High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the
High School Musical film franchiseThe High School Musical film series consists of three Disney musical films directed by Kenny Ortega and created by Peter Barsocchini. It stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman. The original film was released simply as a Disney Channel...
. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) 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 3: Senior Year is a 2008 American romantic musical film and the third and final installment in the High School Musical trilogy. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008...
released to theaters in October 2008. It is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to have a theatrical sequel. The film's
soundtrack* Are not on the first disc of the two-disc special edition version. ** Drew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being mixed with Zac Efron's...
was the best-selling album in the United States for 2006.
High School Musical was
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's most watched film that year with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US, until August's premiere of
The Cheetah Girls 2The Cheetah Girls 2 is the 2006 sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Cheetah Girls. Its premiere received the highest ratings of all Disney Channel Movies at its time, a total of over 8.1 million viewers, beating the premiere ratings of High School Musical , and beating previous highest...
, which achieved 8.1 million viewers. In the UK, it received 789,000 viewers for its premiere (and 1.2 million viewers overall during the first week), making it the second most watched program for the Disney Channel (UK) of 2006. On December 29, 2006, it became the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be broadcast on the
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. Globally, High School Musical has been seen by over 225 million viewers.
With a plot described by the author and numerous critics as a modern adaptation of
Romeo & Juliet,
High School Musical is a story about two
high schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
juniors from rival cliques – Troy Bolton (
Zac EfronZachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and became known with his lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray...
), captain of the
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team, and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens), a beautiful and shy transfer student who excels in
mathIn contemporary education, mathematics education is the practice of teaching and learning mathematics, along with the associated scholarly research....
and
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. Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school
musicalMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
, and as a result, divide the school. Despite other students' attempts to thwart their dreams, Troy and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry, inspiring others along the way not to "stick to the status quo". Sharpay Evans (
Ashley TisdaleAshley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer 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...
), a drama queen and high school diva will do anything to sabotage the friendship between Troy and Gabriella and also get a lead in the school musical, assisted by her brother Ryan (
Lucas GrabeelLucas Stephen Grabeel is an American actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director and producer. As a performer, he is best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's High School Musical and its sequels High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year , and as...
).
High School Musical was filmed at
East High SchoolEast High School is a public high school in the Salt Lake City School District in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. and serves grades nine through twelve. It also accepts and cares for mentally and physically disabled children. East High School was founded in 1914 and currently has an enrolled student...
located in
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, the auditorium of
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, and
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.
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was also the set of several other Disney productions:
Take Down (1978),
Read It and WeepRead It and Weep is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel by Julia DeVillers. Sisters Kay and Danielle Panabaker star as Jamie Bartlett and her alter ego Isabella , respectively...
(2006),
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(2008) and
High School Musical: Get in the PictureHigh School Musical: Get in the Picture was a reality-based TV series, which debuted July 20, 2008 on the television channel ABC. Stan Carrizosa was named the winner on September 8, 2008. Tierney Chamberlain was the runner-up....
(2008).
Plot
Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez meet at a
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party while both are at a ski lodge during winter break. Troy is the captain of East High School's basketball team, and Gabriella is portrayed as shy and academic. At the party, the two are called upon to sing
karaokeis a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
together (
Start of Something New). They seem to be attracted to each other, and exchange numbers before parting.
After break, Troy sees Gabriella in his homeroom, and she explains that she just moved to
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and transferred to East High over break. Troy shows Gabriella around the school, and they pause in front of the sign-up sheet for the winter musical auditions. This alarms Drama Club president Sharpay Evans, who assumes that Gabriella is interested in auditioning. Wanting to eliminate competition, Sharpay investigates the new girl and arranges for the scholastic decathlon captain, Taylor McKessie, to find out about Gabriella's past academic achievements.
During basketball practice, Troy has trouble focusing because his thoughts are on Gabriella and the idea that he might enjoy singing more (
Get'cha Head In the Game). Gabriella and Troy both go to the musical auditions where Sharpay and her twin brother Ryan perform (
What I've Been Looking For) but both are too shy to audition. When Gabriella finally summons the courage to step forward, Troy offers to sing with her, but Ms. Darbus tells them that they are too late. After Ms. Darbus apparently leaves, Kelsi Nielsen, the
composerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of the musical, trips and drops her things. Troy and Gabriella rush to help her, and they sing together as Kelsi plays piano (
What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)). Ms. Darbus overhears them and gives them a
callback auditionAn audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performing artist.Audition may also refer to:* The sense of hearing* Adobe Audition, audio editing software...
.
