The High School Musical film series consists of three Disney The Walt Disney Company is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation musical films The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. The songs are used to advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but some musical films simply plop the songs in as unrelated "specialties" (also called "production numbers") - as with Carmen Miranda's directed by Kenny Ortega Kenneth John "Kenny" Ortega is an American producer, director, and choreographer. He is known for directing the High School Musical series and Michael Jackson's "This Is It" tour, as well as for choreographing Dirty Dancing and created by Peter Barsocchini. It stars Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor and singer. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. In 2007, right before, Vanessa Hudgens Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer. As an actress, she guest starred in television shows like Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Hudgens made her screen debut in the 2003 drama film Thirteen as Noel. She got her first starring role in the 2004 science-, Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress, singer, songwriter and television producer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series. Her role as Evans required her to perform, Corbin Bleu Corbin Bleu Reivers , better known as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, and singer. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids television series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!. He also pursued a solo career and released his debut album Another, Lucas Grabeel Lucas Stephen Grabeel is an American actor, singer, songwriter, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's 2006 High School Musical and its sequels, High School Musical 2 (2007) and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), and as Ethan Dalloway in the third and fourth instalments, and Monique Coleman. The original film High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and the feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year was released simply as a Disney Channel Original Movie Many television films have been produced for the U.S. cable network, Disney Channel, since the service's inception in 1983. In its early years, they were referred to as Disney Channel Premiere Films, and later Premears. From late 1997 onwards, such productions have been branded under the Disney Channel Original Movies banner, but after its huge success it was followed by a television sequel High School Musical 2 is the second film in the High School Musical series. The World Premiere took place on August 17, 2007 at Disneyland, in Anaheim, California. The primary cast, including Zac Efron, Corbin Bleu, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale, attended the event. The film debuted on television on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel in the. The third film High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a musical film released to cinemas in 2008. It is the third installment in Disney's High School Musical film franchise. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returned as director and choreographer, as did all six primary actors received a first theatrical release in cinemas. Ashley Tisdale is in neogations to reprise her role as Sharpay Evans in a spin-off on the series [2]
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High School Musical (2006)
Main article: High School Musical High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and the feature film High School Musical 3: Senior YearHigh School Musical was released on January 20, 2006 as a Disney Channel Original Movie Many television films have been produced for the U.S. cable network, Disney Channel, since the service's inception in 1983. In its early years, they were referred to as Disney Channel Premiere Films, and later Premears. From late 1997 onwards, such productions have been branded under the Disney Channel Original Movies banner (DCOM), and is the most successful DCOM ever produced.[3] The movie was Disney Channel's most watched movie in 2006, with 7.7 million viewers for its premiere broadcast in the US[4] and 789,000 viewers for its UK premiere. It was the first DCOM ever to be broadcasted by BBC on December 29, 2006, and has been viewed by over 225 million people worldwide.[5]
The first appearance of Troy and Gabriella.The movie follows drama queen Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress, singer, songwriter and television producer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series. Her role as Evans required her to perform), star athlete Troy Bolton (Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor and singer. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. In 2007, right before) and the shy, smart Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer. As an actress, she guest starred in television shows like Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Hudgens made her screen debut in the 2003 drama film Thirteen as Noel. She got her first starring role in the 2004 science-) experience that their lives is about to change in a school musical. Troy and Gabriella meet while vacationing at a ski lodge over Christmas Break and inadvertently participate in a karaoke contest together ("Start of Something New"). When school starts in January, Sharpay made a dramatic entrance at East High and also discovered that Gabriella is the new student at East High and Troy's heart skips a beat. Later that day, the pair are seen talking at the sign-up sheet for the Spring Musical by the Drama Club's co-presidents, Sharpay and her brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel Lucas Stephen Grabeel is an American actor, singer, songwriter, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's 2006 High School Musical and its sequels, High School Musical 2 (2007) and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), and as Ethan Dalloway in the third and fourth instalments) . Doing her research, Sharpay finds out that Gabriella was a top student at her old school and convinces Scholastic Decathlon captain Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman) to invite Gabriella to the team as a distraction from auditioning. Troy's best friend, Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu Corbin Bleu Reivers , better known as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, and singer. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids television series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!. He also pursued a solo career and released his debut album Another), is concerned that Troy's mind seems to have wandered away from basketball despite being team captain and struggles to keep his attention.
