High School Musical!

Ok, I have the best husband in the world! Not many men would be happy to accompany their wife to see Disney's High School Musical - the Musical without any children as a scapegoat for attending. And have a fun time too:)

The best part about attending shows that attract kids is their pure enjoyment. Little boys were excited to be there, tween and teen girls were excited to be there and the number of families (mom, DAD and kids) was just great. I love to see a new generation be exposed to the joys of musical theater. I think the best example of this was when Troy is singing "Get Your Head in the Game" and he ponders if he should try out for the musical and this little voice shouts out "Yes!"- it came from the main floor but we heard the excitement up in the balcony.

The set design was just great, they managed to use rotating locker segments to dress the scenes fantastically. The voices and talent of the actors was just great (and I did compare by watching HSM 1 & 2 the next day). Reading the cast list I got a jolt to see that Mr. Bolton (Troy's dad) was played by Ron Bohman who has been Phantom in Phantom on Broadway. Yow-za!

There were some minor changes in the stage version, but a nice summary is on Wikipedia. The most notable change was the kiss at the end! Shocking!

My only disappointment was in the swag, nothing was quite to my taste but I take comfort in knowing that the Disney machine has enough merchandise out there that I should be able to find something. To date my best show swag has been my embroidered Lion King bag. It's awesome and is the best work back I've ever had! Next up on our show schedule - Shrek the Musical.