News and Updates

Check out our Fantastic review from the New York Times!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/11/theater/reviews/11high.html?_r=2&ref=theater&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

"On that score, call me a skeptical believer in “High School Musical” and its power to improve the world. “We’re all in this together,” the chorus of the show’s climactic anthem, is probably as profound and morally instructive as most religious precepts. So, go Wildcats! Yay, theater!"

Check out the amazing story on Broadwayworld.com that came out today. There's a pretty awesome montage of show clips at the end of the article. Check it out... look hard and you just might find Michael in there somewhere!

http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=20513

With Frances Patino, my very first theatre teacher, and Olivia Oguma, the Actress who plays Kelsi

HSM has received some fantastic reviews after a terrific opening in Chicago:

"Disney's "High School Musical" is an eye-popping phenomenon" (Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune)

"...volcanically energetic...clearly this long national tour will end up on Broadway" (Chicago Sun-Times)

"...celebrating both individualism and togetherness, "HSM" has managed to become sheer ebullience." (Variety)


Michael personally received a few mentions:

"As "the voice of East High School" (Michael Mahany in Ira Glass mode) sends out official announcements, and real communication is made via ever-present cell phones, the student body observes the unusual shifts in loyalties." (Chicago Sun-Times)

"New character, Jack Scott, "The Voice of East High School", was portrayed by Michael Mahany with all the verve and enthusiasm one might expect from a DJ, dancing up a storm and impressively ending one number by doing the splits!" (The Secret Virtual Life of Florence Yoo)


HSM is running now through September 2nd at the La Salle Bank Theatre in Chicago. Get tickets online at: www.broadwayinchicago.com or by calling 312-902-1400 (Broadway in Chicago Ticketline)

HSM officially opened last night in Chicago to a brilliant audience. A fantastic party was thrown by Disney Theatrical Productions and Disney Worldwide afterward where Michelle Obama, Thomas Schumacher, Michael Greif and other lumineries were in attendance. Also in attendance was Frances Patino, Michael's very first theater director. Check out the playbill.com article here:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109984.html

A review from the Philadelphia Edge spoke of Michael, "One change... was the addition of a narrator, the Jack Scott character... helped guide the virgin audience members through the scenes. Michael Mahany as Scott exuded a nerdish charm."

Check here for more! Very Exciting evening last night.