8,000 throng stadium to catch Disneys ice-travaganza
August 16th, 2008
The combination of artistic ice-skating and lively music took centrestage at Disney’s High School Musical (HSM): The Ice Tour in Bukit Jalil last night.
Some 8,000 people thronged Stadium Putra to watch the show, which featured an entertaining mix of songs, dances and team-spirited fun from the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel movie, and its sequel High School Musical 2 (HSM2).
The ice tour had everything from young love, teen angst, rivalry and friendship to a whole lot of high-energy skating. The performance was divided into two acts: the first resembling HSM and the second, HSM2.
All the popular songs – We’re All in This Together, Get’cha Head in the Game, Start of Something New, Breaking Free, What Time Is It?, Fabulous, You Are The Music In Me and All for One – were also there.
The audience, comprising mainly teens and young children, were excited to see HSM’s main cast – Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan and Chad on ice skates.Throughout the 90-minute show, staged here for the first time, the skaters performed daring twists, spins and lifts.
With lighting effects and props, the ice ring was transformed into a basketball court, golf course, country club and school – all settings from the two movies.
The ice show is produced by Feld Entertainment and Kenny Ortega and mounted in cooperation with Disney Theatrical Productions.
The global tour played in more than 100 cities in 2007, including the worldwide premiere at Madison Square Garden in New York and across the world in Europe, Canada, Mexico and Australia. Besides Malaysia in Asia, HSM: The Ice Tour has been performed in Manila and Singapore. Kuala Lumpur is the last stop in the Asian leg of the tour.