BYU grad dances in 'High School Musical' tour

When thinking back to the year 2006 and the year's top CD, it's doubtful Disney is the first thing to cross your mind.But a little made-for-TV movie on the Disney Channel, called "High

School Musical," was busily breaking just about every Disney record,

snatching the top spot for best-selling album and starting a frenzy

that would captivate the world, yield many sequels and create a live

stage version. (And in case you haven't heard, the show was filmed at

East High School and other areas around Salt Lake City.)"High School Musical" dances, sings and dribbles its way to the Capitol

Theater on Tuesday and will be filled with all the songs and characters

your family has come to love.Quickly, since many of you have been singing along for the past two

years, "High School Musical" is the story about high school basketball

star Troy and shy brainiac Gabriella, who both have a secret love of

singing and performing. They sign up to audition for the high school

musical, causing all sorts of growing pains for the students who seem

to prefer their traditional, clique-induced "status quo" (one of the

songs in the show).Speaking of which, the stage version has all of the songs from the

original soundtrack plus two new ones written especially for the stage.

And this production features something else to pique your interest: a

Brigham Young University grad.Clark Johnsen, who was going to BYU to prepare for medical school, is

in the ensemble and an understudy for the lead role of Troy."I had gone to med school and done all the prep for that. I decided to

move to New York with one of my best friends, and I decided to take a

year off and audition and see how things go," Johnsen said in a phone

interview from Kansas City. "I realized I was competitive. I started