'Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour' - USA TODAY 3/14/07

[ALIASd]

'High School Musical' laces up skates


EnlargeBy Denis Poroy, AP
Disney's hit High School Musical is now morphing into a touring ice show.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a hit TV movie, a quadruple-platinum CD, a touring live concert and a top-selling DVD. Now, High School Musical is hitting the ice.

"Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour" will open August 31 in Lakeland, Fla., and travel to at least 100 cities in the next year, Disney officials said Tuesday.

"High School Musical has been a smash hit in virtually every area of the entertainment spectrum," said Thomas Schumacher, president of Walt Disney Co.'s Disney Theatrical Productions. "The ice tour celebrates the fun and music in a whole new way."

The production will feature "some of the world's most talented skaters" performing music from the High School Musical soundtrack, said Nicole Feld of Feld Entertainment, the production company behind the ice show.

"With the ice as the dance floor, this event will be an unprecedented twist on a fan favorite," she said.

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[Ride Warrior]

High School Musical on ice sounds COOL and exciting. I'd love to see it! thanks for the heads up, ALIASd.

[ALIASd]

Here is the official press release with tour dates - Wildcats on the ice!

Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour
Adds New Level of Cool to the Hit Musical Phenomenon

Disney High School Musical The Ice Tour logo.
(PRNewsFoto/Feld Entertainment)

VIENNA, VA UNITED STATES 03/12/2007

Unprecedented 100-City Global Tours Launch This September Tickets Go on Sale April 2 for U.S. Tour

VIENNA, Va., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The cultural sensation "High School Musical" reaches a whole new level of "cool" with Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour. This ice spectacular is premiering September 29th, it was announced today by Thomas Schumacher, president of DisneyTheatrical Productions, and Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of FeldEntertainment.

Tickets for the U.S. tour will go on sale athttp://www.highschoolmusicaltheicetour.com on Monday, April 2, while the European, Canadian and Mexican dates will be released later this spring. 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 setto debut on the Channel this summer. Disney's High School Musical: The IceTour is being produced by Feld Entertainment and Kenny Ortega and mountedin cooperation with Schumacher and his team at Disney Theatrical Productions.

Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour
Schedule is subject to change
Lakeland FL 08/31/07 09/01/07 The Lakeland Center
Orlando FL 09/07/07 09/09/07 Amway Arena
Tampa FL 09/07/07 09/09/07 St. Pete Times Forum
Fort Myers FL 09/14/07 09/16/07 Germain Arena
Nashville TN 09/14/07 09/16/07 Gaylord Entertainment Center
Sunrise FL 09/19/07 09/19/07 BankAtlantic Center
Knoxville TN 09/21/07 09/23/07 Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Miami FL 09/22/07 09/23/07 AmericanAirlines Arena
Hampton VA 09/28/07 09/30/07 Hampton Coliseum
New York NY 09/29/07 09/30/07 Madison Square Garden City
Roanoke VA 10/03/07 10/03/07 Roanoke Civic Center
Los Angeles CA 10/05/07 10/05/07 STAPLES Center
Richmond VA 10/05/07 10/07/07 Richmond Coliseum
Long Beach CA 10/06/07 10/07/07 Long Beach Arena
Los Angeles CA 10/09/07 10/09/07 Los Angeles Sports Arena
Charlotte NC 10/12/07 10/14/07 Charlotte Bobcats Arena
San Diego CA 10/12/07 10/14/07 ipayOne Center at the Sports Arena
Fairfax VA 10/19/07 10/21/07 Patriot Center
Oakland CA 10/19/07 10/21/07 ORACLE Arena
Atlanta GA 10/27/07 10/28/07 Philips Arena
San Jose CA 10/26/07 10/28/07 HP Pavilion at San Jose
Stockton CA 10/30/07 10/30/07 Stockton Arena
Baltimore MD 11/02/07 11/04/07 1st Mariner Arena
Sacramento CA 11/02/07 11/04/07 ARCO Arena
Trenton NJ 11/07/07 11/07/07 Sovereign Bank Arena
Fresno CA 11/07/07 11/07/07 Selland Arena at Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center
Bakersfield CA 11/10/07 11/11/07 Rabobank Arena
Hershey PA 11/09/07 11/11/07 Giant Center
Salt Lake UT 11/15/07 11/18/07 EnergySolutions Arena City
Uniondale NY 11/16/07 11/18/07 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
East NJ 11/23/07 11/24/07 Continental Airlines Arena Rutherford
Des Moines IA 11/22/07 11/25/07 Wells Fargo Arena
Kearney NE 11/28/07 11/28/07 FirsTier Event Center
Indianapolis IN 11/30/07 12/02/07 Conseco Fieldhouse
Kansas City MO 11/30/07 12/02/07 Sprint Center
St. Paul MN 12/14/07 12/16/07 Xcel Energy Center
Philadelphia PA 12/28/07 01/01/08 Wachovia Center
Bridgeport CT 01/04/08 01/06/08 Arena at Harbor Yard
Hartford CT 01/11/08 01/13/08 Hartford Civic Center
Cleveland OH 01/12/08 01/13/08 Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland OH 01/18/08 01/21/08 Quicken Loans Arena
Albany NY 01/16/08 01/16/08 Times Union Center
Rochester NY 01/18/08 01/20/08 Blue Cross Arena
Providence RI 01/23/08 01/23/08 Dunkin Donuts Center Providence
Rosemont IL 01/25/08 01/27/08 Allstate Arena
Syracuse NY 01/25/08 01/27/08 War Memorial at OnCenter
Rockford IL 01/30/08 01/30/08 MetroCentre
Buffalo NY 02/01/08 02/03/08 HSBC Arena
Chicago IL 02/01/08 02/02/08 United Center
Chicago IL 02/08/08 02/10/08 United Center
Milwaukee WI 02/08/08 02/10/08 U.S. Cellular Arena
Green Bay WI 02/15/08 02/16/08 The Resch Center
Boston MA 02/15/08 02/18/08 TD Banknorth Garden
Grand Forks ND 02/20/08 02/20/08 Ralph Engelstad Arena
Auburn MI 02/29/08 03/02/08 The Palace of Auburn Hills Hills
Wheeling WV 03/05/08 03/05/08 WesBanco Arena
Pittsburgh PA 03/07/08 03/09/08 Mellon Arena
St. Louis MO 03/14/08 03/16/08 Scottrade Center
Saginaw MI 03/19/08 03/19/08 The Dow Event Center
San Antonio TX 03/21/08 03/23/08 Alamodome
Grand MI 03/21/08 03/23/08 Van Andel Arena Rapids
Peoria IL 03/28/08 03/30/08 Peoria Civic Center
Dallas TX 03/28/08 03/30/08 American Airlines Center
Wichita TX 04/02/08 04/02/08 Kay Yeager Coliseum Falls
Fort Wayne IN 04/04/08 04/06/08 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Worth TX 04/04/08 04/06/08 Ft. Worth Convention Center
Houston TX 04/11/08 04/13/08 Reliant Stadium
Bossier LA 04/16/08 04/16/08 CenturyTel Center City
Little Rock AR 04/18/08 04/20/08 ALLTEL Arena
Birmingham AL 04/22/08 04/22/08 BJCC Arena
Mobile AL 04/26/08 04/27/08 Mobile Civic Center
Pensacola FL 04/30/08 04/30/08 Pensacola Civic Center
Baton Rouge LA 05/09/08 05/11/08 Riverside Centroplex
Hidalgo TX 05/16/08 05/18/08 Dodge Arena
Corpus TX 05/21/08 05/21/08 AmericanBank Center Christi
Laredo TX 05/23/08 05/25/08 Laredo Entertainment Center

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[ZeekSlider]

Okay, Disney is really milking this cash cow dry.

I had no objections to the Sing-along and Dance-along versions.
I actually bought the DVD and "Special Edition" CD Soundtrack.
I thought the parade they added to DCA and MGM (while painful to watch) was a nice addition.
I even liked the idea of having a concert tour featuring the original cast so they can actually show of their talents and promote their non-Disney-Channel-Related products.

But this is where I draw the line. They came dangerously close with HSM2 and the Haunted HSM for the big screen. Putting the franchise with the Disney on Ice group pushed it for me.

[Kritter]

I don't know. I'm not a HUGE High School Musical fan, but this would be pretty cool... I think it would be hard to do some of the scenes on skates. I'm also surprised Anaheim isn't on the list.

[ALIASd]

Originally Posted by KrItTeR

I'm also surprised Anaheim isn't on the list.

The Anaheim Ducks are playing at Honda Center over some of the area dates. And I believe Feld Entertainment still has an exisiting agreement with the Long Beach Arena. Dates might be added as well.

[Ride Warrior]

Originally Posted by ALIASd

Here is the official press release with tour dates - Wildcats on the ice!

Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour
Adds New Level of Cool to the Hit Musical Phenomenon

Disney High School Musical The Ice Tour logo.
(PRNewsFoto/Feld Entertainment)

VIENNA, VA UNITED STATES 03/12/2007

Unprecedented 100-City Global Tours Launch This September Tickets Go on Sale April 2 for U.S. Tour


Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour
Schedule is subject to change
Lakeland FL 08/31/07 09/01/07 The Lakeland Center
Orlando FL 09/07/07 09/09/07 Amway Arena
Tampa FL 09/07/07 09/09/07 St. Pete Times Forum
Fort Myers FL 09/14/07 09/16/07 Germain Arena
Nashville TN 09/14/07 09/16/07 Gaylord Entertainment Center
Sunrise FL 09/19/07 09/19/07 BankAtlantic Center
Knoxville TN 09/21/07 09/23/07 Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Miami FL 09/22/07 09/23/07 AmericanAirlines Arena
Hampton VA 09/28/07 09/30/07 Hampton Coliseum
New York NY 09/29/07 09/30/07 Madison Square Garden City
Roanoke VA 10/03/07 10/03/07 Roanoke Civic Center
Los Angeles CA 10/05/07 10/05/07 STAPLES Center
Richmond VA 10/05/07 10/07/07 Richmond Coliseum
Long Beach CA 10/06/07 10/07/07 Long Beach Arena
Los Angeles CA 10/09/07 10/09/07 Los Angeles Sports Arena
Charlotte NC 10/12/07 10/14/07 Charlotte Bobcats Arena
San Diego CA 10/12/07 10/14/07 ipayOne Center at the Sports Arena
Fairfax VA 10/19/07 10/21/07 Patriot Center
Oakland CA 10/19/07 10/21/07 ORACLE Arena
Atlanta GA 10/27/07 10/28/07 Philips Arena
San Jose CA 10/26/07 10/28/07 HP Pavilion at San Jose
Stockton CA 10/30/07 10/30/07 Stockton Arena
Baltimore MD 11/02/07 11/04/07 1st Mariner Arena
Sacramento CA 11/02/07 11/04/07 ARCO Arena
Trenton NJ 11/07/07 11/07/07 Sovereign Bank Arena
Fresno CA 11/07/07 11/07/07 Selland Arena at Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center
Bakersfield CA 11/10/07 11/11/07 Rabobank Arena
Hershey PA 11/09/07 11/11/07 Giant Center
Salt Lake UT 11/15/07 11/18/07 EnergySolutions Arena City
Uniondale NY 11/16/07 11/18/07 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
East NJ 11/23/07 11/24/07 Continental Airlines Arena Rutherford
Des Moines IA 11/22/07 11/25/07 Wells Fargo Arena
Kearney NE 11/28/07 11/28/07 FirsTier Event Center
Indianapolis IN 11/30/07 12/02/07 Conseco Fieldhouse
Kansas City MO 11/30/07 12/02/07 Sprint Center
St. Paul MN 12/14/07 12/16/07 Xcel Energy Center
Philadelphia PA 12/28/07 01/01/08 Wachovia Center
Bridgeport CT 01/04/08 01/06/08 Arena at Harbor Yard
Hartford CT 01/11/08 01/13/08 Hartford Civic Center
Cleveland OH 01/12/08 01/13/08 Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland OH 01/18/08 01/21/08 Quicken Loans Arena
Albany NY 01/16/08 01/16/08 Times Union Center
Rochester NY 01/18/08 01/20/08 Blue Cross Arena
Providence RI 01/23/08 01/23/08 Dunkin Donuts Center Providence
Rosemont IL 01/25/08 01/27/08 Allstate Arena
Syracuse NY 01/25/08 01/27/08 War Memorial at OnCenter
Rockford IL 01/30/08 01/30/08 MetroCentre
Buffalo NY 02/01/08 02/03/08 HSBC Arena
Chicago IL 02/01/08 02/02/08 United Center
Chicago IL 02/08/08 02/10/08 United Center
Milwaukee WI 02/08/08 02/10/08 U.S. Cellular Arena
Green Bay WI 02/15/08 02/16/08 The Resch Center
Boston MA 02/15/08 02/18/08 TD Banknorth Garden
Grand Forks ND 02/20/08 02/20/08 Ralph Engelstad Arena
Auburn MI 02/29/08 03/02/08 The Palace of Auburn Hills Hills
Wheeling WV 03/05/08 03/05/08 WesBanco Arena
Pittsburgh PA 03/07/08 03/09/08 Mellon Arena
St. Louis MO 03/14/08 03/16/08 Scottrade Center
Saginaw MI 03/19/08 03/19/08 The Dow Event Center
San Antonio TX 03/21/08 03/23/08 Alamodome
Grand MI 03/21/08 03/23/08 Van Andel Arena Rapids
Peoria IL 03/28/08 03/30/08 Peoria Civic Center
Dallas TX 03/28/08 03/30/08 American Airlines Center
Wichita TX 04/02/08 04/02/08 Kay Yeager Coliseum Falls
Fort Wayne IN 04/04/08 04/06/08 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Worth TX 04/04/08 04/06/08 Ft. Worth Convention Center
Houston TX 04/11/08 04/13/08 Reliant Stadium
Bossier LA 04/16/08 04/16/08 CenturyTel Center City
Little Rock AR 04/18/08 04/20/08 ALLTEL Arena
Birmingham AL 04/22/08 04/22/08 BJCC Arena
Mobile AL 04/26/08 04/27/08 Mobile Civic Center
Pensacola FL 04/30/08 04/30/08 Pensacola Civic Center
Baton Rouge LA 05/09/08 05/11/08 Riverside Centroplex
Hidalgo TX 05/16/08 05/18/08 Dodge Arena
Corpus TX 05/21/08 05/21/08 AmericanBank Center Christi
Laredo TX 05/23/08 05/25/08 Laredo Entertainment Center

