haha, mayyyybe. At least some sections of the entertainment group worry that the clock is ticking on High School Musical’s stream of popularity. According to Jim Hill Media, “Disney senior officials genuinely believe that — in spite of the fact that “High School Musical 3” is due to be released to theaters on October 24th of this year — that the HSM phenomenon will soon blow itself out. That’s one of the reasons that Disney — working with Feld Entertainment — put three companies of “High School Musical: The Ice Tour” out on the road at the exact same time last year. With the hope that they’d then be able to cash in before this tween favorite fell from favor.”

ouch.

Disney’s theater group has a whole new outlook, though, Disney Theatrical will release the stage adaptation of High School Musical 2 to performing groups this October “With a two act version of the “HSM 2″ stage show being available for high school, regional and professional productions, while a 70-minute, one-act version will then be marketed to middle schools.” Similar plans will follow after High School Musical 3’s debut.

So what do YOU think? How many more years can High School Musical dominate bedroom walls and sleepover soundtracks?

 PSSSTTT…. You can see the official High School Musical On Tour stage show at Gammage Auditorium Jun. 24 - 29!

(BTW: there’s rumors of a High School Musical-themed dinner show opening in Orlando. Eating off of cafeteria trays at East High and riding Wildcat buses from Walt Disney World may sound boring to some, but I think it sounds FANTASTIC!!!)

Get ready for a ton of cool events!

Head to the Mesa Arts Center to see “Holes,” a play adapted from Louis Sachar’s book about a boy trapped at a juvenile detention camp. He meets new friends and digs.. you guessed it.. HOLES! 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1 is the Target Family Matinee with $1 admission for the first 100 guests age 12 and younger.

Are BOATS more your speed? Join the Chandler Desert Breeze Police Department (251 N. Desert Breeze Blvd.
Chandler) and learn to build a cardboard boat for the Rotary River Rally’s Great Cardboard Boat Regatta in April. RSVP required. 480-905-5944

Have you read the teen thriller ”Wake?” Meet the author Lisa McCann at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 at Borders (1361 S. Alma School Road, Mesa)

Your last chance to see “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World,” featuring Muppets, arts, props and more is NEXT SUNDAY, March 9! Check it out at Arizona Museum for Youth, (35 N. Robson, Mesa) Get in the Muppet Mood early and watch “Muppets Take Manhattan” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday March 1 at Southeast Regional Library (775 N. Greenfield Road, Gilbert)

From 10am to 3pm, Friday March 7, grab your mom (or dad!) and meet up at Garage Boutique (2nd floor at the mix shops,7107 E. Stetson Dr., Scottsdale) for a trunk show with face painting, snacks and a dj! This place is EXTRA awesome and I’ll be running a store profile next week with pictures of its tasty Candy Bar and cool fashion like the Alter Ego bracelets above! (Photo from www.alteregojewelry.net)

From 9pm to 12am NEXT SATURDAY, March 8, get to smashing with a SuperSmash Brothers Brawl tournament with The Game Truck at Gamestop (1320 w. Elliot Rd., Tempe)

Attention Nightmare Academy fans! At 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8, Author Dean Lorey visits Changing Hands Bookstore (6428 S. McClintock Drive, Tempe) Note to cool parents: Lorey is the screenwriter and co-executive producer of Arrested Development.

If you’re a fan of “Twelve,” you’ll want to peek into Changing Hands at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 8 as New York Times best-selling author Lauren Myracle discusses Thirteen, the latest book in her Winnie Perry trilogy.

ok, this may not be an ACTUAL event, but there are only TWO MORE DAYS to enter to win a disneyland vacation at Disney.com. I’ve been entering all month, and I’ve been squirrling some of the free desktop accessories. Click to download a High School Musical 2, Hannah Montana or Pirates of the Caribbean clock for your computer!

Last week’s International toy fair gave a cool preview about what to look for in stores this year and put on Christmas and birthday wish lists!

Remember the EyeClops? There’s a sequel! It’s called the Bionicam and will take images at 100x, 200x or 400x magnification suitable for print or email! cool! 

 Over in the doll world, there will be new singing High School Musical dolls, A Sleeping Beauty doll with her 3 fairies included (and color changing dress!) but the coolest report comes from Barbie…

 Barbie IDesign lets you design marvelous fashions through a USB drive and Barbie Bcause will use scraps from the Mattel production line and repurpose them into accessories! (photo from www.ibtimes.com)

Want more news from the Toy fair? Check out The Toy Guy, A report about the greening of toys and Trends from Toyland

Didn’t get the chance to see the weekend’s NUMBER ONE movie, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Disney Digital? GREAT NEWS! Disney has extended the movie from its original one-week-only run to indefinitely! . The movie plays in THREE-DEE at AMC Mesa Grand 24 and Cinemark 16 in Mesa, AMC Arrowhead 14 and AMC Westgate in Glendale,AMC Desert Ridge 18 in Phoenix,Harkins Arizona Mills Luxury 24 in Tempe and Harkins Arrowhead 18 in Peoria.click HERE to purchase tickets. Miley’s new movie, A Hannah Montana feature film centered on her Tennessee roots, starts production this summer. AND contrary to internet rumors, the tv series will pick up for another season after filming wraps.

Wondering how you’ll get your Zack and Cody fix after The Suite Life is off the air? Pshhhh… no worries… According to a Disney Channel press release, “Disney Channel is casting for the new live-action series “The Suite Life on Deck,” an offshoot of its hit Emmy-nominated series “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.” Reprising their roles are tween favorites Dylan and Cole Sprouse as Zack and Cody Martin, Brenda Song as London Tipton and Phill Lewis as Mr. Moseby. The new series follows twin brothers Zack and Cody Martin and hotel heiress London Tipton after they enroll in a semester-at-sea program aboard the SS Tipton and, to his chagrin, dutiful hotel manager Mr. Moseby must go aboard too, assuming responsibility for all three”

OMG that is why Moseby is my favorite character… he’s always full of chagrin!

“Zack and Cody go aboard a luxury passenger cruise liner, the SS Tipton, owned by London’s father, as it cruises the world with tourists and students who attend classes on Deck Eight, the one high school that London’s dad thinks will make his daughter a better student.  But while they’re out to sea, Zack and Cody still have their compass pointed towards mischief.”

Awwww yeah. Is there any OTHER WAY Z&C’s compass could possibly point? Did you think it would be NORTH??? NEVAHHH

Oh, and after the jump are some new Jonas Brothers pics from this Summer’s DCOM “Camp Rock.”

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