Ooh, we think we’ve found our favourite televisual event of 2008, and they haven’t even started making it yet – Gary Barlow is writing the songs for a sort of UK version of High School Musical. Britannia High will air on ITV later this year as an eight-part drama series – although, before that, we’ll get to watch the real-life casting process too. And Gary’s not the only big name lending his talents to the show – Strictly Come Dancing’s Arlene Phillips will be choreographing the whole thing. Oh, and the motto for the show is, “Life is not a rehearsal.” Hell yeah. We feel some jazz hands coming on…
Gary Barlow writes a musical!