High School Musical: The Concert

**High School Musical: The Concert** was a concert tour based on the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical.

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 was replaced by Drew Seeley who was Efron's singing voice for the first film.

## Development

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 previous engagement to the filming of the 2007 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Hairspray. 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 movie'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 one last 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.

The cast toured four countries in South America, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Venezuela. Each of the singers had two microphones during the performances, a headset microphone with a flesh-coloured pad on the tip and a hand-held 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 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 dancer Jared Murillo and Seeley. Murillo also choreographed "Dance with Me".

## Broadcasts and Recording

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. The album and video was released on June 26, 2007. While the CD and DVD were recorded by Disney at the same show, the two feature slightly different edits. For example when Lucas thanks the cast and crew at the end of "We're All in This Together", he says, "Houston you have been awesome" and thanks the band on the CD version, while the DVD version skips straight into thanking the cast and dancers. He thanks Jordan Pruitt in real life, but on both the CD/DVD combo and the Extreme All-Access Pass DVD, he never does.

## Set List

### Jordan Pruitt Opening Setlist

* "Jump to the Rhythm"
* "Teenager"
* "Outside Looking In"
* "Miss Popularity"
* "We Are Family"

### Main Setlist

* "Introduction"
* "Start of Something New"
* "Stick to the Status Quo"
* "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"
* "When There Was Me and You"
* "Headstrong" (Ashley Tisdale Solo)
* "We'll Be Together" (Ashley Tisdale Solo)
* "He Said She Said" (Ashley Tisdale Solo)
* "Get'cha Head in the Game"
* "Dance With Me" (Drew Seeley Solo)
* "Push it to the Limit" (Corbin Bleu Solo)
* "Marchin'" (Corbin Bleu Solo)
* "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)"
* "What I've Been Looking For"
* "Let's Dance" (Vanessa Hudgens Solo)
* "Say OK" (Vanessa Hudgens Solo)
* "Come Back To Me" (Vanessa Hudgens Solo)
* "Bop to the Top"
* "Breaking Free"

## Other Media

### Live Album

The album was released on June 26, 2007 under the Walt Disney record label.

1. "Start of Something New" - Drew Seeley and Vanessa Hudgens featuring Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman
2. "Stick to the Status Quo" - Tisdale, Grabeel and Cast
3. "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" - Seeley, Hudgens, Tisdale and Grabeel featuring Bleu and Coleman
4. "When There Was Me and You" - Hudgens
5. "Get'cha Head in the Game" - Seeley and Bleu
6. "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" - Seeley and Hudgens
7. "What I've Been Looking For" - Tisdale and Grabeel
8. "Bop to the Top" - Tisdale and Grabeel
9. "Breaking Free" - Seeley and Hudgens
10. "We're All in This Together" - Seeley, Hudgens, Tisdale, Grabeel, Coleman, Bleu and Cast

### Video Album

1. "Start of Something New" - Drew Seeley, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu
2. "Stick to the Status Quo" - Seeley, Hudgens, Tisdale, Grabeel and Cast
3. "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" - Seeley, Hudgens, Tisdale, Grabeel, Coleman and Bleu
4. "When There Was Me and You" - Hudgens
5. "We'll Be Together" - Tisdale
6. "Get'cha Head in the Game" - Seeley and Bleu
7. "Push it to the Limit" - Bleu
8. "Marchin'" - Bleu
9. "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" - Seeley and Hudgens
10. "What I've Been Looking For" - Tisdale and Grabeel
11. "Say OK" - Hudgens
12. "Bop to the Top" - Tisdale and Grabeel
13. "Breaking Free" - Seeley and Hudgens
14. "We're All in This Together" - Seeley, Hudgens, Tisdale, Grabeel, Coleman, Bleu and Cast

#### Bonus Tracks

1. "Jump to the Rhythm", "Teenager", "Outside Looking In" and "Miss Popularity" by Jordan Pruitt
2. High School Musical: On the Road
3. "Start of Something New", "Get'cha Head in the Game", "Bop to the Top", "Breaking Free" and "We're All in This Together"
4. High School Musical 2 trailer