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High School Musical
File:Highschoolmusicalcast.jpg
Directed byKenny Ortega
Written byPeter Barsocchini
Produced byDon Schain
Bill Borden
Barry Rosenbush
StarringZac Efron
Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Ashley Tisdale
Lucas Grabeel
Full Cast List
Music byAndrew Seeley (Origin.)
David Lawrence (Score)
Distributed byDisney Channel
Running time
93 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 Million

High School Musical is a Disney Channel Original Movie.

Filled with song and dance, the movie tells the story of two polar opposites, Troy and Gabriella, who try out for the lead parts in their school musical. Despite some students' attempts to thwart their dreams, Troy and Gabriella persist and even manage to inspire others along the way.

Release Date: January 20, 2006

A Sing-Along version aired on January 21, 2006 and a special 'Making Of' featurette aired on the January 22, 2006 screening. A dance along version of the movie aired March 10, 2006.


Plot

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Troy and Gabriella singing just after they meet at a ski resort during New Years Eve.

The story begins on New Year's Eve at a ski resort in Salt Lake City, Utah. Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) are randomly called up during a party to sing karaoke together, which they do unwillingly, at first. However, they soon begin to get into the song and before long are both singing enthusiastically. Afterwards, Troy and Gabriella introduce themselves to each other, and then part company, but not before promising to call later on (each having the other's number and picture on their cell phone).

Later, due to her mother's job being transferred to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gabriella starts school at East High, not knowing that Troy goes there as well. Troy is also the captain of the East High Wildcats basketball team, which is coached by Mr. Bolton, Troy's father. Furthermore, Troy and Gabriella happen to both be in the same homeroom, taught by Ms. Darbus, the head of the Drama Club and the organizer of the Winter Musical.

Welcoming the students back from holiday vacation, Ms. Darbus encourages the students to sign up for the Winter Musical auditions, announcing that there would be singles auditions for the supporting roles and pairs auditions for the two leads. After class, Troy and Gabriella ran into each other in the hall way..Then, passing by the audition sign-up sheet in the lobby, both casually claim to have no intention to add their names to the list. It is at this time that the two are confronted by Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale), who takes a moment to scrawl her name in oversized letters on the pairs audition sign-up sheet. Sharpay then comments that she and her brother, Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel) have starred in all (17) of the school's productions, to which Troy and Gabriella both reiterate that they have no desire whatsoever to try out for the Winter Musical. However, it soon becomes evident that the two (and particularly Troy) both secretly wish to sign up--or, at least, that the other will do so first.

The problem is, singing (and being together) go against Troy and Gabriella's set stereotypes, big time. Gabriella is a super-braniac, "the geeky" girl and Troy is the star basketball player. Troy will get in trouble with his dad and his friends if he directs his attention towards the musical instead of basketball (they have the championship game coming up soon), and the scholastic decathlon team begs for Gabriella to focus on their upcoming competition. But being in a new school gives Gabriella the chance to start over before anyone can officially label her as 'the freaky math girl.' Troy has a bit more to deal with, since his dad has always thought that Troy would simply be the big basketball star forever, and get the scholarship his dad had always wanted him to get.

Will Troy and Gabriella's friends let them be together, and be in the musical? Together, the singing comes so easily for them, like they've been doing it forever. But is that enough to beat Sharpay and Ryan? The two spoiled siblings have never had competition before -- and they'll do anything to stop Troy and Gabriella from stealing their parts.

It's all down to whether Troy and Gabriella can follow their hearts and "break free" of the mold they have been forced to be encased in for so long. And it comes together with one crazy day - the callbacks, the basketball game, and the scholastic decathlon. Sharpay, being co-president of the Drama Club, had plannned the callbacks at this time so that Troy and Gabriella couldn't have a chance to do the callback. However, Troy has a plan to work things out. With the help of Gabriella and Taylor, they ultimately manage to make the callbacks, the Scholastic Decathlon, and the basketball game.