As the day of auditions quickly approaches, and Troy and Gabriella are too shy to come forward after watching Sharpay and Ryan perform an unfortunate arrangement of a love song ("What I've Been Looking For"). Following the audition, Mrs. Darbus (Alyson Reed) declares it too late to audition, and Troy and Gabriella are left devastated with only each other to comfort themselves. After helping Kelsi Nielsen (Olesya Rulin Olesya Rulin is a Russian-American actress and singer who is perhaps best known for co-starring in the first three films of the High School Musical franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also stars alongside Jessica Simpson in Major Movie Star, and is set to star with Billy Ray Cyrus in the new drama Flying By), the composer, pick up her fallen music and listen to her play the intended version of the performed song, Mrs. Darbus overhears Troy and Gabriella sing the song like star crossed lovers and invites them to a call back.
When the school finds out that Troy and Gabriella have auditioned for the Winter Musical, everyone fears the status quo of the school is drastically changing and Sharpay gets frustrated and worried ("Stick to the Status Quo"). Sharpay and Ryan find out that Chad and Taylor are going to split Troy and Gabriella up.Chad and Taylor are afraid that their respective teams will fall to pieces, so the pair stage individual interventions, but feel guilty about getting Troy and Gabriella to change their minds about the audition. When word comes that Troy and Gabriella are still interested in auditioning, Sharpay and Ryan convince Mrs. Darbus to change the date of the callbacks, and the pair go on as planned with their audition ("Bop to the Top"). Fearful that they will be unable to attend the callbacks, Chad and Taylor stage a school-wide computer glitch that forces the whole school to pack the auditorium. Without appearance, Mrs. Darbus considers cancelling Troy and Gabriella's callback however they arrive in the nick of time and sing ("Breaking Free"). In the end, Ms. Darbus decides to award the lead roles to Troy and Gabriella, making Sharpay and Ryan understudies. Sharpay hopes that she will not lose by not getting lead in the musical.
The film ends with the entire school gathering in the gym to celebrate ("We're All in This Together").
High School Musical 2 (2007)
Main article: High School Musical 2 High School Musical 2 is the second film in the High School Musical series. The World Premiere took place on August 17, 2007 at Disneyland, in Anaheim, California. The primary cast, including Zac Efron, Corbin Bleu, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale, attended the event. The film debuted on television on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel in the Ryan and Sharpay sitting poolside at Lava Springs.It's the end of the school year, and everyone's excited for summer vacation ("What Time is It?"), and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) is happy to finally be spending her summer vacation without having to move. When the whole gang gets hired at Lava Springs Country Club as summer help, resident drama queen, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), is concerned the Wildcats are once again marching in on her territory ("Fabulous"). While taking time out of her day to convince the club manager to intimidate the Wildcats into quitting, (work this out) Sharpay schemes to win over Troy (Zac Efron) by offering him various luxuries, including a chance for a college scholarship. Although Troy says he's committed to his relationship with Gabriella, Gabriella grows concerned after hearing he's spending more time with Sharpay.
Meanwhile, the club is preparing for the end-of-summer talent show, and the piano-playing Kelsi (Olesya Rulin) has written a special ballad especially for Troy and Gabriella ("You Are the Music in Me The music video is just the clip that was in the movie that featured the song, but in a different edit. No new video was made for it but the clip taken from the movie was used for promotion. It begins with Kelsi, Gabriella, and Troy singing at the piano that ends with some of the other cast coming in and singing along and clips from the first"), one that Sharpay would like rearranged for just her and Troy. When Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) discovers that Sharpay no longer interested in his talent, he finds himself spending more time with the Wildcats, even playing against Chad (Corbin Bleu) at a baseball game ("I Don't Dance"), one that Troy skips to attend a college hoops practice. Ryan even goes as far as secretly preparing a special dance number for him and the Wildcats to perform at the talent show. When Sharpay stumbles upon the Wildcats' rehearsal, she orders Club Manager, Mr. Fulton (Mark L. Taylor), to disallow all Junior Staff to partake in the talent show, namely the Wildcats. Fulton draws up a quick memo and pushes Activities Director, Taylor (Monique Coleman), to notify the Junior Staff.
