The former Neighbours star, 57, is becoming a member of the theatre present primarily based on the 2000s Disney movie franchise.
Australian actor Jason Donovan shall be enjoying Coach Bolton as he joins the solid of the High School Musical production in Salford later this 12 months.
The former Neighbours star, 57, is becoming a member of the theatrical production primarily based on the 2000s Disney movie franchise starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, for its run on the Lyric Theatre at Lowry.
The production will have fun the twentieth anniversary of the primary High School Musical movie and can remodel the theatre into an immersive basketball court docket to convey the viewers into the world of East High School.
The unique 2006 movie, directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega, noticed basketball famous person Troy Bolton uncover his shared ardour for singing with shy educational Gabriella Montez, with the pair snagging the lead roles of their faculty musical and galvanizing their classmates to interrupt the “status quo”.
The American movie grew to become a cultural phenomenon, and starred Efron as Troy and Hudgens as Gabriella, with Ashley Tisdale enjoying jealous drama queen Sharpay Evans and Lucas Grabeel as her twin brother Ryan.
Its world success led to a number of sequels and spin-offs, together with a TV sequence titled High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which rocketed pop star Olivia Rodrigo to fame.
Donovan will star within the production as Troy’s father and the coach and mentor of the college’s basketball group, the East High Wildcats.
Speaking of his new function, the actor and singer mentioned: “High School Musical was such a massive part of my kids’ early childhood.
“As a parent and as a musical fan the film was family entertainment at its best. Magical. Loved it.
“Popular culture has a cycle and I’m delighted to be joining this new reimagined High School Musical theatrical experience 20 years on from when I first discovered the film. Looking forward to seeing all in Salford.”
Donovan will be part of the production for its four-week run on the North West theatre later this 12 months, showing onstage as Coach Bolton till Friday September 18.
He rose to fame on Australian cleaning soap opera Neighbours as heartthrob Scott Robinson, and has since launched into a profitable music profession that has landed him 4 UK primary singles.
Donovan, recognized for hits together with Especially For You and Too Many Broken Hearts, has additionally had a profitable theatre profession and has appeared in UK actuality TV reveals together with I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.
He will star alongside actors Tobias Turley, Leonor Correia, Caitlin Tipping and Luke Bayer who play Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan, respectively.
The hit musical, recognized for songs together with Breaking Free, We’re All In This Together and Get’cha Head In The Game, made its world premiere onstage in New York in 2006.
It was later staged professionally, and launched into a nationwide tour throughout the US, Canada and Latin America earlier than making its London premiere on the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in 2008.
High School Musical – written by David Simpatico, with music by Bryan Louiselle and co-directed by Joseph Houston and William Whelton – will open on the Lyric Theatre at Lowry on August 22 and run till September 19.
