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 Disney Company)|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.
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.
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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 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 including the opening act and intermission.
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. Erin Lareau designed the costumes for the concert tour. "Dance with Me" 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

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. On June 17, 2007, the show filmed in São Paulo, Brazil, aired on Disney Channel Latin America. An edit of the São Paulo concert also aired on Record TV on June 24, 2007.
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 alternate edits. The live version of "Start of Something New" recorded at the Houston concert appeared in the Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 9 CD.

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"
  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"
  7. "We'll Be Together"
  8. "He Said She Said"
  9. "Get'cha Head in the Game"
  10. "Dance With Me"
  11. "Push it to the Limit"
  12. "Marchin'"
  13. "What I've Been Looking For"
  14. "What I've Been Looking For"
  15. "Let's Dance"
  16. "Say OK"
  17. "Come Back To Me"
  18. "Bop to the Top"
  19. "Breaking Free"
;Encore
  2. "We're All in This Together"

Other media

Live album

;CD
  • Disc 1
  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
  6. "What I've Been Looking For" – Drew & Vanessa
  7. "What I've Been Looking For " – Ashley & Lucas
  8. "Bop To The Top" – Ashley & Lucas
  9. "Breaking Free" – Drew & Vanessa
  10. "We're All in This Together " – Drew, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, Monique, Corbin, & Cast
  • Disc 2
  1. Five performances of High School Musical hits
  2. Exclusive cast interviews
  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
  7. Push It To the Limit – Corbin Bleu
  8. Marchin' – Corbin
  9. What I've Been Looking For – Drew & Vanessa
  10. What I've Been Looking For – 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 – Drew, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, Monique, Corbin, & Cast
Bonus tracks
  1. Jordan Pruitt's show-opening act
  2. High School Musical: On the Road
  3. U Direct
  4. High School Musical 2 trailer