Back in February, students had been anticipating the announcement of what show would be performed for the high school musical. Predictions flew wild with some seemingly good guesses becoming popular, like \u201cLegally Blonde,\u201d \u201cLegally Ginger,\u201d and \u201cLegally Lemon.\u201d But the oddest prediction of all was \u201cThe Office.\u201d When the directors finally announced during February break that the show would be \u201cHigh School Musical 2: The Prequel: The Sequel: Sing Along Edition: Remastered in 4K (includes games and behind-the-scenes on the DVD),\u201d there was an uproar, especially from those who became married to the idea of performing \u201cThe Office.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A statement from the directors reveals that the biggest problem with this argument is that there is no \u201cThe Office: the Musical.\u201d And trust me, they searched for it. Upon arriving at the office (no pun intended) by the stage, I found a bulletin board set up like a crime scene investigation trying to find anything \u201cThe Office\u201d related, even trying to find scrapped ideas and decade-old workshops. They did find a small Off-Broadway production, but they were sued for \u201cmisappropriating and misinterpreting the serious tone of the drama\u2026 making a mockery of a tragic story\u201d (parody law isn\u2019t real if you\u2019re popular and rich enough). A suburban high school musical theatre department doesn\u2019t even have enough money to be sued for! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to individuals who were disappointed with this choice against the quirky comedy, we found that most students did not even have other shows on their radar. For most, \u201cThe Office\u201d is the only piece of media they have ever consumed or even heard of. Their favorite book, \u201cThe Office\u201d; their favorite album, \u201cThe Office\u201d; their favorite Super Bowl commercial, the M&M\u2019s one closely followed by \u201cThe Office.\u201d This discovery must be explored more. A generation of media illiterate kids who will never experience the joy of fresh ink on a page! How sad, I guess. I\u2019m not much of a reader either, but it makes me sound smart to say that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even now that we\u2019re months into rehearsing and filming the big movie musical, protests have still been going strong. A demonstration group screaming, \u201cWE WANT JOHN KRASINSKI!\u201d interrupted the cast\u2019s big first filming day for the infamous scene \u201cBet On It That We\u2019re All in This Together Because You are the Music in Me Everyday and It\u2019s All for One and One for All if We Can Work This Out and Stick to the Status Quo But I Still Have To Go My Own Way Even If We\u2019re Soaring and Flying (Fabulous Edition),\u201d leaving cast members in tears and shambles. How they will be able to continue is still shrouded in mystery. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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