High School Musical

High School Musical, which first aired January 20, 2006 is a Disney Channel Original Movie centering around the Albuquerque, New Mexico fictional East High School and their students. Filmed on location in Salt Lake City at the real East High School and Ogden, Utah, the movie (and their first two filmed sequels) are directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega, who also worked on Disney's Newsies and Hocus Pocus. Since the movie’s original premiere, it has become one of the centerpieces of Disney's “tween” (mostly girls between six and thirteen years old) marketing, with the original soundtrack and DVD versions having gone multiple platinum. Two sequels, a spinoff movie, and a spinoff series have been made due to the success of the film, with High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year being released to positive reviews, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure to moderate reviews, and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series to positive reviews.
==Plot summary==
High School Musical is about two high school students, Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), captain of East High School's basketball team, nicknamed the Wildcats, and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), a shy top student. Both of them try out for the lead roles in their school's musical (and quickly fall in love in the process) despite the lack of support from the rest of their classmates, one of them being Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) and her brother sidekick Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel) who where despite not getting the role. The film also focuses on Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu), Troy's best friend and Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman), Gabriella's best friend who fall in love, too.
==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
* Joey Miyashima as Dave Matsui
* Bart Johnson as Jack Bolton
* Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen
* Chris Warren Jr. as Zeke Baylor
* Ryne Sanborn as Jason Cross
* Kaycee Stroh as Martha Cox
* Alyson Reed as Ms. Darbus
* Irene Santiago-Baron as Ms. Tenny
* Socorro Herrera as Lisa Montez
* Leslie Wing Pomeroy as Lucille Bolton
* Joyce Cohen as Ms. Falstaff
* Dave Fox as Coach Kellogg
* Anne Kathryn Parma as Susan
* Nick Whitaker as Alan
* Falcon Grace as Cyndra
* Dutch Whitlock - Ripper (Skater Dude 1)
==DVDs==
The High School Musical: Encore Edition DVD was released on May 23, 2006. A two-disc High School Musical: Remix Edition was released on December 5, 2006.
==Other Disney Channel Versions==
There were many other versions of this movie, including a sing-along, dance-along, a Get‘cha Head in the Games version with interviews with the cast of the movie about their part in the Disney Channel games. During the third version there was a chance to vote for your favorite team and give them some extra bonus points, this bonus went to the Green team. There have also been a Pop-Up Edition with pop up facts, and one that showed shout-outs from the fans. On January 20, 2007, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the first airing, an “International Sing Along” edition aired.
==Spin-offs==
===Concert Tour===
High School Musical: The Concert began in October 2006 and ran through January 2007 which featured the cast, except Zac Efron, who was busy shooting the film adaptation of Hairspray: The Musical and replaced with Drew Seeley.
===Stage musical===
High School Musical on Stage! includes two new songs: “On You Counting On You” and “Fusion Cellular Fusion” and also adds “I Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” and makes a few changes to the other songs and characters. It was first performed on August 18, 2006 at Loch Sheldrake, New York, and as of 2008 is on an international tour with previews in Detroit and Philadelphia before it opened in Chicago on August 1, 2007. Obviously enough, it is the most popular show performed at high schools and summer theatre camps according to Music Theatre International, the company that handles its’ licensing. A High School Musical 2 stage show will come to fruition in 2008.
===Ice Show===
Disney Live Family Entertainment and Feld Entertainment introduced “High School Musical: The Ice Show” in 2007 and is in the regular rotation of DLFE live ice skating shows.
===Mini-Parade/Theme Park Show===
A High School Musical Pep Rally mini-parade performed in 2006 and much of 2007 before the regular park parade at Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim, California. The parade was then converted to an immobile show for Disney’s Hollywood Studios (née Disney-MGM Studios), Walt Disney Studios Paris, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland. A new show, based on the sequel subtitled “School’s Out!” premiered in August at DCA and in November at DHS. The show made its debut in 2008 at all three international Disney Theme Parks. A new version based on HSM 3, subtitled "Right Here, Right Now" made its debut in 2008 at Disney's California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios, and then went worldwide in 2009 at all international resorts.
===Novels===
A junior novel that was based on the movie went to number one on The New York Times best-seller list for children's paperbacks. An original book series, titled Tales From East High, came on market in April 2007 and continued with a new book every 60 days through June 2008.
===High School Musical: Get in the Picture===
ABC telecast the reality series High School Musical: Get in the Picture. Nick Lachey served as the series host. The winner, Stan Carrasoza, appeared in a music video shown over the credits of HSM 3 as well as having a song in the HSM3 soundtrack and a Disney services contract. However, the show was a dismal failure ratings wise.
===Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure===
Ashley Tisdale executive produced, through her Blonde Productions company, and reprised her role as Sharpay in a spinoff film, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, scheduled to premiere on Disney Channel in 2011. In the film, Sharpay heads to New York City to seek fame and fortune, only to run into the winner of "So You Think You're America's Most Talented Performing Idol" as her rival, and meet a new friend, a film maker named Callem.
