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High School Musical 2008

Run Time:
2 hours 10 minutes with interval
Opened: July 1, 2008
Closing: August 31, 2008

High School Musical - 2008 West End History , Info & More

Hammersmith Apollo
45 Queen Caroline Street, London W6 9QH
Run Type Limited Run
Market West End
Previews June 28, 2008
Disney's High School Musical is a contemporary musical comedy about the story of two teenagers - Troy Bolton, super-popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, super-smart transfer student and a genius in science class - who try to navigate the tricky currents of peer pressure to follow their dream and score the leads in the big school show.

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High School Musical History

Other Productions of High School Musical

2007   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2007   Beverly, MA (Regional) North Shore Music Theatre Production
Beverly, MA (Regional)
2026   West End
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