High Stakes (film)
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Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure is a direct-to video film and High School Musical
High School Musical (film series)
The 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...

 spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In 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 Tisdale
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...

. The film looks at Sharpay Evans' life after her graduation trying to get a role in a Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway 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...

 show. The film was released as a Blu-ray and DVD combination pack on April 19, 2011. The Disney Channel Original Movie premiered on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

 on May 22, 2011. It was the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be released on DVD before being broadcast on Disney Channel.

Plot

Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale
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...

) performs a dance number at the Lava Springs Country Club. There she meets a famous producer Jerry Taylor (Pat Mastroianni
Pat Mastroianni
Pasquale "Pat" Mastroianni is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Joey Jeremiah on the Degrassi series of television shows.- Biography :...

) who offers her a chance to star in his newest show on Broadway. Sharpay thinks the the audition is for her, but it's actually for Boi, her dog. Sharpay later convinces her father to let her move to New York City on her own. He hesitantly accepts, but he has a condition: if the plan backfires, Sharpay is forced to move back with her parents and work at Lava Springs. While in New York, Sharpay is kicked out of her penthouse because they don't allow dogs. While in despair, she meets Peyton (Austin Butler
Austin Butler
Austin Robert Butler is an American actor, singer, and model. He is best known for his feature films roles as Jake Pearson in Aliens in the Attic and as Peyton Leverette in the High School Musical spin-off film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, as well as for his television roles as James on Zoey 101,...

) who offers her a studio apartment. Sharpay accepts but is disgusted to find out what it is. Sharpay, Peyton, and Boi go shopping to give her studio a little makeover.

While Peyton sees Sharpay in distress, he brings her to the stage of the Radio City Music Hall which makes her feel much better. There she meets Neal Roberts and Gill Samms, producers of Jerry's show. When she finds out they only want Boi, she auditions him but only to be caught in a tie with very competitive Roger Elliston (Bradley Steven Perry
Bradley Steven Perry
Bradley Steven Perry is an American actor, best known for his role as Gabe Duncan on the Disney Channel family sitcom Good Luck Charlie, and for his role as Roger Elliston III in Disney's High School Musical spin-off film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.-Career:In 2007, Perry began his professional...

). Minutes later, Sharpay meets Amber Lee Adams (Cameron Goodman
Cameron Goodman
-Biography:She was born in Texas but grew up in Washington D.C. She attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. after transferring from Syracuse University in New York.-Career:...

), the star of the show. Leaving the theater, Sharpay is threatened by Roger that if she doesn't drop out, there will be serious consequences.

Later in the film, Boi and Countess (Roger's female pup) run away together. Sharpay and Roger team up to find them. Fortunately, Peyton finds them at the theater.

Meanwhile, Amber Lee fires her assistant and dimwittingly hires Sharpay just to boss her around. Unknowingly, Sharpay is a maid to her and answers to her every need. Sharpay later finds out that Amber Lee isn't all who she cracks up to be. So she and Roger concoct a plan to get her fired from the show. Her plan works, only to get Sharpay fired and Amber Lee quitting from the production. Just as it seems that the production is about to get canceled due to Amber Lee quitting, Peyton shows footage to the producers that she can be the girl to star in the show. They take his word and hire Sharpay as the lead role in "A Girl's Best Friend".

Sharpay accepts the offer only if Boi and Countess split the role of Shelby. Sharpay and Peyton share a kiss and she finally gets her dream of performing on Broadway. During the end credits, Sharpay receives a visit from her brother, Ryan, who is currently on break from a musical he is touring the country in. Boi ends up scurrying out of the room, with Sharpay following afterwards. Ryan then lies back on Sharpay's bed, which lifts up and closes on him.

