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58-599: In the 1940s, the theater became part of the Shubert Organization and was known as the Sam Shubert Theatre . Since the 1990s, it has been owned by Nederlander, which refurbished and restored the building and sells naming rights; it has been named for LaSalle Bank , then Bank of America . The PrivateBank acquired the naming rights in December 2015, later becoming CIBC Bank USA , and in 2017,

116-564: A 2-disc Special Edition, was released on December 5, 2006. The Remix DVD went on sale in France on June 20, 2007. in Germany on September 13, 2007, and in the UK on September 10, 2007. As of 2010, the film has sold eight million DVD units, earning an operating income of $ 100 million . Despite being filmed in the 16:9 (1.78:1) aspect ratio, both the original and Remix Edition DVD releases featured

174-642: A 28-month run at the theater in October 2007, followed by the pre-Broadway premiere of Cyndi Lauper 's Kinky Boots in October and November 2012. The theater hosted a sit-down production of The Book of Mormon which officially opened on December 19, 2012, and played through October 6, 2013. In December 2015, it began the premiere engagement of a new musical Gotta Dance directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell and starring Georgia Engel , Stefanie Powers , Lillias White and Andre DeShields . The production played through January 17, 2016. The theater hosted

232-534: A 4:3 (1.33:1) "full screen" version (though not pan and scan as the camera stays directly in the center of the image), the format of the film as shown on the Disney Channel. The widescreen, high definition version is available exclusively on Disney Blu-ray in North America and has subsequently been showing in the UK and Ireland on BBC One and BBC HD, and RTÉ One . The HD version is also available on

290-569: A book by Bob Martin. The show was expected to open in New York in 2025, but has yet to be confirmed. Shubert Organization The Shubert Organization is a theatrical producing organization and a major owner of theatres based in Manhattan , New York City . It was founded by the three Shubert brothers — Lee , Sam , and Jacob J. Shubert — in the late 19th century. They steadily expanded, owning many theaters in New York and across

348-755: A callback audition. When the callback list is posted, Sharpay is furious that she has competition for the lead role, while the Wildcats basketball team is shocked that Troy has auditioned. After discovering that Troy is eager to step outside of the social norms, other students confess their secret passions and talents (" Stick to the Status Quo "). This alarms Taylor and Troy's best friend Chad Danforth , who work together to trick Gabriella into believing Troy does not care about her. Upset by what she perceives as Troy's betrayal and callous disregard for her ("When There Was Me and You"), Gabriella decides to not audition for

406-866: A large number of shows and began acquiring theaters. Sam Shubert died in 1905; by 1916 the two remaining brothers had become powerful theater moguls with a nationwide presence. In 1907, the Shuberts tried to enter vaudeville with the United States Amusement Co. In the spring of 1920 they made another attempt, establishing the Shubert Advanced Vaudeville with Lee Shubert as President and playing two shows per day in Boston, Dayton, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia and in September 1921 opening in New York. In April 1922,

464-644: A modern adaptation of Romeo & Juliet . High School Musical premiered on Disney Channel on January 20, 2006. It became the most commercially successful Disney Channel television film. In the U.S., High School Musical generated 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast, breaking the then-record for the highest premiere for the network. Internationally, the film also saw considerable success; as of 2019, over 225 million unique viewers were calculated as watched High School Musical . The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its cast and music but criticism for its sentimentality; it

522-504: A musical episode of their other comedy series That's So Raven . The success of the musical format on both Even Stevens and That's So Raven gave executives confidence in the appeal and interest of the musical genre, and led to the early development of the idea for High School Musical . Marsh stated that High School Musical would not have been developed if not for the success of the Even Stevens musical episode. Additionally,

580-552: A name change to the LaSalle Bank Theatre and floors 4-21 of the adjoining office building were converted to the Hampton Inn Majestic Hotel. The hotel & theatre share the building, with the theatre on floors 1-6 & the hotel on floors 4-21. The hotel has a small entrance west of the theatre entrance with its own address of 22 West Monroe Street. Since 2000, the theater has been operated by

638-548: A new book being published every 60 days until July 2008. Disney Interactive Studios has produced 6 video games ( High School Musical: Sing It! , High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! , High School Musical 2: Work This Out DS , High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! , High School Musical 3: Senior Year DS and Disney Sing It! - High School Musical 3: Senior Year ) based on the High School Musical series, all taking

