High School Musical
| High School Musical | |
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Promotional poster
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| Written by | Peter Barsocchini |
| Directed by | Kenny Ortega |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Arthur Lock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Don Schain |
| Cinematography | Gordon Lonsdale |
| Editor(s) | Seth Flaum |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
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| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Budget | $4.2 million[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney Channel |
| Original release | January 20, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | High School Musical 2 |
| External links | |
| Website | disneychannel |
High School Musical was Disney Channel'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 2, which achieved 8.1 million viewers.[7] In the United Kingdom, 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 DCOM to be broadcast on the BBC.[8] Globally, High School Musical has been seen by over 225 million viewers.[9][10] Filming for the movie began in mid-2005 and finished filming in late 2005. High School Musical is heavily regarded as a classic in the Disney Channel Original Movie universe.
With a plot described by the author and numerous critics as a modern adaptation of Romeo & Juliet,[11] High School Musical is a story about two high school juniors from rival cliques – Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens), a shy transfer student who excels in mathematics and science.[12] Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical, 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". High school diva Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) will do anything to sabotage the friendship and romance between Troy and Gabriella, also get a lead in the school musical, assisted by her twin brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel).
High School Musical was filmed at East High School located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the auditorium of Murray High School, and Downtown Salt Lake City. Murray High School was also the set of several other Disney productions: Take Down (1979), Read It and Weep (2006), Minutemen (2008),[13] and High School Musical: Get in the Picture (2008).[14] In January 2016, cast members Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman reunited in a Los Angeles high school gym (decorated to resemble the gym used in the film) to celebrate the film's tenth anniversary. Zac Efron was unable to attend but instead sent in a short video of himself giving acknowledgments toward the cast, crew, and fans of the film
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