Cast

  • Ashley Tisdale
    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...

     as Sharpay Evans
  • Austin Butler
    Austin Butler
    Austin Robert Butler is an American actor, singer, and model. He is best known for his feature films roles as Jake Pearson in Aliens in the Attic and as Peyton Leverette in the High School Musical spin-off film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, as well as for his television roles as James on Zoey 101,...

     as Peyton Leverett
  • Bradley Steven Perry
    Bradley Steven Perry
    Bradley Steven Perry is an American actor, best known for his role as Gabe Duncan on the Disney Channel family sitcom Good Luck Charlie, and for his role as Roger Elliston III in Disney's High School Musical spin-off film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.-Career:In 2007, Perry began his professional...

     as Roger Elliston
  • Lauren Collins
    Lauren Collins
    Lauren Felice Collins is a Canadian actress that is perhaps best known for portraying Paige Michalchuk on Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Life and career:...

     as Tiffani Destiny
  • Cameron Goodman
    Cameron Goodman
    -Biography:She was born in Texas but grew up in Washington D.C. She attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. after transferring from Syracuse University in New York.-Career:...

     as Amber Lee Adams
  • Robert Curtis Brown as Vance Evans
  • Jessica Tuck
    Jessica Tuck
    Jessica Ines Tuck is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Megan Gordon Harrison on One Life to Live, Gillian Gray on Judging Amy, and Nan Flanagan on True Blood. She also appeared as Madeline Peterson Woods on Days of our Lives.-Personal life:Tuck was born in New York City and is a...

     as Darby Evans
  • Alec Mapa
    Alec Mapa
    -Personal life:Mapa, a Filipino American, was born in San Francisco and attended George Washington High School . Mapa is openly gay and lends his support to various projects supporting the gay, lesbian, and Asian American communities...

     as Gill Samms
  • Jack Plotnick
    Jack Plotnick
    Jack Stuart Plotnick is an American film and television actor.Born in Worthington, Ohio, Plotnick is based in Hollywood...

     as Neal Roberts
  • Pat Mastroianni
    Pat Mastroianni
    Pasquale "Pat" Mastroianni is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Joey Jeremiah on the Degrassi series of television shows.- Biography :...

     as Jerry Taylor
  • Lucas Grabeel
    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...

     as Ryan Evans (Special appearance)
  • Jorge Molina
    Jorge Molina
    Jorge Molina is a Cuban film director. After studying cinema in the USSR, he graduated from the EICTV...

     as Mr. Gonzalez
  • Mya Michaels as Mrs. Gonzalez
  • Shawn Molko as Roger Elliston (singing voice)
  • Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang as Stage Manager
  • Shadia Ali as Dina
  • Sarah Joy Bennett as Kelly
  • Tracey Ferencz as Marjorie
  • Tammy Isbell as Judith / Nell
  • Kyle Buchanan as Tim
  • Jorge Molina as Mr. Gonzalez
  • Mya Michaels as Mrs. Gonzalez
  • Christian Potenza
    Christian Potenza
    Christian Potenza is a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.- Biography :He has been in television since 1997, when he first appeared in the television series Riverdale as the character Jimmy....

     as Sound Engineer
  • Amish Patel as Butchy
  • Michelle Bugay as Girl 1
  • Sarah Slywchuk as Singer Girl
  • Shawn Byfield as Trevor
  • Johnie Chase as Card Player
  • Taylor James as Shine Dancer / Finale Dancer
  • Damien Lavergne as Dancer
  • Misha Rasaiah as Dancer
  • Alexandra Herzog as Dancer
  • Tanya Karn as Dancer
  • Shamier Anderson as Lead Dancer
  • Rhonda Roberts as Dancer
  • Louise St. Cyr as Dancer
  • Marc Cardarelli as Dancer
  • Judy Kovacs as Dancer (as Judy Kovaks)
  • Tamina Pollack-Paris as Dancer
  • Corey Gorewicz as Dancer
  • Charles Seminerio as Dancer (as Charlie Seminerio)
  • Michael MacLennan as Dancer
  • Laura Eichhorn as Duchess (voice)
  • David Braid as Pianist
  • Craig Cyr as Poker Player
  • Okiki Kendall as Patron #1
  • Justin Nie as Patron #2
  • Manly Ortega as Boi Evans
  • Alana Randall as Company Dancer

Production

Tisdale is the executive producer of the film, along with Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush who previously produced the first three High School Musical films. In making the announcement, Gary Marsh
Gary Marsh
Gary Marsh is President and Chief Creative Officer for Disney Channels Worldwide, where he develops and produces Disney Channel Original Series, Disney Channel Original Movies and Disney Junior Series . He also oversees talent and casting operations for Disney Channel. Marsh joined Disney Channel...