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696-596: A resident production of Hamilton that opened September 27, 2016. and ran until January 5, 2020. As the Shubert Theater, the venue hosted the premiere of The Goodbye Girl in 1993 prior to its Broadway run. The show was an adaption by Neil Simon of his screenplay of the same name with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by David Zippel and starred Bernadette Peters and Martin Short . In July 1995,

754-445: A role in a Broadway show following graduation. The film was released as a Blu-ray and DVD combination pack on April 19, 2011. In early 2016, Disney announced that a fourth installment of the series was "in the works", later announcing a casting call for the film, tentatively referred to as High School Musical 4 . In March 2016, details about the film's prospective principal characters were reported. In 2019, Disney announced

812-531: A ski lodge in Utah and meet when they are called up to sing a karaoke duet together ("Start of Something New") during a party. Troy returns home to East High School in New Mexico , where he is captain of the basketball team which his father coaches. By coincidence, Gabriella has just transferred to East High, and as Troy shows Gabriella around the school, drama club president Sharpay Evans assumes that Gabriella

870-601: A truce with Gabriella, and the entire school gathers in the gym to celebrate (" We're All in This Together "). In a post-credits scene , Sharpay praises Zeke for a bag of cookies he made for her, and he says he will make her a crème brûlée . Additionally, Socorro Herrera plays Gabriella's mother Lisa Montez and Joey Miyashima portrays Dave Matsui, the principal of East High. Irene Santiago-Baron plays chemistry teacher Ms. Tenny, Leslie Wing Pomeroy portrays Troy's mother Lucille Bolton, and Joyce Cohen plays Ms. Falstaff

928-565: Is a Chinese version of the American series, released in North America on DVD under the Disney World Cinema Brand. Film Business Asia critic Derek Elley rated the adaptation three points out of ten and called the choreography by former Madonna dancer, Ruthy Inchaustegui, and songs "bland". However, Elley picked the three songs as "half-memorable": "the ballad 'Rainy Season' ( 梅雨季 ) [sung by] two lead[ing characters,]

986-514: Is interested in auditioning for the school musical. The jealous Sharpay discovers Gabriella's past academic achievements, and anonymously informs scholastic decathlon captain Taylor McKessie so she will recruit Gabriella for the team. During basketball practice, Troy is distracted by thoughts of Gabriella and the idea that he might enjoy singing ("Get'cha Head in the Game"). From the back of

1044-881: The Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia . It leases Boston's Shubert Theatre to the Citi Performing Arts Center . Shubert Ticketing, which includes Telecharge, handles tickets for 70 theaters. Several former Shubert-owned theaters across the United States are still referred to by the Shubert name. One of the most famous is the New Haven Shubert , the second theater ever built by the Shubert Organization. Until

1102-562: The Imperial theaters, and owned, managed, operated, or booked nearly a thousand theaters nationwide. The company continued to produce stage productions in New York until the 1940s, returning to producing Broadway productions in the 1970s after a hiatus. The company was reorganized in 1973, and as of 2016 owned or operated seventeen Broadway theaters in New York City, two off-Broadway theaters — Stage 42 and New World Stages — and

1160-611: The Iroquois Theatre fire , the Majestic Theatre was specially cited for its fire safety. This theater was also constructed to bring a more elegant audience into the vaudeville circuit. The architects, Edmund R. Krause and the Rapp Brothers (George and Cornelius), thought that by using decadent colors and textures they could attract a more upper-class crowd than traditionally attended vaudeville. The house of

1218-539: The Rede Globo broadcast of the film. It was released in New Zealand on July 12, 2006, and was awarded most popular pre-teen movie in New Zealand for 2006. High School Musical was the first feature-length video content from the iTunes Store in mid-March 2006. At the time, it was available as a 320x240 resolution 487MB download for $ 9.99 after initially being mistakenly listed for $ 1.99. The Remix Edition,

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1276-556: The "Sam Shubert Theatre". The Shuberts sold the theatre to the Nederlander Organization in 1991 and is now known as the CIBC Theatre . In 2016, it sold its longtime headquarters at 1700 Broadway to Ruben Cos for $ 280 million. Notes Further reading High School Musical High School Musical is a 2006 American musical television film produced by and aired on Disney Channel as part of

1334-540: The 1970s, major Broadway producers often premiered shows there before opening in New York. It was immortalized in many mid-20th century films, such as All About Eve . Another important regional theater was the Shubert in Chicago, Illinois , located within the Majestic Building at 22 West Monroe Street. Originally known as the Majestic Theatre, the Shubert Organization purchased it in 1945 and rechristened it