When the callback list is posted, Sharpay is furious to learn that she has competition for the lead in the musical, and the rest of the Wildcats are shocked that Troy and Gabriella have auditioned for a musical. Other students confess their own secret passions and talents (
Stick To The Status Quo), alarming both Taylor and Troy's friend Chad Danforth. Since Gabriella has agreed to join the scholastic decathlon team, both Taylor and Chad want their teammates to focus on their upcoming competitions rather than the musical. To help Troy and Gabriella return to normal, Chad and the basketball team trick Troy into saying that Gabriella is not important while she watches through a
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link that the scholastic decathlon team has set up. Gabriella is hurt (
When There Was Me And You), she refuses to talk to Troy and decides not to audition for the musical. Chad and Taylor feel guilty for ruining Troy and Gabriella's relationship, and decide to tell them the truth. After Chad and the basketball team tell Troy what they did and offer to support him in callbacks, Troy goes to Gabriella's house and they make up.
Intimidated after overhearing Gabriella and Troy practicing, Sharpay convinces Ms. Darbus to change the callback time to coincide with both the basketball championship and the scholastic decathlon, so that Gabriella and Troy cannot participate. Kelsi overhears the conversation and the basketball team and the decathlon team work together to come up with a plan. On the day of the competitions, Taylor and Gabriella use the school's computers to cause a series of mishaps that delay the big game and the decathlon. With both competitions delayed, Troy and Gabriella rush to the auditorium, and Sharpay and Ryan finish performing their song (
Bop To The Top), confident that their plan worked. Troy and Gabriella then audition (
Breaking Free) and Ms. Darbus gives Troy and Gabriella the lead roles, making Sharpay and Ryan understudies. Troy and Gabriella both win their respective competitions, and the film ends when the entire school gathers in the gym to celebrate (
We're All In This Together).
Cast
- Troy Bolton (Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and became known with his lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray...
) is the most popular male student at East High School, and the captain of the varsityIn the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
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team.
- Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) is one of the braniacs on the scholastic decathlon team.
- Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer 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...
) is an energetic student interested in theatre as well as being the center of all attention, most particularly, Troy's.
- Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel
Lucas Stephen Grabeel is an American actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director and producer. As a performer, he is best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's High School Musical and its sequels High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year , and as...
) is Sharpay's twin brother.
- Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu Reivers , known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!...
) is Troy's best friend, and is very good friends with Jason and Zeke.
- Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman
Adrienne Monique Coleman is an American actress, dancer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known for her co-starring role in Disney's High School Musical movies, in which she plays Taylor McKessie. Coleman also had a recurring role on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, as a school girl named...
) is Gabriella's best friend. She is captain of the school Scholastic Decathlon team.
- Jack Bolton (Bart Johnson
Barton Robert "Bart" Johnson , is an American actor, best known for his role as Coach Jack Bolton in the High School Musical film series.-Personal life:...
) is Troy's father and the coach of the basketball team.
- Ms. Darbus (Alyson Reed
Alyson Reed is an American dancer and actress.Reed grew up in Anaheim, California and attended Anaheim High School, where she graduated in 1976. She was a varsity songleader for two years, and was ASB President as a senior. She began performing in high school, and one of her major roles was as...
) is the stern drama teacher at East High.
- 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 starred in the films Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous and Flying By .-Early life:Rulin was born Olesya...
) is a student at East High. She is a pianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and composerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
- Zeke Baylor (Chris Warren Jr.
Chris Warren Jr. is an American actor.-Early life:Warren was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His half brother shares the same name but goes by Christopher.-Career:...
) is friends with Troy and Chad, and plays for the basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team. He also enjoys baking.
- Jason Cross (Ryne Sanborn
Ryne Andrew Sanborn is an American actor best known for his role as Jason Cross in the Disney High School Musical films.-Biography:...
) is friends with Troy and Chad, and plays for the basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team. He also tends to ask silly questions in class.
Reception
High School Musical received generally mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website
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gives the film a 'rotten' score of 56% based on 9 reviews, with an average score of 5 out 10.
Musical numbers
The soundtrack was released on January 10, 2006 and debuted at number 133 on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling 7,469 copies in its first week. In the album's third week, for the chart dated February 11, 2006, it climbed to number ten, and has since risen to number one on the Billboard 200 twice (on March 1 and March 22) and had shipped 3.8 million copies on December 5, 2006. Out of those copies, more than 3 million copies have been sold by August 2006; it was
certified quadruple platinumMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the RIAA.