, the president of Disney Channels Worldwide, said: "In 'Sharpay,' Ashley Tisdale brought to life one of the most memorable comedic characters we've seen in years. This movie captures the absolutely perfect next chapter in Sharpay's life, as she tries to cultivate the humanity buried, deep, deep within her – a challenging and hilarious endeavor." The film had Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure as a working title, before being renamed to High Stakes. According to DisneyChannelMediaNet.com, the film's title has been changed back to Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.
Former High School Musical actress Vanessa Hudgens expressed interest in making a cameo appearance in the film. On May 21, 2010, however, Tisdale told MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 that Hudgens would not appear in the film because she's "too busy promoting films and stuff" but announced there will be a special guest appearance.

On June 8, Austin Butler
Austin Butler
Austin Robert Butler is an American actor, singer, and model. He is best known for his feature films roles as Jake Pearson in Aliens in the Attic and as Peyton Leverette in the High School Musical spin-off film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, as well as for his television roles as James on Zoey 101,...

's involvement was announced, as well as Bradley Steven Perry
Bradley Steven Perry
Bradley Steven Perry is an American actor, best known for his role as Gabe Duncan on the Disney Channel family sitcom Good Luck Charlie, and for his role as Roger Elliston III in Disney's High School Musical spin-off film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.-Career:In 2007, Perry began his professional...

's.

The name of the character played by Cameron Goodman
Cameron Goodman
-Biography:She was born in Texas but grew up in Washington D.C. She attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. after transferring from Syracuse University in New York.-Career:...

, was never officially announced by Disney Channel, although several outlets listed the name as Lisa Lamore. During an interview on February 16, 2011, Goodman stated the name of the character she plays is Amber Lee Adams.

Filming began on May 25, 2010, in Toronto, Canada, and wrapped on July 6, 2010.

The movie trailer was released in November 2010, and has since been shown on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

.

The film was produced by Prinsessa Productions Ltd. and Borden & Rosenbrush Entertainment.

Reception

The movie has met with positive reviews from critics. Brian Orndorf stated "Though frivolous, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure is an enjoyable romp with everyone's favorite pampered princess, delivering limited antics with a great deal of charisma." David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews called it "...bland and surprisingly low-rent..." James Plath said "Though Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure doesn't have the same verve or originality of the 'HSM' movies, it's still solid-pink entertainment that should delight the target audience of mostly pre-teen and early teenage girls (and boys who like Tisdale but would never, in a million years, admit it)." The movie received 4.9 million viewers on its premiere on Disney Channel on May 22, 2011.

Media

The film was released on Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...

 and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 on April 19, 2011 in three different format packages: a stand-alone DVD, a 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray combo pack, and a limited edition set which includes the film in DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download, as well as a pink clutch purse. The Blu-ray Disc includes bloopers and two featurettes: "Evolution of Sharpay" and "Austin Cam: Austin Butler Student Film". It sold 234,000 copies on its first week, debuting at number nine on the DVD sales chart. After six weeks of release, it had sold over 400,000 copies and made over $7 million in sales.

Soundtrack

On May 22, 2010, Tisdale confirmed she was recording music for the film. Deadline also reported four original songs are going to be featured in the film. Songwriter Amy Powers stated on her official website that Tisdale had recorded the songs "My Boi and Me" and "The Rest of My Life" (both were co-written with Matthew Tishler) for the film. In a press release by Disney Channel, "I'm Gonna Shine" (written by Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn) and "New York's Best Kept Secret" (written by David Lawrence and Faye Greenberg) were confirmed as the other two original songs to be featured in the film.

International release

Country / Region Network(s) Premiere Title
Disney Channel Portugal
Disney Channel Portugal
Disney Channel Portugal is Portuguese simulcast of Disney Channel. Broadcasts Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior originals and non-originals...

