The High School Musical franchise

The High School Musical franchise consists of three Disney musical romantic comedy-drama films directed by Kenny Ortega and created by Peter Barsocchini with a fourth installment in pre-production. 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 Original Movie, but after its huge success, it was followed by a television sequel. The third film received a theatrical release. Tisdale and Grabeel reprised their roles as Sharpay and Ryan Evans in a spin-off on the series titled Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure,^[1] ultimately released as a direct-to-video film. Numerous international versions have been created, plus stage musicals and video games have been released, among other things. On March 1, 2016, a fourth installment was announced.^[2] In November 2017, a television spin-off of the franchise was announced to be in development.^[3] The films have developed a cult following.^[4]

Characters	Films			Spin-off film
	High School Musical	High School Musical 2	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
	2006	2007	2008	2011
Troy Bolton	Zac Efron
Gabriella Montez	Vanessa Hudgens
Sharpay Evans	Ashley Tisdale
Ryan Evans	Lucas Grabeel
Chad Danforth	Corbin Bleu
Taylor McKessie	Monique Coleman
Coach Bolton	Bart Johnson
Ms. Darbus	Alyson Reed
Zeke Baylor	Chris Warren Jr.
Kelsi Nielsen	Olesya Rulin
Jason Cross	Ryne Sanborn
Mrs. Montez	Socorro Herrera		Socorro Herrera
Principal Matsui	Joey Miyashima		Joey Miyashima
Mrs. Bolton	Leslie Wing Pomeroy
Martha Cox	Kaycee Stroh
Mr. Evans		Robert Curtis Brown
Mrs. Evans		Jessica Tuck
Mr. Fulton		Mark L. Taylor
Mr. Danforth			David Reivers
Mrs. Danforth			Yolanda Wood
Tiara Gold			Jemma McKenzie-Brown
Donnie Dion			Justin Martin
Jimmie Zara			Matt Prokop

Discography