Get your Disney on - Caringbah High School is gearing up for its first ever Disney musical.
Productions for 'Disney's High School Musical' are being held on August 30-September 1, with 1500 seats available across three nights.
More than 100 students will perform - a mammoth effort for the school that has expanded its musical society to a promising and exciting hub of entertainment.
Best of all, musical producer Christopher Turner says the entire project has been student-driven.
"They were just saying, 'when can we have a musical like this?' and I thought why not? We've got great support, especially from our director Peter Sampson who has directed many productions through Rockdale, Miranda and Engadine musical society. He's been instrumental," Mr Turner said.
Expect classic Disney - reinventing the well-known 'High School Musical' wheel with footballer jocks, cheerleaders and brainiacs, uniting in melodic theme.
"We've tapped into that high school musical tradition," Mr Turner said. "We've been lucky enough to have a large ensemble cast and have as many kids on stage as possible. If a kid was going to audition, they were going to get on stage. We've literally had to build another extra thrust on our stage just to hold everyone.
"All year groups are involved. It's not senior heavy based. One of our leads is in year 7 and another in year 12.
"It's a very exciting time. We've got 120 kids involved - 60 on stage and 60 behind the scenes. Basically they've produced their own musical. They've built it themselves and we are very proud of what we have achieved."
As a selective school, Caringbah High is known for its academic rigour. But this splash of movement adds another dimension to what is already a successful part of school culture.
"Some schools pride themselves on making a song and dance about their musical productions, but with us being a selective school, everybody already knows about our academic prowess," Mr Turner said.
"We actually already have about a third of our kids involved in some kind of musical program, whether its an ensemle, orchestra or jazz quartet. Our kids are gifted in all areas. It all goes hand-in hand and is integrated into our academic program.
"It's also great comic relief. As a year 12 advisor I also tell my students that going out to dance lets off energy and any frustrations."
Although a maths teacher in the midst of marking HSC trial exams, Mr Turner has tapped into his prior experience of working in promotions to help bring the musical to life.
"My background is very organistional," he said. "I re-skilled as a maths teacher six years ago but I was in marketing and advertising before that.
"We've already sold over $15,000 worth of tickets, thanks to the students becoming salespeople themselves, and we'd love to sell more."
All funds raised go directly back into the school's musical society, to build up its program and repertoire of musical instruments.
"It's going to be like going to the Capitol Theatre," Mr Turner said. "Every seat is numbered - not like a first-in-first-served basis.
"This is a project I hope to faciliate for many years to come. We hope to have Beauty and the Beast or Into the Woods next year."