High School Musical

High School Musical
GenreMusical
Written byPeter Barsocchini
Directed byKenny Ortega
Starring
ComposerDavid Lawrence
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDon Schain
CinematographyGordon Lonsdale
EditorSeth Flaum
Running time98 minutes
Production companies
  • Salty Pictures
  • First Street Films
Budget$4.2 million
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJanuary 20, 2006 (2006-01-20)
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High School Musical is a 2006 Disney television movie, starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel. Its sequel is High School Musical 2.

This film is produced by Salty Pictures and First Street Films.

The story is set in New Mexico. It is about two high school students, Troy Bolton, who is captain of his school's basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, a shy new student who is good in mathematics and science. Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical. Despite other students' attempts to foil their dreams, Troy and Gabriella persist and inspire others along the way. They also make new friends.

Cast

Additionally, Socorro Herrera plays Gabriella's mother Lisa Montez and Joey Miyashima portrays Dave Matsui, the principal of East High. Irene Santiago-Baron plays chemistry teacher Ms. Tenny, Leslie Wing Pomeroy portrays Troy's mother Lucille Bolton, and Joyce Cohen plays Ms. Falstaff the librarian.

Kaycee Stroh plays Martha Cox

Production

Filming

Filming took place at East High School in Utah.

High School Musical was filmed in the summer of 2005. Photography took place in Utah in East High School. High School Musical was filmed on a budget of US$4.2 million.

Music

The soundtrack for the movie was released on January 10, 2006, it was number 133 on the Billboard 200, It sold 7,469 copies in its first week.

In the album's third week, it went to number ten, and it went to number one on the Billboard 200 twice (on March 1 and 22). It had shipped 3.8 million copies as of December 5, 2006. More than three million copies had been sold by August 2006 and it was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. As of January 10, 2023 the soundtrack had been certified 5× platinum by the RIAA.

Expanded franchise

Sequels and spin-off

A sequel called High School Musical 2, was released on August 17, 2007, It was shown on Disney Channel in the U.S., and on Family in Canada.

A third movie called High School Musical 3: Senior Year, was released in the United States on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returned as director and choreographer, and all six main actors returned.

Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure is a spin-off and direct-to-DVD movie starring Ashley Tisdale. The movie follows Sharpay Evans as she sets out to earn a role in a Broadway show following graduation. The film was released as a Blu-ray and DVD combination pack on April 19, 2011.

In early 2016, Disney announced that a fourth movie was "in the works", It was being referred to as High School Musical 4.

Television adaptation

In 2019, Disney made a new television series called High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. It was shown on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. It was made as a mockumentary, it is about a newly-enrolled set of East High students making a stage production of High School Musical.

Stage adaptations

Pacific Repertory Theatre's School of Dramatic Arts production of Disney's High School Musical

On August 1, 2006, Playbill announced that the Stagedoor Manor summer theater camp, would be the first venue to make High School Musical on-stage.[source?] The High School Musical: The Concert tour started on November 29, 2006 at San Diego, California. The tour ended on January 28, 2007. It was performed in cities in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. The concert had all of the original cast members except for Zac Efron, who was acting in Hairspray. Efron was replaced by Drew Seeley. The concert had the songs from the film, and it had songs from Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Corbin Bleu.

"Feld Entertainment" made a global tour called High School Musical: The Ice Tour. It had its world premiere in New York City on September 29, 2007. The cast included 2004 World Junior Bronze Medalist Jordan Brauninger and 2004–2005 Australian national champion Bradley Santer. The show had clips and songs from both the original film and its sequel, High School Musical 2 and it had a special preview of High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
2006 American Music Award Best Pop Album High School Musical (soundtrack) Nominated
ASTRA Awards Favorite International Program High School Musical Won
Billboard Music Award Soundtrack Album of the Year High School Musical (soundtrack) Won
Album of the Year High School Musical (soundtrack) Nominated
Humanitas Prize Children's Live Action Category Peter Barsocchini Won
Imagen Foundation Awards Best Actress – Television Vanessa Hudgens Nominated
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards Fave Movie High School Musical Won
Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards Best TV Actor Zac Efron Won
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Choreography Kenny Ortega, Charles Klapow, and Bonnie Story Won
Outstanding Children's Program Don Schain, Bill Borden, and Barry Rosenbush Won
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special Kenny Ortega Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special Jason La Padura and Natalie Hart Nominated
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Get'cha Head in the Game sung by Zac Efron and written by Ray Cham, Greg Cham, and Drew Seeley Nominated
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Breaking Free sung by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens and written by Jamie Houston Nominated
Satellite Award Best Motion Picture Made for Television High School Musical Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming High School Musical Won
Teen Choice Award Television – Choice Breakout Star Zac Efron Won
Television – Choice Chemistry Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron Won
Television – Choice Comedy or Musical Show High School Musical Won
Television – Choice Breakout Star Vanessa Hudgens Nominated
2007 Casting Society of America Best Children's TV Programming Jason La Padura and Natalie Hart Won
Costume Designers Guild Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries Tom McKinley Nominated
Directors Guild of America Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Program Kenny Ortega, Don Schain, Matias Alvarez and Tobijah Tyler Won
Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Music for Television – Long Form Carli Barber and Michael Dittrick Won
Image Award Outstanding Children's Program High School Musical Nominated
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program – Series or Special Corbin Bleu Nominated
PGA Awards Outstanding Producer of Long–Form Television Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor Zac Efron Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress Vanessa Hudgens) Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actor Corbin Bleu Nominated
Best Family Television Movie or Special High School Musical Nominated

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