Stephen Moorer | Pop musical | large 20 plus

Disney Channel's smash hit musical comes to life on your stage! On the front steps of East High, it’s the first day after winter break (Wildcat Cheer). The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes find their cliques, recount their vacations, and look forward to the new year (Start of Something New). In Ms. Darbus’s homeroom, basketball team captain Troy discovers that Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. When he calls her, the eccentric drama teacher quickly confiscates all cell phones and assigns detention. Between classes, Gabriella and Troy look at the audition sign-up for the school musical, but the drama diva Sharpay discourages them. At basketball practice, Troy tries to shake his desire to sing at the urging of his best friend Chad (Get'cha Head in the Game). Taylor, the science club president, discovers Gabriella’s intelligence and encourages her to join the upcoming science decathlon. While the students learn how to “act” at detention, Troy’s dad, Coach Bolton, faces off with Ms. Darbus – his star players can’t miss practice for Friday’s championship game! The next day, hopeful Thespians strut their stuff for Ms. Darbus (Auditions), but they’re no match for Sharpay and her twin brother Ryan (What I’ve Been Looking For). Troy and Gabriella arrive too late to audition, but Kelsi, the show's composer, plays the song her way and encourages them to sing (What I’ve Been Looking For – Reprise). Ms. Darbus overhears and gives them a callback. News spreads fast (Cellular Fusion), Sharpay is furious, and some students try to break out of their cliques during lunch (Stick to the Status Quo). Troy and Gabriella escape to the rooftop garden and share a little bit about their real selves (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You). The Jocks and Brainiacs devise a plan to trick Troy and Gabriella into forgetting about the musical and committing to their respective competitions (Counting on You). Thinking each one has betrayed the other, Gabriella and Troy are crushed (When There Was Me and You). Against Ryan’s advice, Sharpay convinces Ms. Darbus to move the callbacks to conflict with the science decathlon and championship game. Chad and Taylor put their heads together to make things right again (We’re All in This Together). While the Jocks and Brainiacs compete, Sharpay and Ryan pull off a polished callback performance (Bop to the Top). When Taylor’s laptop shuts down the electricity, Troy and Gabriella rush to the theater, but are too late. However, when the East High students arrive to rally behind them, Ms. Darbus relents, and they sing their way into the lead roles (Breaking Free). Back at the gym, the Wildcats win the game and the whole school comes together as winners (We’re All in This Together - Reprise).

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Wildcat Cheer - (Company)

Start Of Something New - (Troy, Gabriella, Company)

Get'cha Head In The Game - (Troy, Jocks)

Get'cha Head In The Game playoff - (Troy, Jocks)

Auditions (Bop To The Top/What I've…) - (Thespians. Ms. Darbus)

What I've Been Looking For - (Sharpay, Ryan)

What I've Been Looking For reprise - (Troy, Gabriella)

Cellular Fusion - (Chad, Taylor, Company)

Stick To The Status Quo - (Company)

I Can't Take My Eyes Off You - (Troy, Gabriella)

Wildcat Cheer reprise - (Cheerleaders)

Counting On You - (Jocks, Brainiacs)

When There Was Me And you - (Troy, Gabriella, Jocks, Brainiacs)

Start Of Something New reprise - (Troy, Gabriella)

We're All In This Together - (Chad, Taylor, Kelsi, Jocks, Brainiacs)

Bop To The Top - (Sharpay, Ryan, Brainacs, Jocks)

Breaking Free - (Troy, Gabriella, Company)

We're All In This Together reprise - (Company)

High School Musical Megamix - (Company)

Musical Style: Pop

Show Cast Size: Large (over 20) (6 (5 teenagers; 1 adults)* Men/5 (4 teenagers; 1 adults)* Women)

Show Chorus Size: Large

Show Dance Required: Standard

Notes:

Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL

The Characters and Cliques of East High School (the Sophomores, anyway)

The JOCKS

TROY BOLTON, captain of the basketball team

CHAD DANFORTH, number two on the basketball team, Troy’s best friend

ZEKE BAYLOR, has a secret passion for baking Other Jocks

The NERDS

JACK SCOTT, the PA announcer, a.k.a. the Velvet Fog of East High

KELSI NEILSON, the mousey composer of Juliet and Romeo

The THESPIANS

SHARPAY EVANS, president of the Drama Club

RYAN EVANS, vice-president of the Drama Club

James, an earthworm expressionist

Susan, overwrought with emotion

Cathy, a little too eager

Alan, has a flair for couture

Cyndra, has operatic aspirations

Performance Art Kids

The BRAINIACS

GABRIELLA MONTEZ, the shy new girl at school

TAYLOR MCKESSIE, president of the Science Club

Martha Cox, has a secret passion for hip-hop

Other Brainiacs

The SKATER DUDES

Skaterdude, has a secret passion for the cello

Skaterdude 2

Other Skater Dudes

Other Students

Wildcat Cheerleaders

Party Kids, guests in ski-lodge flashback

Fans/Spectators at the basketball championship game and the Science Decathlon

The ADULTS

Karaoke M.C., voiceover in ski-lodge flashback

MS. DARBUS, drama teacher

COACH BOLTON, basketball coach, Troy’s dad

Ms. Tenny, voiceover chemistry teacher

Moderator, voiceover science decathlon moderator

30 x Libretto/Vocal Books
2 x Piano-Conductor Scores

Orchestra Size: Medium

Musical Style: Pop

Instrumentation

1 KEYBOARD II
1 PERCUSSION
1 DRUMS
1 GUITAR I
1 GUITAR II
1 BASS