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Quite an extensive schedule! I've copied and pasted the list into a folder. Thanks again for sharing...and not puting this info "on ice".

[ALIASd]

Originally Posted by Ride Warrior

Quite an extensive schedule! I've copied and pasted the list into a folder. Thanks again for sharing...and not puting this info "on ice".

Cool, thanks!

[mousephreak23]

Originally Posted by Ride Warrior

High School Musical on ice sounds COOL and exciting. I'd love to see it! thanks for the heads up, ALIASd.

i second that...sounds interesting mosttlyyy hmm i'll keep an eye out

[ALIASd]

[ALIASd]

Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour
Heats Up with Announcement of Principal Cast

Skating Champions Cast in Starring Roles of
Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay, Chad and Taylor

VIENNA, Va., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- What time is it? It's time to celebrate for 18 world-class skaters who will heat up the ice with a live fusion of songs, dance and team-spirited fun in Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour inspired by the pop-culture sensation and Disney Channel Original Movie, "High School Musical," and this summer's highly anticipated "High School Musical 2." Announced today, these skaters will form the principal cast in the show's three separate touring productions and perform in the highly-coveted lead roles of East High's own Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay, Chad and Taylor.

Produced by Feld Entertainment and Kenny Ortega, Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour will feature a talented group of skating stars that includes Olympic & World Championship competitors, National Champions from around the world, and a host of professional ice skating elite from the international touring circuit.

"We're excited to bring Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour to everyone around the world because this story is about kids being true to themselves," said Tony(R) Award-winning producer Kenneth Feld. "Just like the kids in the movie, the skaters we have cast in this show know all about reaching for their dreams."

Starring as Troy Bolton:
-- Brad Santer (Sydney, Australia) - Graduate of McDonald College for Performing Arts. Two-time Australian National Champion and four-time World Championship competitor.
-- Victor "Trey" Ehre (Buffalo, New York) -Graduate of Williamsville North High School home of the Spartans! U.S. National Championship competitor. Starred in Holiday on Ice and featured in numerous touring productions, including Footloose on Ice, Broadway On Ice and the Ice Theatre of New York.
-- Jordan Brauninger (Ludlow, Kentucky) - Graduate of the Abbington Hill home school program! World Junior Figure Skating Championship Bronze medalist and U.S. Junior National Championship Silver medalist in pairs.

Starring as Gabriella Montez:
-- Gladys Orozco (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico) - Graduate of the Instituto Regiomontano La Salle, home of the Lions! Six-time Mexican National Championship and Four Continents competitor.
-- Amanda Billings (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) -Graduate of Bishop Carroll High School, home of the Cardinals! Canadian National Figure Skating Championship competitor. Featured Performer in Celebration on Ice tour along with Kurt Browning, Elvis Stojko, and Jennifer Robinson.
-- Lane Walker (Chicago, Illinois) - Graduate of Prospect High School, home of the Knights! Five-time Upper Great Lakes Regional Championship competitor.

