"High School Musical": Disney's surprise megahit (Denver Post) It's grown into the high-school jock of Disney entertainment franchises — and not even Disney saw it coming. In just 30 months, the squeaky-clean kids tale has spawned a sequel and morphed into a stage musical, concert tour, ice tour, best-selling book series, video game, a reality TV series and, next, a theatrical film opening Oct. 24. us.rd.yahoo.com
High school a natural stage for Disney's 'Musical' (Rocky Mountain News) When audiences turn out for the national tour of High School Musical, not only have many seen the movie multiple times, they've frequently acted in the stage show. And that was all part of Disney's plan. us.rd.yahoo.com
'High School Musical' The movie and stage franchise adds reality TV to the curriculum (Pioneer Press) When you have a hit movie franchise that has spawned, oh, a gazillion dollars worth of CD, DVD and book sales, the next logical move is to turn that franchise into — what else? — a reality TV show. us.rd.yahoo.com
'High School' never ends (The Morning Call) For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past two years, the ''High School Musical'' franchise is a very big deal. ABC and Disney have produced two hit TV-movie musicals and enough spin-off products to employ half of Asia's low-paid lunchbox and T-shirt manufacturers for years to come. us.rd.yahoo.com
'Professor' Nick hosts 'HSM' show (Boston Herald) Pop culture shifted seismically in 2006 when "High School Musical" premiered. This was not a mere Disney movie. There have been scores of those, and some have been... us.rd.yahoo.com
TV Critics Tour: Disney’s ‘Cheetah Girls’ Back On The Prowl (MultiChannel News) Beverly Hills, Calif.—The Disney Channel's focus on television diversity is reflected in The Cheetah Girls: One World, the third original movie focusing on the TV girl group, filmed this time in India. us.rd.yahoo.com
Disney has recipe for tween pop (Baltimore Sun) As a hot act cools, new one warms up Just a few months ago, Baltimore and the rest of America were caught up in the craze over tween queen Hannah Montana. us.rd.yahoo.com
Redlands boy shows off soccer tricks in Disney video (Redlands Daily Facts) Nathan Castoldi of Redlands has left his mark inside Disneyland's Tomorrowland. us.rd.yahoo.com
Batman movie "Dark Knight" debut seen topping $100 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Batman movie "The Dark Knight" should soar into the box office stratosphere with its U.S. debut in a record number of theaters on Friday that could propel it past the $100 million mark on its opening weekend, industry watchers said. us.rd.yahoo.com
TCA: Disney Channel Seeks More Diverse World (Broadcasting and Cable) Made-for-TV movie The Cheetah Girls One World was filmed on location in India. us.rd.yahoo.com
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