==Movie Sequels==
===High School Musical 2===
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High School Musical 2 was the first ever sequel that premiered on August 17, 2007 on both Disney Channel in the USA and Family in Canada (not to be confused with the Disney-owned ABC Family channel in the USA.). A formal premiere was held three days beforehand at the AMC 24 Theatres at Anaheim’s Downtown Disney complex. Miley Cyrus, the star of Hannah Montana makes a cameo appearance in the film, which centers around the cast's work at a country club while school is in summer recess. The same day the movie had its’ premiere, the soundtrack was released, but several songs, including “What Time Is It?” have been released as singles and have aired exclusively on Radio Disney. The original airing drew a basic cable record 17.2 million viewers in the USA according to Nielsen, which is the highest rating for a made-for cable movie.
It also received an Emmy Award Nomination in 2008 as “Best Children’s Program”, as well as one for Best Choreography.
===High School Musical 3: Senior Year===
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The next sequel in this popular series was released to theatres instead of airing on Disney Channel under the Walt Disney Pictures brand with the title of High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which centers around the original cast’s senior year, prom, musical and graduation from East High. The original title was to have been “Haunted High School Musical”, but that plan was scrapped. The movie was released on October 24, 2008.
==Television==
===High School Musical: The Musical The Series===
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In November 2017, a new television series spin-off of the films was announced to be in development. On September 6, 2018, Disney announced that it began casting for a reimagining of the film for its upcoming streaming service, titled High School Musical: The Musical. The 10-episode series will be structured as a single-camera mockumentary, and feature both music from the original film, as well as new songs.
In October 2018, it was announced that Joshua Bassett would play the lead role of Ricky, while the show was given the official title of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. In February 2019, the rest of the cast was officially announced with: Sofia Wylie as Gina, Kate Reinders as Miss Jenn, and Olivia Rodrigo as Nini.
==Songs==
===High School Musical===
#Start of Something New – Gabriella & Troy
#Get'cha Head in the Game - Troy and Basketball team
#What I've Been Looking For – Sharpay & Ryan
#What I've Been Looking For (Reprise) – Gabriella & Troy
#Stick to the Status Quo – Cast
#When There Was Me and You – Gabriella
#Bop to the Top – Sharpay & Ryan
#Breaking Free – Gabriella & Troy
#We're All in This Together – Cast
#I Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Main Characters (Featured on the DVD and soundtrack only)
===High School Musical 2===
#What Time Is It? - Cast
#Fabulous - Sharpay and Ryan
#Work This Out - Wildcats (except Sharpay and Ryan)
#You Are The Music in Me - Kelsi, Gabriella and Troy
#I Don't Dance - Chad and Ryan
#You Are The Music in Me (Sharpay Version) - Sharpay and Troy
#Gotta Go My Own Way - Gabriella and Troy
#Bet On It - Troy
#Everyday - Gabriella and Troy
#All for One - Cast
#Humuhumunukunukuapua'a - Sharpay and Ryan (Featured on the DVD and soundtrack only)
===High School Musical 3: Senior Year===
#Now or Never - Cast
#Right Here, Right Now - Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron
#I Want It All - Ashley Tisdale & Lucas Grabeel
#Can I Have This Dance - Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron
#A Night to Remember - Cast
#Just Wanna Be With You - Lucas Grabeel, Oleysa Rulin, Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron
#The Boys Are Back - Corbin Bleu & Zac Efron
#Right Here, Right Now (Reprise) - Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron
#Walk Away - Vanessa Hudgens
#Scream - Zac Efron
#Can I Have This Dance? (Reprise) - Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron
#Senior Year Spring Musical - Cast
#We're All in This Together (Graduation Mix) - Cast
#High School Musical - Cast
*The reprises are not included on the soundtrack and the list is in movie order.
==Gallery==
===Posters===
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===Promotion===
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==Trivia==
*Corbin Bleu wears T-shirts that says funny things like: "I come with my own background music" with a picture of a cassette tape, "easily distracted", and "laughing on the inside".
*Despite the movie taking place in New Mexico, none of the main actors are actually from New Mexico.
*Zac Efron only sings 10% with his vocals in this film. The majority of his character's singing voice were filled in by Drew Seeley.
**This is because the role of Troy in this film was written for a tenor before casting.
**Zac is a baritone. This was discovered after he was cast, and the producers brought back Seeley for the singing voice. Both men auditioned for the role wherein Zac won due to his youthful look.
***Although Zac is of baritone range, he used to sing tenor but during the filming, he was going through puberty, which might be one possible reason why he went to the aforementioned range.
**Despite this scenario, Zac manages to sing lead in the first lines of "Start of Something New", the first line of "Breaking Free", and the rooftop scene. In the soundtrack, he sang mostly backing vocals.
**After filming the first movie, Zac signed to play Link Larkin in the 2007 New Line Cinema adoption of the 1987 Broadway musical, Hairspray, where he did his own vocal work. The production of this film clashed or conflicted with the High School Musical concert tour, and Seeley filled in for him. 
*Chad references Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase from the Toy Story franchise when he says, "In two weeks, we're going to the championships with you leading us to infinity and beyond."
* High School Musical posters are visible in the Guild Wars mode and in one of the backgrounds in Normal Campaign in Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. East Wildcats badge is also available as an avatar on the game's forum.
==External links==
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