Tickets on Sale May 6 for Touring Stage Version of Disney’s Phenomenally Popular High School Musical On Stage!
April 25, 2007
Disney Theatrical Productions and the Cadillac Broadway Series announced today that tickets for the phenomenally popular Disney’s High School Musical will go on sale Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 9am. Philadelphia’s most eagerly awaited stage production will begin performances at the Academy of Music on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 for a limited engagement of two weeks through Sunday, July 22, 2007. The press opening is scheduled for Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 7:30pm.
Tickets will go on sale beginning May 6, 2007 at 9am. Tickets will range in price from $28 to $103, and are available by calling (215) 731-3333 or by visiting www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway. Tickets are also available at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Streets (open daily 10am to 6pm) or at the Academy of Music box office, Broad & Locust Streets (open during performances only). Priority seating for High School Musical is available for groups of 20 or more by calling (215) 790-5883, and to subscribers of the 2007-2008 Cadillac Broadway Series by calling (215) 893-1955.
Performances include: Week of July 9: Wednesday & Thursday evenings (July 11 & 12) at 7:30pm; Friday and Saturday evenings (July 13 & 14) at 8pm; Sunday evening (July 15) at 6:30pm; matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at 1pm. Week of July 16: Tuesday through Thursday evenings (July 17 – 19) at 7:30pm; Friday and Saturday evenings (July 20 & 21) at 8pm; matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday (July 22) at 1pm.
This new touring stage adaptation of Disney’s High School Musical will be directed by Jeff Calhoun (Big River). High School Musical features a book by David Simpatico (adapted from the original movie script by Peter Barsocchini), and a score including all the songs from the original soundtrack plus two new songs. The touring company will include a live orchestra and a cast of 35 talented theatrical performers; casting will be announced shortly.
Commenting on the announcement, Thomas Schumacher, President and Producer of Disney Theatrical Productions, said, "Our stage version of this great property has been mounted as a direct response to overwhelming demand. As someone who has been passionate about theatre since I was a kid, I am thrilled that we will be touring this remarkably popular title as a fully realized stage production, and most certainly introducing countless young people to the world of theatre for the very first time. You can’t ask for more than that" Schumacher adds, "It is a great joy and privilege for us to be able to produce and present the Disney Channel’s enormously popular property on stage."
Rich Ross, president, Disney Channel Worldwide, said, "To have the great characters, movie and music from our Disney Channel Original Movie adapted for this professional theatre tour is an honor and we hope it will provide an opportunity to introduce kids to the arts."
Disney’s High School Musical is a contemporary musical comedy about a popular high school basketball star and a shy, academically gifted newcomer who discover they share a secret passion for singing. When they sign up together to audition for the lead roles in the school musical, it threatens East High's rigid social order and sends their peers into an uproar. In a desperate effort to maintain the status quo, the "jocks," the "brainiacs" and even the drama club regulars are soon hatching convoluted plots to separate the pair and keep them offstage. By defying expectations and taking a chance on their dreams, however, the couple inspires other students to go public with some surprising hidden talents of their own.
The creative team for this new touring stage production of High School Musical, in addition to aforementioned director Calhoun, will be choreographer Lisa Stevens, scenic designer Kenneth Foy, costume designer Wade Laboissonniere, lighting designer Kenneth Billington, sound designer Duncan Robert Edwards and music supervisor Bryan Louiselle.
High School Musical premiered on Disney Channel on January 20th, 2006, and became the highest rated original movie up until that time. It won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Children’s Programming, and received two Emmy Awards (of its total 6 nominations), a DGA Award, an Imagen Award for Best Children’s Program, and a Humanitas Prize nomination. The soundtrack received a Billboard Music Award for Soundtrack of the Year, and was nominated for an American Music Award in the Favorite Album (Pop/Rock) category. The film even earned an entry in the Guinness World Record Book as the first TV movie to deliver nine concurrent singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Subscription packages for the 2007-2008 Cadillac Broadway Series season are on sale now by visiting www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway or by calling (215) 893-1955. The new season will include: The Drowsy Chaperone (Nov. 27 – Dec. 2, 2007); My Fair Lady (March 11 – 16, 2008); Oprah Winfrey Presents THE COLOR PURPLE (June 17 – July 13, 2008), all at the Academy of Music; and Avenue Q (Jan. 29 – Feb. 10, 2008) at the Forrest Theatre. Additional shows will include: WICKED (July 25 – Aug, 19, 2007); Gypsy (May 9 – 11, 2008) and Mamma Mia! (July 15 - 27, 2008). The new Cadillac Broadway Series marks the first full season of cooperation between Kimmel Center, Inc. and Shubert Organization, Inc., where theatrical presentations in Philadelphia will be presented at the Academy of Music and the Forrest Theatre.
All performances of Cadillac Broadway Series are supported by Cadillac, Target, WPVI-TV 6, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Cadillac Broadway Series.
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