Starring as Ryan Evans:
-- Adam Loosley (Petrolia, Ontario, Canada) - Graduate of Lambton Central Collegiate Vocational Institute, home of the Lancers! All Ontario Champion and Silver medalist in the 2000 Ontario Winter Games. In 2002, recognized by Skate Canada as a quadruple Gold Medalist.
-- Vyacheslav Chiliy (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) - An international competitor, medaling in both singles and pairs before turning professional. Junior Men's Champion of USSR and the first Men's Senior Champion of Ukraine. -- Bonard Muck (Blackville, New Brunswick, Canada) - Graduate of Blackville High School, home of the Golden Eagles! Bronze medalist at the Canadian National Championships in Novice Dance. Silver medalist in Canadian Winter Games in Novice Dance.

Starring as Sharpay Evans:
-- Helena Grundberg (Gnesta, Sweden) - Member of the Swedish Olympic Team. Two-time Swedish National Champion. Three-time European and World Championship competitor. -- Kristen Treni (Jamestown, New York) - Graduate of Southwestern High School, home of the Trojans! Five-time U.S. National Championship competitor. Appeared in the productions of Sensations On Ice, Snoopy's Summer Vacation and Tribute to Broadway; and was the winner of the reality television show "Skating's Next Star."
-- Sandra Rucker (Palm Springs, California) - Graduate of El Dorado High School, home of the Hawks! 2005 U.S. Junior National Champion; five- time National Championship competitor; 2002 North American Challenge Skate Gold Medalist.

Starring as Chad Danforth:
-- Stephen Smith (Union City, California) - Graduate of San Mateo High School, home of the Bearcats! Performed in the 2002 Olympic Games Closing Ceremonies in Salt Lake City, UT. A U.S. National Championship competitor and a USFSA Gold medalist.
-- Simeon Hanks (Dallas, Texas) - Graduate of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts, home of the Pegasus! Competed in the Junior Southwestern Regional Championship. Southwestern Regional Championship Bronze medalist (2003) and Gold Medalist (1998). -- Jamie Loper (Wilmington, Delaware) - Graduate of Brandywine High School home of the Bulldogs! Five-time U.S. National Championship competitor, two-time USFSA gold medalists, three-time Eastern Regional Championships silver medalist.

Starring as Taylor McKessie:
-- Hamidah Ahmad (Zion, Illinois) - Graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School, home of the Fighting Zee Bees! International Great Lakes Champion and competitor in both the Junior National Championships and Midwestern Sectional Championships.
-- Tetona Jackson (Los Angeles, California) - Graduate of Alexander Hamilton High School, home of the Yankees! Artistic Champion and Overall Bronze medalist, 2006 National Showcase. -- Chrissy Lipscomb (Chicago, Illinois) - Graduate of the Key Stone National home school program! Junior Olympic Bronze Medalist and UPG Championship Gold Medalist. Has performed in Ebony on Ice as well as UniverSoul Circus.

"Along with Feld Entertainment, I am thrilled to announce that we haveassembled a cast of world-class ice performers who will dance 'High School Musical' onto the ice this fall in the most imagined live ice spectacle ever!" said Emmy(R) Award-winning producer, Kenny Ortega. "The cast, along with an award-winning team of artists, designers and technicians, are redefining the theatre of ice. In an all-new, original musical production,the ice tour will include never-before-seen choreography, costumes, lighting, special effects, projection and scenery. Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour promises Wildcat audiences all over the world an everlasting magical experience!"

Choreographer Charles "Chucky" Klapow was brought in to Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour to adapt some of his Emmy(R) Award-winning dance moves from the "High School Musical" movie to the ice. A Wildcat in both movies himself, Klapow said, "The skaters in the show are really cool and encompass the fun and excitement of what 'High School Musical' is all about. We've cast kids who are so athletic and fast, and when we put that speed and athleticism together with the hip-hop moves from the movies, these kids are really going to rock the house."

Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour will have its World Premiere in New York City on September 29th as part of an unprecedented global tour comprised of three companies that will play more than 100 cities across the U.S. and locations in Canada, Mexico, South America, Australia and Europe.

For an updated tour schedule, please visit:http://www.highschoolmusicaltheicetour.com.

About Feld Entertainment: Feld Entertainment, Inc., is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live family entertainment that lifts the human spirit and creates indelible memories, with 25 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld Entertainment's productions have appeared in 50 countries and on six continents to date and include High School Musical:The Ice Tour, Disney On Ice, Disney Live!, Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey (R) and Doodlebops Live!

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