| Disney's High School Musical 2: On Stage! | |
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| Book | David Simpatico |
| Basis | Based on the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical 2 by Peter Barsocchini |
| Productions | 2009 UK/Ireland Tour |
Disney's High School Musical 2: On Stage! is the second adaptation of Disney's High School Musical franchise, and is currently being made available for community theatres and high/middle/elementary schools by Music Theatre International.
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 decides to ask Ms. Darbus about her favorite 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 and Gabriella since their star turn in Juliet and Romeo, but Sharpay 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 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 – Troy's Transformation").
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 with Troy. Emotions explode, friendships disintegrate, numbers are pulled from the talent show, and the entire company is angry with Troy ("Act One Finale").
During the second week at Lava Springs, Troy rehearses Kelsi's revamped song with Sharpay and the Sharpettes ("You Are the Music in Me – Rock Version"). At the staff baseball game, the Wildcats are missing their team leader, but Gabriella recruits a new 9th man – Ryan. The dubious Chad 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 – Rehearsal").
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 apologizes 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 ("Every Day"), earning him the Star Dazzle Award. Now reconciled, the entire company celebrates the summer ("All for One").
Like the original High School Musical, the show has been adapted into 2 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.