1392-629: The Majestic in October 1929. In 1932, the theater closed during the Great Depression . In 1945, the Shubert Organization purchased the venue, remodeled, and reopened it as the Sam Shubert Theatre. The Nederlander Organization purchased the building in 1991, however, Chicago Public Schools owned the land until 1997 when Nederlander also purchased it. Between January 2005 and May 2006, the theater underwent restoration and

1450-600: The Nederlander subsidiary, Broadway In Chicago , and has hosted touring productions, pre-Broadway productions and world premieres. Nederlander sells naming rights. In May 2008, the theater was renamed the Bank of America Theatre when that company acquired LaSalle Bank in 2007. In 2017, it became CIBC Theater when that company bought the then current naming rights holder, PrivateBank. As the first theater built in Chicago after

1508-717: The Shuberts teamed with Isidore Herk and E. Thomas Beatty formed the Affiliated Theatres Corporation, which would book shows for the chain. Faced with fierce competition from the B. F. Keith Circuit , the Shuberts closed their vaudeville operation in February 1923. By 1929, the Shubert Theatre chain included Broadway's most important venues, the Winter Garden , the Sam S. Shubert , and

1566-809: The UK DVD charts. It also aired on Disney Channel South Africa, the latest Disney channel at that time in the southern hemisphere. It was the top-selling DVD in Australia in August 2006. High School Musical also became the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be released on Region 3 DVD, when it went on sale on October 10 and December 15 in Hong Kong and Taiwan, respectively. It was released in Mexico on November 10 and in Brazil on December 6 to coincide with Christmas and

1624-825: The United States, Canada, and Latin America . The concert featured all of the original cast members except for Zac Efron , who was shooting Hairspray . Efron was replaced by Drew Seeley (whose voice was blended with Efron's during the film). The concert featured the original songs from the film, as well as songs from Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Corbin Bleu. "Feld Entertainment" produced global tour titled, High School Musical: The Ice Tour which had its world premiere in New York City on September 29, 2007. The cast included 2004 World Junior Bronze Medalist Jordan Brauninger and 2004–2005 Australian national champion Bradley Santer . The show contained elements and songs from both

1682-493: The United States. Since then it has gone through changes of ownership, but it is still a major theater chain. The Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert brothers , Sam S. Shubert , Lee Shubert , and Jacob J. Shubert of Syracuse, New York – colloquially and collectively known as "The Shuberts" – in the late 19th century in upstate New York , entering into New York City productions in 1900. The organization produced

1740-521: The auditorium, Gabriella and Troy watch Sharpay and her twin brother Ryan audition for the musical with an uptempo version of " What I've Been Looking For ". Troy and Gabriella step forward at the last minute, but drama teacher Ms. Darbus tells them they are too late. While helping Kelsi Nielsen, the musical's composer, pick up sheet music, they give an impromptu performance of the same song at its original ballad tempo ("What I've Been Looking For" (reprise)). Overhearing their performance, Ms. Darbus gives them

1798-579: The book "Battle of the Bands". The film arrived in Argentine theatres on July 17, 2008. High School Musical: O Desafio is a spin-off of the American film High School Musical . The Brazilian spin-off is based on the book Battle of the Bands . The film was released in Brazilian theatres on February 5, 2010. Disney High School Musical China ( 歌舞青春 ), also called High School Musical China: College Dreams

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1856-409: The captain of his school basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (Hudgens), an academically gifted transfer student, who together audition for the lead roles in their school musical , causing division among the school's cliques . Development for the film began after Barsocchini approached the network in 2004 with a script idea for a musical film. Disney executives also wanted to replicate the success of

1914-485: The concept of a script where a high school basketball player held ambitions of becoming a musical theater performer. Healy and Marsh bought the idea, which would become High School Musical . Disney Channel had also produced a musical episode of its original sitcom Even Stevens , which aired in 2002, and the success of the episode among the show's audience led to network executives asking series executive producers David Brookwell and Sean McNamara to also produce

1972-552: The film a negative review saying, "A schmaltzy little piece of obvious fluff that's directed in truly horrendous fashion and populated by cardboard characters who spit out simplistic platitudes and breathy pop tunes." While High School Musical was filmed on a budget of US$ 4.2 million, the film's success allowed Disney Channel to increase the budgets on their future television films. The network subsequently developed more "tentpole" films driven by music or based on popular franchises. The DVD went on sale on May 23, 2006, under

