Disney's High School Musical Junior

Since presenting their first production, Hairspray Junior last year, Monklands Light Opera held their youth section together with a number of planned events and it was great to see the youth section returning with over forty on stage and performing to full audiences in this much larger venue.  MLO Youth brought High School Musical Junior to life on the stage with brilliant performances provided from Calum McGonigle (Troy), Eva Caldwell (Gabriella), Jenna Grabiec (Sharpay), Alex Jack Johnstone (Ryan), Ben MacPherson (Chad), Morgan Porter (Taylor), Amy O’Byrne (Kelsi), Taylor Crichton (Zeke), Cameron Ranking (Coach Bolton) and Amy Burton (Ms Darbus).  High School Musical is all about teamwork and unfortunately, I cannot name every person who had a part in the show individually but it was abundantly clear throughout they were “All in this Together”!  The company looked perfectly at home in the Town Hall maximising every inch on stage and, on occasions, in front of the stage.  Musical numbers were performed in harmony and delivered with great conviction.  Choreography had been well rehearsed in particular ‘Get Cha Head in the Game’ and ‘Bop to the Top’.  I particularly liked the Megamix used for the bows which provided every cast member with the opportunity to get the recognition that they each truly deserved in their contribution to what was a wonderful show.

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