High School Musical 3: Senior Year

***High School Musical 3: Senior Year*** is the third installment in Disney's _High School Musical_ franchise. It was released in theaters on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returns as director and choreographer along with the cast from the first two movies.

## Plot

High school sweethearts Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are facing the prospect of being separated from each other as they go off in different directions when graduating from East High. Joined by the rest of their Wildcat friends, including Sharpay and Ryan Evans, Chad Danforth, Kelsi Nielsen, Zeke Baylor, Martha Cox, and Taylor McKessie, they stage a spring musical about their experiences, hopes and fears about the future.

## Musical Numbers

|Song|Lead Singers|Scene|
| --- | --- | --- |
|"Now or Never"|Troy, Gabriella, Chad, Zeke, Jason, Martha, and Cheerleaders|East High gym|
|"Right Here, Right Now"|Troy and Gabriella|Troy's Treehouse|
|"I Want It All"|Sharpay and Ryan|East High cafeteria|
|"Can I Have This Dance?" (Verse 1 + Bridge)|Troy and Gabriella|Rooftop garden of East High|
|"A Night to Remember"|Troy, Chad, Gabriella, Jason, Zeke, Taylor, Martha, Kelsi, Sharpay, Ryan|East High Auditorium|
|"Just Wanna Be with You"|Ryan and Kelsi; Troy and Gabriella|East High Auditorium/East High Music Room|
|"The Boys Are Back"|Troy and Chad|Riley's Auto Salvage Junkyard|
|"Right Here, Right Now" (Reprise)|Troy and Gabriella|Gabriella's house/Troy's treehouse|
|"Walk Away"|Gabriella|Gabriella's house|
|"Scream"|Troy|Throughout East High|
|"Can I Have This Dance?" (Verse 2)|Troy and Gabriella|Stanford University/East High Auditorium|
|"Senior Year Spring Musical"|Kelsi, Ryan, Chad, Sharpay, Jimmie, Troy, Gabriella, & Tiara|East High Auditorium (_The Spring Musical_ performance)|
|"We're All in This Together (Graduation Mix)"|Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor (on soundtrack); Choir (in film)|East High auditorium/graduation ceremony|
|"High School Musical"|Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad and Taylor|Graduation Ceremony on the East High Football Field|

## Casting

Returning cast
- Zac Efron as Troy Bolton
- Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez
- Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans
- Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans
- Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth
- Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie
- Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen
- Ryne Sanborn as Jason Cross
- Chris Warren, Jr. as Zeke Baylor
- Kaycee Stroh as Martha Cox
- Alyson Reed as Ms. Darbus
- Bart Johnson as Jack Bolton
- Leslie Wing as Lucille Bolton

## Other websites

- Official Site

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: High School Musical 3:
Senior Year
- **caption**: Theatrical release poster
- **director**: Kenny Ortega
- **producer**: Bill Borden
Barry Rosenbush
Don Schain (co-producer)
- **writer**: Peter Barsocchini
- **starring**: Zac Efron
Vanessa Hudgens
Ashley Tisdale
Lucas Grabeel
Corbin Bleu
Monique Coleman
- **music**: David Nessim Lawrence, David Lawrence
Matthew Gerrard
Robbie Nevil
Shankar Mahadevan
Randy Peterson
Antonnia Armato
Andy Dodd
Faye Greenberg
Jamie Houston
Adam Watts
Kevin Quinn
- **cinematography**: Daniel Aranyo
- **editing**: Seth Flaum
- **distributor**: Walt Disney Pictures
- **released**: October 24, 2008
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **budget**: $13.3 million