| Song |
Chiefly Sung By |
Other Singers |
Scene |
| "Start of Something New" |
Troy and Gabriella |
None |
Mountain Ski Resort |
| "Get'cha Head in the Game" |
Troy |
Basketball Players |
East High's Gym |
| "What I've Been Looking For" |
Ryan and Sharpay |
None |
East High's Auditorium |
| "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" |
Troy and Gabriella |
None |
East High's Auditorium |
| "Stick to the Status Quo" |
Zeke, Martha, Skater Dude, Sharpay, Ryan |
Jocks, Brainiacs, Skater Dudes, Wildcats |
East High's Cafeteria |
| "When There Was Me and You" |
Gabriella |
None |
East High's Science Lab, Hallways and Cafeteria |
| "Bop to the Top" |
Ryan and Sharpay |
None |
East High's Auditorium |
| "Breaking Free" |
Troy and Gabriella |
None |
East High's Auditorium |
| "We're All in This Together" |
Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay |
Wildcats |
East High's Gym |
DVDs
The
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of the film was released on May 23, 2006 under the title,
High School Musical: Encore Edition. It created a sales record when 1.2 million copies were sold in its first six days, making it the fastest-selling television film of all time. It is, however, the second DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) on DVD to be certified Platinum in DVD sales, the first being
The Cheetah GirlsThe Cheetah Girls is a 2003 musical Disney Channel Original Movie, the first for Disney Channel, based on a bestselling series of young adult books of the same name by Deborah Gregory...
. The
High School Musical DVD was also released in Australia on July 12, 2006 through
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and was released on European Region 2 on December 4, 2006 where it went on to reach number one in the UK DVD charts. It was also shown on Disney Channel South Africa, the latest Disney channel at that time in the southern hemisphere. It was the top selling DVD in Australia in August 2006. In addition, the Region 3 DVD was released on October 10 in
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. It also released in
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on December 15, 2006. This is the first Region 3 DCOM DVD ever released. It was released in Mexico on November 10 and in
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on December 6 to coincide with Christmas and the
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broadcast of the film.
The Remix Edition, a 2-disc Special Edition, was released on December 5, 2006. The Remix DVD was released in France on June 20, 2007. and in Germany on September 13, 2007. The Remix DVD was released in the UK on September 10, 2007.
Despite being filmed in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, both the original and Remix Edition DVD releases featured a 1.33:1 "full screen" version (though not
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as the camera stays directly in the center of the image), the format of the film as shown on the Disney Channel. The widescreen, high definition version is available exclusively on Disney Blu-ray in North America and has subsequently been showing in the UK &Ireland on BBC One, and BBC HD and
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. The HD version is also available on
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Video section and Sony Entertainment on line for the US market.
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 2 is the
sequelA sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical. It debuted on August 17, 2007 on
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in the U.S., and on Family in
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. The premiere brought in a total of 17.3 million viewers in the United States—almost 10 million more than its predecessor—making it (at the time of its airing) the highest-rated Disney Channel Movie to date and the most viewed television film to date.
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 to theaters across the United States on October 24, 2008.
Kenny OrtegaKenneth John "Kenny" Ortega is an American producer, director, and choreographer. He is known for directing the High School Musical trilogy and Michael Jackson's This Is It concert tour.-Life and career:...
returned as director and choreographer, as did all six primary actors. The film currently holds the record for the highest-grossing film musical in its opening weekend, with over $80,000,000 worldwide.
High School Musical: El desafio (Argentina)
High School Musical: El desafio (Argentina) is a
spin-offIn media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
of the American film High School Musical for the Argentine market, based on the book Battle of the Bands. The film arrived in Argentine theaters on July 17, 2008.
High School Musical: O Desafio (Brazil)
High School Musical: O Desafio is a
spin-offIn media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
of the American film
High School Musical. The Brazilian spinoff is based on the book
Battle of the Bands. The film was released in Brazilian theaters on February 5, 2010.
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure is a direct-to video film and High School Musical
spin-offIn media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
starring
Ashley TisdaleAshley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer 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...
. The film features Sharpay Evans trying to get a role in a
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show following graduation. The film was released as a Blu-ray and DVD combination pack on April 19, 2011.
Concert tour
The "High School Musical: The Concert" tour started on November 29, 2006 kicking off in
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. The tour continued until January 28, 2007 performing in major cities around the
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,
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and
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. The concert featured all of the original cast members except for
Zac EfronZachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and became known with his lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray...
, who was shooting
HairsprayHairspray is a 2007 musical film produced by Kolaja Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. It was released in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on July 20, 2007. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on John...
. Efron was replaced by Drew Seeley (whose voice was blended with Efron's during the film). The concert featured the original songs from the film, as well as songs from Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Corbin Bleu.
Stage musical
DO NOT put other stuff about musical in this article. It will get its own article soon, Song lists from the musical and different productions of it DO NOT belong here. SEE TALK
On August 1, 2006,
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announced that the
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summer theater camp, featured in the film
CampCamp is a 2003 American independent musical film written and directed by Todd Graff, about an upstate New York performing arts summer camp. The film is based on Graff's own experiences at a similar camp called Stagedoor Manor. The film was released in 2003 by IFC Films.-Plot:The film centers on the...
, would be the first venue to produce
High School Musical on-stage.