2030-491: The film four out of five stars. Kevin Carr gave the film a score of three out of five, saying, "The filmmakers were just trying to tell a story. Sex, drugs and violence just didn't factor into that equation." On the other hand, David Nusair gave the film a negative review with a score of 1.5/4 saying, "...it's difficult to imagine even the most die-hard fan of musicals finding anything here worth embracing." Scott Weinberg also gave

2088-699: The glitzy 'Perfection' ( 完美 ) [by] the college rich-bitch[,] and [the] climatic 'I Can Fly' ( 我飛故我在 ), which doesn't quite succeed at being an anthemnal [ sic ], uplifting ballad." On August 1, 2006, Playbill announced that the Stagedoor Manor summer theater camp , featured in the film Camp , would be the first venue to produce High School Musical on-stage. The High School Musical: The Concert tour started on November 29, 2006, kicking off in San Diego, California . The tour continued until January 28, 2007, performing in major cities around

2146-474: The librarian. Kaycee Stroh plays Martha Cox , a brainiac who enjoys hip-hop, and Dutch Whitlock portrays a skateboarder who also plays the cello. Anne Kathryn Parma, Nick Whitaker and Falcon Grace portray Susan, Alan and Cyndra, three students who unsuccessfully audition for the musical. Disney executives Gary Marsh , former president of Disney Channels Worldwide , and Michael Healy, former Senior Vice President of Disney Channel's original movies , had led

2204-409: The most viewed television film to date. A third film, High School Musical 3: Senior Year , was theatrically released in the United States on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returned as director and choreographer, as did all six main actors. Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure is a spin-off and direct-to-DVD film starring Ashley Tisdale . The film follows Sharpay Evans as she sets out to earn

2262-562: The musical and distances herself from Troy. Realizing their mistake, Chad and Taylor admit their role in sabotaging Troy and Gabriella's relationship. Troy goes to Gabriella's house and they reconcile, determined to audition for the musical. Overhearing Gabriella and Troy rehearse, Sharpay convinces Ms. Darbus to reschedule the callback auditions so they begin at the same time as both Troy's championship game and Gabriella's scholastic decathlon competition. The basketball and decathlon teams work together to allow Troy and Gabriella to leave by hacking

2320-546: The musical television film The Cheetah Girls (2003), as well as the standalone musical episodes of their television series Even Stevens (2000–2003) and That's So Raven (2003–2007). Principal photography for High School Musical primarily took place in Utah , with filming locations including East High School , Murray High School , and Salt Lake City . Additional filming took place in Los Angeles . The film has been described by Barsocchini and numerous critics as

2378-479: The network's slate of original television films . The first installment of the High School Musical series , the film was directed by choreographer and filmmaker Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Peter Barsocchini . It stars Zac Efron , Vanessa Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Lucas Grabeel , Alyson Reed , Corbin Bleu , and Monique Coleman . High School Musical follows student Troy Bolton (Efron),

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2436-432: The novel has sold more than 4.5 million copies, with 1 million copies of the novel's follow-up, High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel , being shipped to American retailers. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: The Junior Novel was released on September 23, 2008. Shortly after the success of the original novel, Disney announced that a book series, entitled Stories from East High , would be published in February 2007 with

2494-479: The office building to reach the balcony. As part of the general revamp of the theater, paint chips were analyzed and the theater was repainted in what is believed to be the original color scheme. Most of the original fixtures, as well as the mosaic floor installed in the lobby when the theater opened in 1906, remain. Restorers also discovered a hidden archway in the lobby concession space during their work. This elaborately decorated arch had been walled-over years ago and

2552-506: The original film and its sequel, High School Musical 2 and featured a special preview of High School Musical 3: Senior Year when the movie of the same name premiered in theatres. In June 2006, Disney Press published High School Musical: The Junior Novel , the novelization of the successful film. This novel hit number one on the New York Times best-selling list and remained on the list for sixteen weeks. As of August 2007,

2610-494: The power in the gym and causing a chemical reaction that forces an evacuation during the decathlon. Troy and Gabriella rush to the auditorium as Sharpay and Ryan finish their callback song ("Bop to the Top"). After Gabriella and Troy successfully perform their song " Breaking Free ", Ms. Darbus gives them the lead roles, making Sharpay and Ryan understudies . Both teams win their respective competitions, Chad asks Taylor out, Sharpay makes

2668-406: The production of the network's made-for-television films throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Television writer Peter Barsocchini approached Healy in 2004 with the desire to write a television film that his then 9-year-old daughter would enjoy. Barsocchini recalled playing basketball in high school when a teammate, Lynn Swann , confessed his aspirations of being a ballet dancer; this inspired

