BLOC kids to bring music film fun

PERFORMERS in BLOC Music Theatre’s junior company will tackle a modern Disney classic next week with a stage production of High School Musical.

About 30 performers aged between 10 and 15 years old will bring their act to Mount Rowan Secondary College’s performing arts auditorium from Thursday.

The production will be BLOC’s third adaptation of the show since 2008, and president and production manager Jason Muller said it’s always a popular performance.

“It’s always a very popular show for us and there’s a new audience base because there’s the new High School Musical series out that a lot of kids are watching,” he said.

“While a lot of the cast in this show probably weren’t born when the movie came out, I think there’s a renewed popularity for it.”

Like the original 2006 film, the stage show follows teenagers Troy and Gabriella who sign up to take part in their high school musical.

Mr Muller said the production will give each young performer their time in the spotlight.

“It’s very chorus-heavy so all the kids get a lot of opportunities for them to be on stage instead of the principals doing all the work,” he said.

“There are a couple new songs in this and because it’s a static stage production it becomes a different show from that perspective.”

BLOC’s High School Musical production will run five times from Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 July with two matinee shows over the weekend.

Tickets are $25 and can be booked at bit.ly/3r40wDq.