Trivia

  • Disney Channel's most successful movie to date, High School Musical was the number one show on cable for the week of January 16, 2006 to January 22, 2006, with 7.7 million viewers in its broadcast (beating heavyweights like Monk, WWE, and others. Its second showing was number two in ratings for the week, while the third was number seven.[1]
  • High School Musical is also strikingly similar to George Orwell's 1984. Troy and Gabriella are rebelling against the school's stereotypes, similar to Winston Smith and Julia rebelling against Oceania.
  • High School Musical will be released on DVD on May 23, 2006 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment (see article by USA Today).
  • It has been noted that there are many similarities between the film and the 1978 film Grease. Some examples include the two protagonists meet outside of school, and then discover they go to the same school. Troy, like Grease's Danny, has to face a certain amount of harrassment from his male friends for wanting to be in a musical. Also, the final song "We're All In This Together" bears a striking resemblence to the final song in Grease: "We Go Together."
  • High School Musical became the first ever feature length movie available on Apple's iTunes Music Store, and was released March 14th, 2006.
  • The cast appeared on Good Morning America on March 30,2006.They performed the song “We’re All In This Together.”

High School Musical is available from Apple's iTunes store (in the US Store only). This is the first full movie Apple has made available for sale in the iTunes store. It will also be released on DVD this May, marking the first time a Movie has been released on iTunes before DVD. It met some criticism because many felt that $9.99 was too much for a single movie since it contained no bonus features.

  • Price: $9.99
  • Discs: N/A '
  • Feature Run Time: Approx. 98 minutes
  • Rating: TV-G
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Formatted 4x3 (iPod standard format)
  • Sound: Stereo Sound
  • Language: English Audio

DVD

The High School Musical DVD released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on May 23, 2006. [2]

  • Price: $26.99
  • Discs: 2 (Only item NOT confirmed)
  • Feature Run Time: Approx. 98 minutes
  • Rating: TV-G
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Formatted 4x3
  • Sound: Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
  • Language: English Audio
  • DVD Bonus Material:
  1. Two versions of the film – Original and Sing Along
  2. “Learning The Moves” with Director/Choreographer Kenny Ortega
  3. Never-Before-Seen Music Video “I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”
  4. Music Video “We’re All In This Together”
  5. Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
  6. Dance along feature(Unconfirmed)

Soundtrack

See Main Article: High School Musical Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released on January 10, 2006 and debuted at #143 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,469 copies in its first week. In the album's third week, for the chart dated February 11, 2006, it climbed to #10 and has since risen to #1 on the Billboard 200,and so far has sold more than 963,000 copies (as of March 29th,2006) and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

The soundtrack appeared to be more successful on iTunes and Amazon.com the day after the movie debuted on the Disney Channel, and has spawned nine tracks on the iTunes Top 100 best sellers songs, including five in the top ten. In iTunes, the soundtrack topped the charts, taking first place for the first couple of weeks after its release. It was still at third place as of February 21, 2006. Nine of its singles also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the February 11 issue chart. That week, "Breaking Free" went from number #86 to #4, an 82 point jump, the highest ever, in the Hot 100. On iTunes, "Breaking Free" peaked at number one. It also had 4 of its songs on Radio Disneys top ten. Breaking Free has been number one on Radio Disney for 4 weeks in a row!

Stage Version

There are no current plans for a Broadway version of the show. However, schools and other theaters can sign up here to be notified when Musical Theater International (MTI) releases the rights to do a stage adaptation for the 2006-2007 season.

High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2, a sequel, is in the works and will include the original main cast. The release date is yet to be confirmed.

Notes

  1. Henderson, Chris. "High School Musical" Premiere Bops to the Top for Disney Channel, Posts Highest Household Ratings Ever For a Disney Channel Telecast!. Nielsen Media Research. January 20, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2006.
  2. Lively Midseason Hits American Idol, Dancing with the Stars and High School Musical Retrieved February 26, 2006.
  3. ^ DVD Press Release
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