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'High School Musical' cast plans field trip

Published November 3, 2006 12:02 PM

By Christina Fuoco / LiveDaily Contributor

The cast of the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel original movie "High School Musical [ tickets ]" is hitting arena stages to perform music from the popular TV telepic.

Original players Corbin Bleu (Chad), Monique Coleman (Taylor), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan), Vanessa Hudgens (Gabriella), Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay) and special guest Drew Seeley will kick off the 40-city North American "High School Musical: The Cast" tour Nov. 29 in San Diego. Tickets roll out on Saturday (11/4).

The stars will perform the hit songs from "High School Musical’s" triple-platinum-selling soundtrack, best-selling album of 2006 to date, according to its publicist. It was the first TV movie soundtrack to make it to No. 1 on The Billboard 2000 album chart, where it spent two weeks in the top position.

The cast will be joined by Seeley, an Emmy Award-nominated singer/songwriter who co-wrote the hit "Get'cha Head in the Game" and contributed male vocals to the "High School Musical" and "The Cheetah Girls 2" soundtracks.

Zac Efron (Troy) is filming the musical motion picture "Hairspray" and is unable to join the concert tour.

Besides performing songs from "High School Musical," the stars will have "break-out" moments throughout the concert. Bleu, Hudgens and Tisdale will perform material from their current and/or forthcoming solo albums. Walt Disney Records' sister label, Hollywood Records, recently released Hudgens' solo debut album and will release Bleu's effort early next year.

Emmy Award-winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega is the tour's creative director.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

November 2006
29 - San Diego, CA - ipayOne Center

December 2006
1 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
3 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
5 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
6 - Stockton, CA - Stockton Arena
8- Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
10 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
11 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
16 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center
17 - Dallas, TX - American Airline Center
18 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
20 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
21 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Center
22 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Center
23 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Arena
27 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
28 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
29 - Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum
30 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena

January 2007
2 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
3 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
4 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
6 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
7 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
8 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
10 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
11 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
12 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
13 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
14 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
16 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
17 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
18 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
19 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
21 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
22 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
23 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena
26 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
27 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
28 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack Center