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The Ice Tour

The cultural sensation "High School Musical" reaches a whole new level of "cool" ... on ICE! - With Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour.

Opening on August 31, 2007, in Lakeland, Florida, Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour is based on the plot of both High School Musical and its sequel High School Musical 2. Although this rendition does not feature any of the actors from the movies Kenny Ortega, the director and co-choreographer of the movies helped co-produce this tour.It will have an international tour in 2008.The following countries/regions are the confirmed destinations:Argentina(Cordoba and Buenos Aires),Canada(Toronto, Winnipeg, Ontario, London, Ontario, Ottawa and Hamilton),Chile,Italy(Milan and Rome),Quebec(Scotiabank Place),Spain(Bilbao and Madrid) and the United Kingdom(England(London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle),Scotland(Braehead Arena) and Northern Ireland(Belfast Odyssey Arena).More Tour dates and destinations to be confirmed.

The ice tour will feature a live fusion of songs, dance and team-spirited fun to celebrate the music of the original Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel movie, and its sequel "High School Musical 2," which is set to debut on the Channel this summer. Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour will feature music from the popular "High School Musical" soundtrack, including "We're All in This Together," "Get'cha Head in the Game," "Start of Something New," "Stick to the Status Quo," along with new music from "High School Musical 2."

"High School Musical," an Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie, premiered in January 2006 in the U.S. and through the year, on 25 Disney Channels and free-to-air broadcasters, reaching over 100 countries and over 100 million unique viewers worldwide. In the U.S., its soundtrack was the #1 album of the year in 2006 (certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA), and broke records on the Billboard charts with an unprecedented nine original songs making the "Hot 100."

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High School Musical 2

The beginning of summer at East High begins with all of the students counting down to summer. Troy and the Wildcats agree that they all need jobs, and Troy in particular seems distressed because of college expenses. Gabriella reveals, much to the disappointment of Sharpay, that she'll be staying until the end of graduation. Troy promises her that they'll be together for vacation, and gives her a necklace with a "T" on it, for "Troy." As they're about to kiss, the romantic moment is disrupted by a fellow classmate asking Troy to sign his yearbook, and Chad saying that they need to go play hoops.

Sharpay convinces Mr. Fulton to hire Troy at Lava Springs, her parent's country club where she and her brother vacation, so that she'll be able to be with him during the summer. Mr. Fulton calls Troy and hires him. As Sharpay exerts her control over the the club, Troy arrives with the Wildcats in tow. Sharpay questions Mr. Fulton, who says he can't fire the rest of the Wildcats, since Troy asked that they come along. Sharpay tells him to make their jobs miserable so they'll want to quit.

After they see how miserable it will be working at the club, the Wildcats complain to Troy. Troy and Gabriella picnic on the golf course, and as the fun leads to what would seem like another kiss, Sharpay spots them and has the sprinklers turned on. Mr. Fulton reprimands them and ends their date.

With the Lava Springs Country Club's annual Star Dazzle talent show approaching, Kelsi convinces Troy and Gabriella to sing a duet, but Troy only agrees to do the show as long as the Wildcats can do it, too. Ryan overhears this and tells his sister.

Sharpay invites Troy to dinner with her parents and asks him to sing with her at the talent show. Convinced that Sharpay's parents can help him get a scholarship for college, he agrees to Sharpay's request. Troy quickly rushes out after the dinner to meet Gabriella for their second date. The date is cut short as Mr. Fulton catches them again, this time in the pool.

The next day, Mr. Fulton surprisingly promotes Troy to golf instructor. With an increased salary, and no more "clocking in", Troy leaves the ranks of the rest of his Wildcats. Sharpay tells Troy that college basketball scouts will be at the talent show. Taylor overhears this and confides in Chad and Gabriella, saying that Troy has changed. Neither believe her, until Troy starts blowing off his friends to go practice with college basketball teams.

