HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL – A DISNEY SUCCESS

The High School Musical phenomenon began with the original movie that premiered on the Disney Channel in January 2006 and was directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini.The story featured Troy Bolton (starring Zac Efron) as captain of the basketball team and Gabriella Montez (starring Vanessa Hudgens) as a math and science academic. The pair auditioned for the East High School musical extravaganza, despite peer pressure from their friends. The remaining cast of the movie includes competing performers for the musical leads, Sharpay Evans (starring Ashley Tisdale) and her twin brother Ryan Evans (starring Lucas Grabeel) and friends and Wildcats team member Chad Danforth (starring Corbin Bleu), science club leader Taylor McKessie (starring Monique Coleman) and playmaker Kelsi Nielsen (starring Olesya Rulin).High School Musical 2, the sequel movie, also aired on the Disney Channel in August 2007 and featured the original cast returning from the first movie. Due to the incredible success and popularity of the franchise, Disney has scheduled the third film, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which is set to be released to theatres on October 24, 2008.The appealing sound and catchy lyrics from the music throughout the series of films have also made the ... [more..]

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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL – THE MOVIE PLOT

Troy Bolton and Gabriela Montez were forced to sing a duet at a New Year's party in a ski resort and instantly clicked. They exchanged numbers thinking they were not going to see each other again after the winter break.As soon as Troy goes back to school he resumes his jock days as the team captain of the East High basketball team Wildcats. Gabriela on the other hand, finds herself the new girl at East High when her mom gets transferred to a new job at Albuquerque, New Mexico. In school, Gabriela and Troy once again cross paths.Troy and Gabriela find themselves in a situation where they have to listen to their hearts more than to people's opinions about them. Troy and Gabriela end up auditioning for the school's musical where they become up for the lead roles against brother and sister tandem Sharpay and Ryan Evans.Sharpay and Ryan Evans have been the stars of their school's musicals since they started going to East High and now they can't believe that the school jock has auditioned with the new girl for the latest musical. They feel that people should stay with their cliques and remain committed to a single interest. ... [more..]

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