Aug 23
High School Musical
This whole nutty High School Musical II thing is quite fascinating. People are making comparisons to Grease. I actually watched a bit of the first one to see what the fuss is all about. It involves a jock doing well (I prefer seeing them die horribly) so I was not into it.
As you can imagine the whole thing is Disney schmaltz that bears little reality to real life. I was in all my school musicals at my prep school and it was fun but hard work. Then again its a very similar musical that worked so well for both Grease and Rocky Horror. Every single song is so simple and catchy that its easy to sing along by the second chorus.
Its easy to mock the whole thing and so many people are for various reasons. Turst Disney to take the winning formula for musical visual success, bleach it and turn into something even bigger. Expect this series to run and run.
Who knows High School Musical might have a profound affect on fledgling musical at schools all over the coutnry.
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