Tuesday, January 12, 2010

High School Musical Star Corbin BleuTakes Career to Broadway's " In The Heights"


It looks like Corbin Bleu, one of the popular teen heart throbs from the extremely successful Disney Original Movie franchise High School Musical ,will be joining the Broadway cast of In The Heights on January 25th, 2010. Corbin will be the first star of the popular movie series that will perform on Broadway as he jumps into the role of  of bodega owner Usnavi. It looks like he is scheduled to star in the show until April 25th, 2010.

High School Musical (Encore Edition)Corbin gained his popularity and teen stardom by playing alongside Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale in High School Musical and High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3 which was released in theatres. In all three productions he played the character Chad, a devoted basketball player and best friend to Troy (played by Zac Efron).


Corbin has theatre experience in his past.  On stage, Bleu starred in the Off-Broadway production of "Tiny Tim is Dead" as well as "Brothers of the Knight" with Debbie Allen. He also attended the prestigious Debbie Allen Dance Academy and then attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a theatre Major.

Another SideCorbin has also had some success as a music artist. His debut solo album entitled "Another Side," was released back in May 2007. The album featured the hit single "Push it to the Limit" from his film "Jump In!" He recently released the single "Run It Back Again" from the Disney Channel Original Movie "Minutemen" which was one of the top 10 downloaded songs on iTunes. He was also nominated for a 2008 NAACP Image Award for "Best New Artist."

Another Side

He was born in Brooklyn, New York (Go Brooklyn!) and currently resides in Los Angeles. Okay. Yay for Los Angeles too. *snicker* What's nice to see is that Corbin is  involved with many childrens charities including St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Starlight Starbright and the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Good for you Corbin!!

For more information or to learn how to get discount tickets for In The Heights, check out: Ticketmaster