2726-420: The release of their own television series based on the High School Musical franchise that was released on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. The series, titled High School Musical: The Musical: The Series , focuses on the newly enrolled set of East High Wildcats putting together a production of High School Musical . High School Musical: El desafio (Argentina) is a spin-off for the Argentine market, based on

2784-522: The stage adaption of Victor/Victoria premiered starring Julie Andrews , Tony Roberts and Michael Nouri . It ran until September when it moved to New York. In December 2001, John Lithgow starred in Sweet Smell of Success . Movin' Out , based on the songs of Billy Joel and conceived, choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp , premiered in June 2002. The final production before renovation

2842-539: The television film The Cheetah Girls (2003) is recognised as Disney Channel's first musical film. Producer Bill Borden said in 2006 that High School Musical was the first of three planned films in the series. High School Musical was filmed in the summer of 2005. Principal photography took place in Utah, with East High School and Murray High School used as locations, as well as Salt Lake City . Additional scenes were filmed in Los Angeles . High School Musical

2900-414: The theater also has two prosceniums. These were constructed to racially segregate the audience, as they prevent patrons on the ground level from seeing the patrons on upper levels. Also, by some sources, this theater was once Chicago's tallest building . During the 2005–2006 restoration, elevators were finally installed within the theater. Previously, patrons had to exit the theater and use the elevators in

2958-753: The theatre's name changed to reflect the new bank ownership. The theater opened in 1906 as the Majestic Theatre, named for The Majestic Building in which it is housed. The Majestic was a popular vaudeville theater offering approximately 12 to 15 vaudeville acts running from 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm, six days-per-week. By the 1920s the theater had become part of the Orpheum Circuit and presented many famous vaudeville headliners including Al Jolson , Eddie Foy , Jack Benny , W.C. Fields , Harry Houdini , The Marx Brothers , Bert Williams , Lily Langtry , Eddie Cantor and Fanny Brice . The American Opera Company presented six operas during its two week engagement at

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3016-585: The title, High School Musical: Encore Edition . It created a sales record when 1.2 million copies were sold in its first six days, making it the fastest-selling television film of all time. It is, however, the second DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) on DVD to be certified Platinum in DVD sales, the first being The Cheetah Girls . The High School Musical DVD was also released in Australia on July 12, 2006, through Walt Disney , as well as on European Region 2 on December 4, 2006, where it went on to reach number one in

3074-613: The video section of PlayStation Store , as well as on Sony Entertainment online for the US market. A sequel, High School Musical 2 , premiered on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel in the U.S., and on Family in Canada. The premiere brought in a total of 17.3 million viewers in the United States—almost 10 million more than its predecessor—making it (at the time of its airing) the highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie to date and

3132-518: Was Monty Python's Spamalot which began its pre-Broadway run in December 2004. The production was directed by Tony and Academy Award -winner Mike Nichols and starred David Hyde Pierce , Tim Curry and Hank Azaria . The theatre hosted the Pre-Broadway premiere of Boop! The Musical , which ran from November 19 to December 31, 2023. Directed by Jerry Mitchell , the show featured music by David Foster , lyrics by Susan Birkenhead , and

3190-497: Was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA . Upon its premiere, the film attracted 7.7 million viewers. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 65% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: " High School Musical is brazenly saccharine, but it makes up for it with its memorable show tunes, eye-popping choreography, and appealing cast." Common Sense Media rated

3248-614: Was filmed on a budget of US$ 4.2 million. The soundtrack for the film was released on January 10, 2006, and debuted at number 133 on the Billboard 200 , selling 7,469 copies in its first week. In the album's third week, for the chart dated February 11, 2006, it climbed to number ten, subsequently rose to number one on the Billboard 200 twice (on March 1 and 22) and had shipped 3.8 million copies as of December 5, 2006. More than three million copies had been sold by August 2006 and it

3306-607: Was forgotten until construction began. The theater now holds 1,800 seats. This theater has been home to many pre-Broadway tours and world premieres. Michael Crawford played a one-night benefit concert for the newly restored theater's opening night May 24, 2006. Martin Short performed in his sketch comedy satire Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me for two weeks in July 2006. High School Musical premiered in July 2007 during its pre-Broadway tour. Jersey Boys began

3364-498: Was more positively received by audiences. The film's soundtrack was commercially and critically successful, reaching atop the U.S. Billboard 200 , with its lead single, " Breaking Free ", reaching number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . Two sequels, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year , were released in August 2007 and October 2008 respectively. On New Year's Eve , high school juniors Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are both vacationing at

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