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High School Musical: The Concert

High School Musical: The Concert was a concert tour performed by members of the cast of the popular television film series, High School Musical, sponsored by AEG Live and presented by Buena Vista Concerts. The concert toured cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America. High School Musical: The Concert expanded the Disney Channel franchise that had previously produced a triple-platinum selling soundtrack and had planned a movie sequel. (Disney had recently scored a success with another concert based on a TV musical by The Cheetah Girls, who had a sold-out tour in 88 cities)

The films' original cast members Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman took part in the tour, except for Zac Efron, who had a previous engagement filming Hairspray and was replaced by Drew Seeley, who was Efron's singing voice in the first film.

The tour also served to promote the debut album of three members: V by Vanessa Hudgens, Headstrong by Ashley Tisdale and Another Side by Corbin Bleu.

Development

HSM cast during the show in Stockton

The concert, which featured songs from the film, also included cast members Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman. Zac Efron was the only original cast member absent from the tour due to his commitment with the filming of the 2007 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Hairspray, which conflicted with the tour. Instead, Drew Seeley, Efron's singing voice in the first film and co-writer of "Get'cha Head in the Game", joined the tour in Efron's place. Jordan Pruitt joined the tour as the opening act. Kenny Ortega, the film's director and choreographer, became the show's touring producer, creative director and director. On the night of the last concert, as seen on YouTube, the cast introduced him before singing the final chorus of "We're All in This Together". The concert typically ran two and a half hours (150 minutes) including the opening act and intermission.

Hudgens during the HSM concert in Stockton

The cast toured five countries in Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico. Each of the singers had two microphones during the performances: a headset microphone with a nude-colored pad on the tip, and a handheld microphone. The live version of "Start of Something New" recorded at the Houston concert appeared in the Radio Disney Jams Vol. 9 CD. Erin Lareau designed the costumes for the concert tour. "Dance with Me" (from The Cheetah Girls 2, also directed by Kenny Ortega with choreography by Ortega and Charles Klapow) included an extended guitar solo which allowed Monique Coleman to feature in an extended tango number with both backup dancers Jared Murillo and Seeley. Murillo also choreographed "Dance with Me".

Telecasts and recordings

Tisdale and Grabeel performing "Bop to the Top" during the show in Rochester

On May 26, 2007, Disney Channel Latin America showed the concert made in Buenos Aires in Argentina. This performance aired none of Ashley Tisdale's songs, and Vanessa Hudgens only sang "Come Back To Me". On June 9, 2007, Canal 13 showed the concert performed in Santiago, Chile, airing all the solo performances. On June 10, 2007, the concert filmed in Mexico City, Mexico aired on Disney Channel Latin America.

The concert CD/DVD came from a performance in Houston, Texas on December 18, 2006 at the Toyota Center.[1] The album and video was released on June 26, 2007.[2][3] While the CD and DVD were recorded by Disney at the same show, the two feature slightly alternate edits.

Opening acts

Set list

Jordan Pruitt opening setlist
  1. "Jump to the Rhythm"
  2. "Teenager"
  3. "Outside Looking In"
  4. "Miss Popularity"
  5. "We Are Family"
Main setlist
  1. "Introduction" (contains excerpts of "Start of Something New", "Stick to the Status Quo", and "We're All in This Together")
  2. "Start of Something New"
  3. "Stick to the Status Quo"
  4. "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
  5. "When There Was Me and You"
  6. "Headstrong" (Ashley Tisdale solo)
  7. "We'll Be Together" (Ashley Tisdale solo)
  8. "He Said She Said" (Ashley Tisdale solo)
  9. "Get'cha Head in the Game"
  10. "Dance With Me" (Drew Seeley solo)
  11. "Push it to the Limit" (Corbin Bleu solo)
  12. "Marchin'" (Corbin Bleu solo)
  13. "What I've Been Looking For" (Reprise)
  14. "What I've Been Looking For"
  15. "Let's Dance" (Vanessa Hudgens solo)
  16. "Say OK" (Vanessa Hudgens solo)
  17. "Come Back To Me" (Vanessa Hudgens solo)
  18. "Bop to the Top"
  19. "Breaking Free"
Encore
  2. "We're All in This Together"

Shows

Other media

Live album

CD (CD / DVD released on May 1, 2007)
  1. "Start of Something New" – Drew & Vanessa ft. Ashley, Lucas, Corbin, & Monique
  2. "Stick to the Status Quo" – Ashley, Lucas, & Cast
  3. "I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" – Drew, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, Corbin, & Monique
  4. "When There Was Me And You" – Vanessa
  5. "Get'cha Head In The Game" – Drew & Corbin (with backup dancers)
  6. "What I've Been Looking For" – Drew & Vanessa
  7. "What I've Been Looking For (Encore)" – Ashley & Lucas
  8. "Bop To The Top" – Ashley & Lucas
  9. "Breaking Free" – Drew & Vanessa
  10. "We're All in This Together (Encore)" – Drew, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, Monique, Corbin, & Cast
  1. Five performances of High School Musical hits ("Start of Something New", "Get'cha Head in the Game", "Bop To The Top", "Breaking Free", "We're All in This Together")
  2. Exclusive cast interviews (Concert Highlights DVD)
  3. Preview for High School Musical: The Concert Extreme Access Pass

Video album

  1. The Start Of Something New – Drew, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, Monique, & Corbin
  2. Stick To The Status Quo – Drew, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, & Cast
  3. I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You – Drew, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, Monique, & Corbin
  4. When There Was Me And You – Vanessa
  5. We'll Be Together – Ashley
  6. Get'cha Head in the Game – Drew & Corbin (with backup dancers)
  7. Push It To the Limit – Corbin Bleu
  8. Marchin' – Corbin
  9. What I've Been Looking For (Version A) – Drew & Vanessa
  10. What I've Been Looking For (Version B) – Ashley & Lucas
  11. Say OK – Vanessa
  12. Bop To The Top – Ashley & Lucas
  13. Breakin' Free – Drew & Vanessa
  14. We're All in This Together (Encore) – Drew, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, Monique, Corbin, & Cast

Bonus tracks

  1. Jordan Pruitt's show-opening act ("Jump to the Rhythm", "Teenager", "Outside Looking In", "Miss Popularity")
  2. High School Musical: On the Road
  3. U Direct ("Start of Something New", "Get'cha Head in the Game", "Bop To The Top", "Breaking Free", "We're All in This Together")
  4. High School Musical 2 trailer

Chart positions

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Release of CD". Amazon. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Mixup Music Store Archived 2007-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ High School Musical: The Concert – Extreme Access Pass (DVD)
  4. ^ Box score:
    • "Billboard Boxscore – Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 4. 27 January 2007. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
    • "Billboard Boxscore – Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 6. 10 February 2007. p. 69. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Billboard Boxscore – Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 24. 16 June 2007. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Top 100 México - Los más vendidos 2007 > Peak" (PDF) (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - THE CONCERT - Charts" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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