North Shore Music Theater in Beverly, MA had a stage production of
High School Musical running until the end of July 2007, featuring
BroadwayBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
actor
Andrew Keenan-BolgerAndrew Keenan-Bolger is an American musical theatre actor and singer. He originated the role of Robertson Ay in the first national tour of Mary Poppins and is currently appearing in that role on Broadway...
and Kate Rockwell, a semi-finalist on
Grease: You're the One that I Want!, as Sharpay.
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's School of Dramatic Arts staged the California premiere in 2007 (which it revived in 2008), and presented the West Coast premiere of High School Musical 2 in January 2009.
Theater of the Stars in Atlanta, Georgia was the first professional company to put on
High School Musical.
A parody,
Scary MusicalScary Musical is an original musical composed by Leon Parris and written by Jon Smith and Leon Parris.The musical first opened in the Belvoir Players' Theatre, Northern Ireland in 2009 and then returned to Northern Ireland for a run in The Waterfront Hall in January 2010...
has been created in Northern Ireland.
Ice tour
"Feld Entertainment" produced global tour titled,
High School Musical: The Ice Tour which had its world premiere in New York City on September 29, 2007. The cast included
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and
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Bradley SanterBradley Santer is an Australian figure skater who competes in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Australian Figure Skating Championships in 2003 and again in 2004, and additionally has won 4 silver medals and 1 bronze...
. The show contained elements and songs from both the original film and its sequel,
High School Musical 2 and featured a special preview of
High School Musical 3: Senior YearHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year is a 2008 American romantic musical film and the third and final installment in the High School Musical trilogy. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008...
when the movie of the same name premiered in theaters.
Book series
In June 2006,
Disney PressDisney Press is a department of The Walt Disney Company specifically used to produce books of various genres and for various age groups . Many of the books Disney Press produces are picture books based on Mickey Mouse and friends and other characters from many popular Disney animated features...
published
High School Musical: the Junior Novel, the novelization of the successful film. This novel hit number one on the
New York Times best-selling list and remained on the list for sixteen weeks. As of August 2007, the novel has sold more than 4.5 million copies, with 1 million copies of the novel's follow-up,
High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel, being shipped to American retailers. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year: The Junior Novel" came out on September 23, 2008. Shortly after the success of the original novel, Disney announced that a book series, entitled
Stories From East High, would be published in February 2007 with a new book being published every 60 days until July 2008. It also came to England, at the O2.
Video games
Disney Interactive Studios has produced 6 video games based on the
High School Musical series, all taking the guise of
music video gameA music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
s incorporating songs and plots from the films.
Reality series
During July and August 2008,
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
broadcast a
reality competitionReality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
based on the series,
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
hosted by
Nick LacheyNicholas Scott "Nick" Lachey is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and television personality. Lachey rose to fame as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees. He later starred in the reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife, Jessica Simpson. He has released...
. The winner of the show appeared in a music video during the credits of
High School Musical 3. The series premiered to poor ratings, with the show coming in fourth place in its timeslot.
In the UK, a reality show titled
Hairspray: The School MusicalHairspray: The School Musical is a 2008 reality TV series, broadcast on Sky1 in the UK, charting the development of a comprehensive school's production of the Broadway and West End musical Hairspray.-Format:...
premiered in 2008 on Sky1. It saw a team of vocal coaches, acting coaches and choreographers hold auditions at a regular
comprehensive schoolA comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
where a mix of students could audition for a
West EndWest End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
production of the hit
BroadwayBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
musical,
HairsprayHairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues...
. Although the musical being performed was not
High School Musical, the film was the inspiration behind the show. The show was presented by
Denise Van OutenDenise van Outen is an English actress, singer and television presenter. Her most notable roles to date are as a presenter on The Big Breakfast, and as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago on both the West End and on Broadway.- Early life :Born Denise Kathleen Outen in Basildon, Essex, she is the...
and was credited, along with
High School Musical, for inspiring a generation of children in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to get into theatrical work.
Awards
| Year |
Award |
Category |
Result |
| 2006 |
| Billboard Music Award The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011...
|
Soundtrack Album of the Year |
Won |
| Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
|
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Children's Program |
| Teen Choice Award The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
|
Television – Choice Breakout Star
(Zac Efron) |
Television – Choice Chemistry
(Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron) |
| Television Critics Association Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming |
| American Music Award -Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC...
|
Best Pop Album |
Nominated |
| Billboard Music Award The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011...
|
Album of the Year |
| Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
|
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special |
| Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special |
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
("Get'cha Head in the Game* Are not on the first disc of the two-disc special edition version. ** Drew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being mixed with Zac Efron's...
") |
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
("Breaking Free"Breaking Free" is a song from the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical. It also appears on the soundtrack of the same name. It is sung by Drew Seeley , Zac Efron, and Vanessa Hudgens. It was also released as a single on September 28, 2006...
") |
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