Introduces the concepts of music, dance, and acting, suggesting how to create a musical production through games and role-playing and describing all aspects of a show from auditions to curtain call.
Provides an overview of the dancing and choreography involved in staging a high school musical, with tips on conducting auditions, holding rehearsals, preparing for opening night, and mastering the steps.
An illustrated history of three centuries of musical theater, surveying mainstream productions in France, Britain, America, and the Austria/Hungary/Germany area of central Europe, from "The Beggar's Opera" of 1728 to "Sunset Boulevard" in 1993.
Julie and her best friend Ashleigh find themselves at odds when they both fall for the same boy, forcing them to choose between their loyalty to one another and the love of the perfect guy.
Seniors Troy and Gabriella, facing the prospect of college apart, join with their classmates in staging a spring musical that looks back on their high school experiences and forward to the future. Includes photographs from the movie.
Seventeen-year-old Will's behavior has been getting him in trouble at his all-boys school in Sydney, Australia, but his latest punishment, playing in the band for a musical production, gives him new insights into his fellow students and helps him cope with an incident he has tried to forget.