May 20, 2011 A Fabulosa Aventura de Sharpay
Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

May 22, 2011 Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Family Channel
Family Channel
Family is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service marketed to children and teenagers aged 2-15. It is owned by Astral Media...

May 27, 2011
Disney Channel UK
Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel Asia
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May 28, 2011
Disney Channel Latin America
Disney Channel Latin America
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May 29, 2011 La Fabulosa Aventura de Sharpay
Disney Channel Brazil A Fabulosa Aventura da Sharpay
Disney Channel Spain
Disney Channel Spain
Disney Channel Spain is a free-to-air television channel and is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting in Spain. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience. It is owned by Disney-ABC...

June 17, 2011 La Fabulosa Aventura de Sharpay
Disney Channel Israel June 30, 2011 שארפיי
  Taiwan
Republic of China
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Disney Channel Taiwan July 16, 2011 夏培的星光大道
Disney Channel Australia
Disney Channel Australia
For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel Australia is a television channel that is broadcast in Australia and New Zealand...

July 30, 2011 Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Disney Channel Japan
Disney Channel Japan
For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel Japan is a television channel that is broadcast in Japan.-The Current Shows:* JONAS...

August 13, 2011 シャーペイのファビラス・アドベンチャー
Disney Channel Scandinavia
Disney Channel Scandinavia
For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel Scandinavia is an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries and Baltic states...

August 26, 2011 Sharpay's Fabolous Adventure
Disney Channel Turkey
Disney Channel Turkey
For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel Turkey is a children's television that broadcasts children's & youth shows in Turkish or with Turkish subtitles. It was first launched on April 29, 2007 by Digiturk,...

September 10, 2011 Sharpay'in Göz Alıcı Macerası
Disney Channel Poland
Disney Channel Poland
For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel USA.Disney Channel Poland is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to Poland...

Boska przygoda Sharpay
Disney Channel (Bulgaria) Невероятното приключение на Шарпей
Disney Channel (Czech Republic)
Disney Channel (Czech Republic)
Disney Channel is a children's television channel owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It was previously known as Fox Kids, and later as Jetix...

Sharpay a její báječné dobrodružství
Disney Channel Serbia Šarpejina neverovatna avantura
Disney Channel Hungary Sharpay csillogó kalandja
  Arab World
Arab world
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Disney Channel Middle East
Disney Channel Middle East
Disney Channel Middle East is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to the Middle East, North Africa as well as Pakistan and Maldives with exceptions of Iraq, Libya, and Syria...

Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Disney Channel Romania
Disney Channel Romania
Disney Channel Romania is a Romanian language children's television channel that broadcasts in Romania and Moldova since September 19, 2009, after replacing Jetix ....

September 10, 2011 Minunata aventură a lui Sharpay'
Disney Channel Greece
Disney Channel Greece
Disney Channel launched on November 7, 2009 and is available to the subscribers of Conn-x TV and Nova Greece in Greece and in Cyprus it is available in Cytavision, Cablenet and Nova Cyprus....

Η Απίστευτη Περιπέτεια της Σάρπεϊ
Disney Channel (Netherlands)
Disney Channel (Netherlands)
Disney Channel The Netherlands & Flanders is the Dutch edition of the Disney Channel, owned by the Walt Disney CompanyBefore 6PM all series will be broadcast in Dutch/Flemish dub, after 6PM series from Disney Channel and ABC Family are broadcast in English language with Dutch subtitles, except...

September 16, 2011 Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Disney Channel Russia September 17, 2011 Шикарное приключение Шарпей
Disney Channel Italy September 24, 2011 Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
 Ukraine Disney Channel Ukraine September 10, 2011 Неймовірні пригоди Шарпей
Disney Channel Germany October 2011 Sharpay's fabelhafte Welt
Disney Channel Kazakhstan September 17, 2011 Шарпейдiң әсем қиындығы
 Early Modern France Disney Channel France March 2012 La Fabulous Aventure de Sharpay
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