for a scholarship, he follows Sharpay’s (Ashley Tisdale) lead and begins to transform into the type of person his friends can hardly recognize. Sharpay’s plan to entice Troy with promotions and gifts make him an outcast amongst his closest friends until he realizes what is really important, and takes the type of action that leads to a big finale.

After the previous success of the concert and musical theatre production, Disney’s High School Musical Ice Tour opened in August 2007 and is scheduled to tour in 100 cities around the globe. Although the tour does not feature the original actors, a remarkable cast of world class skaters have taken the show to a whole new level. Songs from the original soundtrack (best selling album of 2006) make this a widely anticipated event.

Disney High School Musical Ice Tour
You can find out when the Disney High School Ice Tour visits your city by checking out the tour schedule.