Troy's good mood suddenly turns sour when everyone starts ignoring him, and Kelsi quietly presents him with Mr. Fulton's memo. After a devastating rehearsal with Sharpay for the talent show,("You Are the Music in Me (Reprise)") Troy loses Gabriella ("Gotta Go My Own Way"), who informs him of her frustration with Sharpay's scheme and quits her job at Lava Springs.("Bet On It") An angry Troy then confronts Sharpay and tells her he has to break his promise and not sing with her. When Chad and the Wildcats find out he's no longer singing in the show, they push him to go back to Sharpay, and only moments before the show does Ryan tell Troy she picked a different song. When Troy announces his disappointment to Sharpay of the change, Sharpay is left surprised and confused. As the final act, Troy is spotted on stage singing solo and the rest of the Wildcats posing as the help (including Gabriella) slowly join him on stage to complete the musical number ("Everyday"). Sharpay hopes that she will not lose again by losing Troy to Gabriella.
The summer comes to a conclusion with a pool party, destroying the rule that staff are not allowed to swim during work hours ("All for One").
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
Main article: High School Musical 3: Senior Year High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a musical film released to cinemas in 2008. It is the third installment in Disney's High School Musical film franchise. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returned as director and choreographer, as did all six primary actorsIt's the end of the Wildcats' championship basketball game against the West High Knights, where team captain Troy (Zac Efron) immediately rallies their spirits ("Now or Never"). At Troy's after-party, Troy and his girlfriend, Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), are seen sitting in Troy's treehouse reflecting about the past year and picturing how their last few months at East High would end ("Right Here, Right Now").
The following week at East High, drama teacher, Ms. Darbus (Alyson Reed), is alarmed when few students sign up to audition for the Spring Musical, and Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) suggests that she perform a one-woman show. Quickly, the discouraged playwright, Kelsi (Olesya Rulin), scribbles on the sign up sheet everyone in her homeroom class, including Sharpay, Ryan, Troy, Gabriella, and the less than enthusiastic Chad (Corbin Bleu), Taylor (Monique Coleman), and other fellow Wildcats. Conclusively, Ms. Darbus announces that the play will reflect the students' final days at East High. Ms. Darbus also announces that she will select one student for a Juilliard scholarship with Sharpay, Ryan, Kelsi, and Troy under consideration. Desperate to win the scholarship and knowing Kelsi will give the lead roles to Troy and Gabriella, Sharpay tries to persuade Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) to help her convince Kelsi to consider them instead by predicting their future in theater ("I Want It All").
Prom is around the corner, and Chad asks Taylor to be his date. She declines because she feels him to be unenthused about the event. Subsequently, Chad jumps onto a table and announces to the entire cafeteria that he is interested in having Taylor be his date, and she accepts ("A Night to Remember"). Meanwhile, Gabriella finds out that she has a chance to attend college early. Troy encourages Gabriella to go, convinced that he is the only reason holding her back. However, on Prom night, Troy drives out to pick up Gabriella as East High is not the same without her. Days later, the play finally goes on as planned ("Spring Musical"), and Sharpay is prepared for the last musical at East High. At the close of the evening, Ms. Darbus announces that both Kelsi and Ryan each received the scholarship to Juilliard. It is also revealed the outcome of the other student's college choices("We're All in This Together (Graduation Mix)").
The film concludes with a big celebratory graduation ("High School Musical"), and then, like a stage musical, has closeups of the lead actors.
High School Musical 4: East Meets West (2010)
The film will be helmed by choreographer and director Jeffrey Hornaday.[6][7] Casting is underway for the fourth installment, which will be a story set against the cross-town school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and West High Knights.[6][7] It will be a made-for-television film and will not include the usual main characters from the previous installments.[7] The film is set for a 2010 release on Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, with its headquarters located on West Alameda Ave. in Burbank, California. The channel is owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company under Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. Disney Channels Worldwide is a global portfolio.[7]
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