Sharpay orders Kelsi to give her the song that she originally wrote for Troy and Gabriella in "her key" so that she can perform it with with Troy at the talent show. After Sharpay kicks him out of the talent show for Troy, Ryan realizes she's been using him. He goes to the staff baseball game, which Gabriella has invited him to, and Gabriella asks Ryan to help direct a new act for the Wildcats without Troy so that they can still perform at the talent show. Ryan agrees.

While Ryan and the Wildcats work on their show, Troy awkwardly practices his duet with Sharpay. Later Ryan and Gabriella soon start to dance when Troy walks in and interrupts and is completely jealous. Realizing that they might steal her show, Sharpay has Mr. Fulton order all of the staff to work during the talent show, forcing the Wildcats to call off their performance. Angry that their performance has been cancelled, Gabriella confronts Sharpay. When Sharpay tries to gloat about how she's "won," Gabriella doesn't see the prize and quits. Troy catches up with her and tries to convince her to stay, but Gabriella tells him that he's changed and something doesn't seem right between them. She leaves the country club, and gives Troy back the necklace he gave her. The Wildcats remain angry with Troy, and when he finds out that the staff has been ordered to work he finally sees the errors in his ways. Troy quits his duet with Sharpay and demotes himself back to his old kitchen job.

Desperate to find a new partner, Sharpay asks Ryan to sing with her again, but he refuses, saying that the spotlight is hers. Not wanting to see his sister fail on stage, Ryan asks Troy to sing with Sharpay, but with a new song that Gabriella has learned and Sharpay is unaware of. Troy and Gabriella reunite in their duet along with the Wildcats. Mr. Fulton awards the Star Dazzle prize to Sharpay, but she takes it and gives it to her brother, Ryan, instead.

After the talent show, the Wildcats watch shooting stars from the golf course. Troy and Gabriella shar ea kiss, and the Wildcats enjoy the moment under fireworks and sprinklers. The movie ends with a "staff only" pool party, and the cast singing together and enjoying their days of summer to come.

High School Musical 2 Cast

Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) is the male protagonist of the movie. He is the most popular guy at East High School, captain of the varsity basketball team, and is madly in love with his girlfriend Gabriella. Along with most of East High he takes a summer job at Lava Springs, the country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents. His best friend is Chad Danforth. He is also friends with Jason and Zeke.

Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) is the female protagonist. She is the smartest girl at East High School and is madly in love with her boyfriend Troy. She takes a job as a lifeguard at Lava Springs and plans to spend her summer with Troy.

Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) is the antagonist of the film. She is an arrogant person who always wants her way. She overdominates and likes to be in control even of her twin brother Ryan. Sharpay plans to spend the summer lounging around her parent's country club, Lava Springs. She has a noticable crush on Troy Bolton and is always trying to steal him away from Gabriella.

Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel) is Sharpay's fraternal twin brother. In the sequel, he begins to let his sister step over him, even letting her kick him out of the show to make room for Troy Bolton. By the end of the film he begins to see the errors of his sister's ways.

Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu) is Troy's best friend and is also friends with Jason and Zeke. He is arrogant, but caring. He has a summer job at Lava Springs and a crush on Taylor.

Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman) is Gabriella's best friend. She is captain of the school Scholastic Decatholon team and was the neighborhood "smart girl" before Gabriella arrived. She has a summer job at Lava Springs. She always sees through Sharpay and tends to be cynical when it comes to boys. She has a crush on Chad.

Zeke Baylor (Chris Warren Jr.) is best friends with Troy, Chad, and Jason. He has a big crush on Sharpay. He also has a love for baking.

Jason Cross (Ryne Sanborn) is best friends with Troy, Chad, and Zeke. He has a crush on Kelsi. In the classroom he is usually kissing up to Ms. Darbus even though it annoys the other students. He is not very bright and usually talks before thinking it through.

Kelsi Nielsen (Olesya Rulin) is a student at East High. She's a pianist and is best friends with Taylor and Martha.

Martha Cox (Kaycee Stroh) is a student at East High. She enjoys hip-hop music and is friends with Kelsi and Taylor.