LA TIMES HSM2 REVIEW-

Well, if you are one of the few that haven't seen it yet, don't despair, Disney channel will be airing repete performances throughout the weekend. In the meantime, here is a review by the LA TIMES to bide you over....It's even better than the first one. What this will mean for the Disney Channel, the history of musical theater, the state of cable television or the future of the world as we know it remains to be seen. But "High School Musical 2" is zippier, bouncier, prettier, more soulful and even more musical than its predecessor, and that's saying something.Beginning on the last day of school at Albuquerque's East High, "HSM2" follows a Wildcat summer and wastes only scant minutes before sending the whole gang hoofing through the hallways in a big celebratory number ("What Time Is It?"). About to turn seniors, Troy, Gabriella and friends are all concerned with "making bank" -- saving money for college. (And this is why parents love Disney.)For richie-rich Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and her brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), this, of course, is not an issue; off they go to Albuquerque's tony Lava Springs country club, where Sharpay schemes to win Troy away from Gabriella by giving him a job. Troy, being the golden boy he is, however, manages to bring along Gabriella and the gang, including best friend Chad (Corbin Bleu) and Kelsi (Olesya Rulin), the most prolific young composer since Barry Manilow.So while the Wildcats learn a few hard lessons of the workplace (bosses can be mean!), Sharpay attempts to seduce Troy with the possibility of the ambitious life, which could result in a basketball scholarship to the University of Albuquerque. Heady stuff, and our boy is tempted, much to the dismay of his friends (hence Gabriella's sad song). But this is Disney, which is to say not Ayn Rand, and so the needs of the individual will always bow to the collective, with the requisite ginormous dance number.