High School Musical 2: On Stage!

### Music By

Antonina Armato, Andy Dodd, Matthew Gerrard, Faye Greenberg, Jamie Houstin, Tim James, David Lawrence, Randy Petersen, Robbie Nevil, Kevin Quinn and Adam Watts

### Book

David Simpatico

**High School Musical 2: On Stage!** is a musical based on the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical 2.

## Characters

* Troy Bolton - Male lead. Star of the basketball team and in a relationship with Gabriella. He finds him and all of his friends a Summer job at the Lava Springs country club.
* Gabriella Montez - Female lead. The smartest girl in school and in a relationship with Troy. She has to deal with Sharpay's meddling and trying to steal Troy away.
* Sharpay Evans - Star of the school musicals. She has a crush on Troy and tries to get his attention by giving him a job at her parents country club.
* Ryan Evans - Sharpay's twin brother. He loves to sing and make choreography. Usually in the shadow of his sister, he joins the Wildcats to try and beat his sister in the talent contest.
* Chad Danforth - Member of the East High basketball team and Troy's best friend.
* Taylor McKessie - Head brainiac at East High and Gabriella's best friend.
* Kelsi Nielsen - Songwriter and member of the drama club. She spends her time writing songs for her friends to perform.
* Jack Scott - News announcer at East High.
* Zeke Baylor - Member of the basketball team who has a passion for cooking.
* Martha Cox - Member of the Science club who has a love for hip-hop dancing.
* Violet, Blossom and Peaches (the Sharpettes) - Sharpay's followers who provide musical back-up.
* Mr. Fulton - Manager at the Lava Springs country club.
* Ripper - A skater dude at East High.
* Ms. Darbus - Drama teacher at East High.

## Plot

### Act I

It opens up with the Wildcats in Ms. Darbus's room on the eve of Summer vacation. Everyone is anxious for the final school bell, except Ms. Darbus who is still teaching. Jason Cross decides to ask Ms. Darbus about her favourite Summer memory, much to the disgust of the rest of the class. Halfway through her speech, the final bell rings and the school goes chaotic ("Countdown / What Time Is It?").

Things have been smooth sailing for Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez since their star turn in Juliet and Romeo, but Sharpay Evans vows to win Troy’s heart this Summer, by any means necessary.

With all of the Wildcats desperate for cash, Troy gets a surprise phone call that work has arrived! ("What Time Is It (reprise)")

At the Lava Springs Country Club, owned by the Evans family, Sharpay revels in her Summer kingdom, surrounded by the club staff and her adoring 'Sharpettes' ("Fabulous").

The celebration is cut short when not only Troy, but the entire Wildcats gang, shows up for duty! Mr. Fulton, the club manager, assigns them jobs, starting with cleaning up the kitchen ("Work This Out").

After the Wildcats impress Mr. Fulton with their cleaning ability, Troy and Gabriella go onto the golf course to enjoy a picnic lunch. In the dining room, Kelsi Nielsen plays a song she wrote for Troy and Gabriella. Among the Wildcats now, Troy gets swept up into the excitement of the song and agrees to sing it with them for the employee number in the talent show ("You Are the Music in Me").

Fulton informs Troy that he’s been promoted to assistant golf pro, which comes with honorary membership status and an extreme makeover ("Fabulous")

Despite his previous commitment to Gabriella, Troy allows himself to be talked into singing with Sharpay at the Talent Show. In the midst of his new job and his practices with the college basketball team, Troy begins neglecting his friends. During rehearsal for Ryan and Sharpay’s talent show number ("Humuhumunukunukuapua’a").

Sharpay replaces Ryan Evans with Troy. Emotions explode, friendships disintegrate, numbers are pulled from the talent show, and the entire company is angry with Troy.

### Act II

During the second week at Lava Springs, Troy rehearses Kelsi’s revamped song with Sharpay and the Sharpettes ("You Are the Music in Me (Reprise)").

At the staff baseball game, the Wildcats are missing their team leader, but Gabriella recruits a new 9th man – Ryan. The dubious Chad Danforth challenges "dancer boy" Ryan, who not only gets Chad to dance, but helps the Wildcats win the game ("I Don’t Dance").

Now officially part of the team, Ryan teaches the gang a new number for the talent show with Chad and Taylor ("Everyday")

Sharpay, feeling her Star Dazzle Award under siege, directs Fulton to yank the employees from the talent show. This is the last straw for Gabriella, who confronts Sharpay, quits her job and breaks up with Troy ("Gotta Go My Own Way").

Immediately, the confused and heartbroken Troy looks back at his decisions while the voices of his friends ring through his head ("Bet On It").

Backstage at the 4th of July Midsummer's Night Talent Show, Troy decides to set things straight. He gets his old job back from Fulton, tells Sharpay that as an employee he can’t sing with her and apologises to the Wildcats. Troy reconciles with Chad and the Wildcats and in response to a suggestion from Ryan, agrees to sing with Sharpay. After a heart to heart with Troy, Sharpay sees the error of her ways and arranges for Gabriella to come back and sing with Troy, and for Ryan to do his number with the Wildcats ("Everyday"), earning him the Star Dazzle Award. Now reconciled, the entire company celebrates the summer ("All for One") ("Megamix").

## Songs

### Act I

* "Countdown"
* "What Time Is It?"
* "Scene One (Pt. 1)"
* "What Time Is It? (Reprise)"
* "Fabulous"
* "What Time Is It? (Exit)"
* "Work This Out"
* "Picnic"
* "You Are the Music in Me (Part 1)"
* "You Are the Music in Me (Part 2)"
* "You Are the Music in Me (Part 3)"
* "Fabulous (Troy's Transformation)"
* "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (Part 1)"
* "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (Part 2)"
* "Act One Finale"

### Act II

* "You Are the Music in Me (Reprise)"
* "You Are the Music in Me (Tag)"
* "I Don't Dance"
* "Everyday (Rehearsal Part 1)"
* "Everyday (Rehearsal Part 2)"
* "Everyday (Rehearsal Part 3)"
* "Fabulous (Sharpay's Triumph)"
* "Gotta Go My Own Way"
* "Bet On It"
* "Everyday"
* "All for One (Finale)"
* "Megamix"

## Productions

Like the original High School Musical, the show has been adapted into two different productions, a one-act, 70-minute version and a 2-act full length production. Music Theatre International This stage production includes the song "Humhumunukunukuapua'a" that was left out of the original release, but included on the DVD. Through Music Theatre International, Disney Theatrical began licensing the theatrical rights in October 2008. MTI had originally recruited 7 schools to serve as tests for the full-length adaptation, but due to complications with multiple drafts of both the script and the score, all but one school was forced to drop out of the pilot program.

* On 18 May 2008, Woodlands High School became the first school to produce High School Musical 2.
* From July 17 to August 3, 2008, Harrell Theatre, in Collierville, Tennessee, was the first community theatre to perform the production, which featured both a senior cast and a junior cast.
* From January 15 to February 15, 2009, the West Coast premiere production was presented by Pacific Repertory Theatre's School of Dramatic Arts. The production was directed by PacRep founder Stephen Moorer, who previously directed the California premiere of the first High School Musical.
* From April 6-18, 2009, the UK Premiere was performed by StageDaze Theatre Company in Cardiff.
* From August 6-9, 2009, the New Zealand Premiere was staged by the National Youth Theatre Company at Auckland's Aotea Centre.
* The London Theatre Orchestra played for a professional cast in early 2010.
* In Monterrey, México, the Cultural Diffusion Department of UDEM (University of Monterrey) presented this stage version from November 4-6, 2011.