Disney's "High School Musical" -- Live On Stage at the Playhouse Theatre, Cheltenham

Theatre Studio, Cheltenham's leading performing arts school, is presenting their production of Disney's "High School Musical" on the 12th - 14th April 2007 at the Playhouse Theatre, Cheltenham. The production will be the Gloucestershire premiere of the musical, based on the Disney Channel Original Movie.

Cheltenham, Glos (PRWEB) April 7, 2007 -- Theatre Studio, Gloucestershire's leading school of performing arts, has announced that the new stage adaptation of Disney's High School Musical will be their 2007 Easter School show. The production, which will open at the Playhouse Theatre on 12th April and run until 14th April, will be one of the first in the UK and the Gloucestershire premiere.

Easter School allows kids to get directly involved in all aspects of theatre: there are two courses open to anyone aged between 7 and 18 with a love of performance, as a well as a unique technical course for students with a flare for design, lighting, sound or set construction. This is the only course offered in Gloucestershire whereby students can learn the complex and exciting life that goes on 'behind the scenes'. Theatre Studio is now booking places on both the acting and backstage courses.

The courses will culminate with 5 public performances of Disney's High School Musical - at 7:30pm every evening from Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th April, as well as matinee performances at 3:00pm on the 13th and 14th. Tickets are on sale now from the Playhouse Theatre Box Office on 01242 522852, and are priced £8 and £6 (concessions).
Full information can be accessed via the official show website: http://www.high-school-musical.co.uk.

For further information
For production enquiries, including comments, photo opportunities, production artwork and press tickets, please contact Alex Lewer at Hitwave on 0870 2368 365 or email alex.lewer(at)hitwave.co.uk.

About Theatre Studio
Theatre Studio runs weekly classes & workshops in the performing arts for young people aged 4 to 18 at the Playhouse Theatre in Cheltenham. Professionally trained tutors, and occasional guest tutors, run the classes in speech, dance and movement, singing, drama and improvisation. More information can be found at www.theatrestudio.co.uk, or by calling the Artistic Director, Suzy Segura, on 07977 227707.

About Disney's High School Musical
Disney's High School Musical has topped the Billboard music charts, broken records and become a worldwide phenomenon within weeks of its premiere.

The show has a book by David Simpatico, songs by Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Ray Cham, Greg Cham, Andrew Seeley, Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts, Bryan Louiselle, David N. Lawrence, Faye Greenberg and Jamie Houston with music adapted, arranged and produced by Bryan Louiselle, and is based on the Disney Channel Original Movie written by Peter Barsocchini.

The Theatre Studio production of Disney's High School Musical is an amateur production by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of NEW YORK.

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