High School Musical (2006)
Main article: High School Musical
The first appearance of Troy and Gabriella.High School Musical was released on January 20, 2006 as a Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), and is the most successful DCOM ever produced.[2] The movie was Disney Channel's most watched movie in 2006, with 7.7 million viewers for its premiere broadcast in the US[3] and 789,000 viewers for its UK premiere. It was the first DCOM ever to be broadcasted by BBC on December 29, 2006, and has been viewed by over 225 million people worldwide.[4]
Star athlete Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and the shy, smart Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) meet while vacationing at a ski lodge over Christmas Break and inadvertently participate in a karaoke contest together ("Start of Something New"). When school starts in January, it is discovered that Gabriella is the new student at East High and Troy's heart skips a beat. Later that day, the pair are seen talking at the sign-up sheet for the Spring Musical by the Drama Club's co-presidents, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) Evans. Doing her research, Sharpay finds out that Gabriella was a top student at her old school and convinces Scholastic Decathlon captain Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman) to invite Gabriella to the team as a distraction from auditioning. Troy's best friend, Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu), is concerned that Troy's mind seems to have wandered away from basketball despite being team captain and struggles to keep his attention.
As the day of auditions quickly approaches, and Troy and Gabriella are too shy to come forward after watching Sharpay and Ryan perform an unfortunate arrangement of a love song ("What I've Been Looking For"). Following the audition, Mrs. Darbus (Alyson Reed) declares it too late to audition, and Troy and Gabriella are left devastated with only each other to comfort themselves. After helping Kelsi Nielsen (Olesya Rulin), the composer, pick up her fallen music and listen to her play the intended version of the performed song, Mrs. Darbus overhears Troy and Gabriella sing the song like star crossed lovers and invites them to a call back.
When the school finds out that Troy and Gabriella have auditioned for the Winter Musical, everyone fears the status quo of the school is drastically changing ("Stick to the Status Quo"). Chad and Taylor are afraid that their respective teams will fall to pieces, so the pair stage individual interventions, but feel guilty about getting Troy and Gabriella to change their minds about the audition. When word comes that Troy and Gabriella are still interested in auditioning, Sharpay and Ryan convince Mrs. Darbus to change the date of the callbacks, and the pair go on as planned with their audition ("Bop to the Top"). Fearful that they will be unable to attend the callbacks, Chad and Taylor stage a school-wide computer glitch that forces the whole school to pack the auditorium. Without appearance, Mrs. Darbus considers cancelling Troy and Gabriella's callback however they arrive in the nick of time and sing ("Breaking Free"). In the end, Ms. Darbus decides to award the lead roles to Troy and Gabriella, making Sharpay and Ryan understudies.
The film ends with the entire school gathering in the gym to celebrate ("We're All in This Together").
High School Musical 2 (2007)
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Ryan and Sharpay sitting poolside at Lava Springs.It's the end of the school year, and everyone's excited for summer vacation ("What Time is It?"), and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) is happy to finally be spending her summer vacation without having to move. When the whole gang gets hired at Lava Springs Country Club as summer help, resident drama queen, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), is concerned the Wildcats are once again marching in on her territory ("Fabulous"). While taking time out of her day to convince the club manager to intimidate the Wildcats into quitting, (work this out) Sharpay schemes to win over Troy (Zac Efron) by offering him various luxuries, including a chance for a college scholarship. Although Troy says he's committed to his relationship with Gabriella, Gabriella grows concerned after hearing he's spending more time with Sharpay.
Meanwhile, the club is preparing for the end-of-summer talent show, and the piano-playing Kelsi (Olesya Rulin) has written a special ballad especially for Troy and Gabriella ("You Are the Music in Me"), one that Sharpay would like rearranged for just her and Troy. When Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) discovers that Sharpay no longer interested in his talent, he finds himself spending more time with the Wildcats, even playing against Chad (Corbin Bleu) at a baseball game ("I Don't Dance"), one that Troy skips to attend a college hoops practice. Ryan even goes as far as secretly preparing a special dance number for him and the Wildcats to perform at the talent show. When Sharpay stumbles upon the Wildcats' rehearsal, she orders Club Manager, Mr. Fulton (Mark L. Taylor), to disallow all Junior Staff to partake in the talent show, namely the Wildcats. Fulton draws up a quick memo and pushes Activities Director, Taylor (Monique Coleman), to notify the Junior Staff.
Troy's good mood suddenly turns sour when everyone starts ignoring him, and Kelsi quietly presents him with Mr. Fulton's memo. After a devastating rehearsal with Sharpay for the talent show,(you are the music in me reprise) Troy loses Gabriella,(Gotta go my own way) who informs him of her frustration with Sharpay's scheme and quits her job at Lava Springs.(Bet on it) An angry Troy then confronts Sharpay and tells her he has to break his promise and not sing with her. When Chad and the Wildcats find out he's no longer singing in the show, they push him to go back to Sharpay, and only moments before the show does Ryan tell Troy she picked a different song. When Troy announces his disappointment to Sharpay of the change, Sharpay is left surprised and confused. As the final act, Troy is spotted on stage singing solo and the rest of the Wildcats posing as the help (including Gabriella) slowly join him on stage to complete the musical number ("Everyday").
The summer comes to a conclusion with a pool party, destroying the rule that staff are not allowed to swim during work hours ("All For One").
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
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It's the end of the Wildcats' championship basketball game against the West High Knights, where team captain Troy (Zac Efron) immediately rallies their spirits ("Now or Never"). At Troy's after-party, Troy and his girlfriend, Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), are seen sitting in Troy's treehouse reflecting about the past year and picturing how their last few months at East High would end ("Right Here, Right Now").
The following week at East High, drama teacher, Ms. Darbus (Alyson Reed), is alarmed when few students sign up to audition for the Spring Musical, and Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) suggests that she perform a one-woman show. Quickly, the discouraged playwright, Kelsi (Olesya Rulin), scribbles on the sign up sheet everyone in her homeroom class, including Sharpay, Ryan, Troy, Gabriella, and the less than enthusiastic Chad (Corbin Bleu), Taylor (Monique Coleman), and other fellow Wildcats. Conclusively, Ms. Darbus announces that the play will reflect the students' final days at East High. Ms. Darbus also announces that she will select one student for a Juilliard scholarship with Sharpay, Ryan, Kelsi, and Troy under consideration. Desperate to win the scholarship and knowing Kelsi will give the lead roles to Troy and Gabriella, Sharpay tries to persuade Ryan to help her convince Kelsi to consider them instead by predicting their future in theater ("I Want It All").
Prom is around the corner, and Chad asks Taylor to be his date. She declines because she feels him to be unenthused about the event. Subsequently, Chad jumps onto a table and announces to the entire cafeteria that he is interested in having Taylor be his date, and she accepts ("A Night to Remember"). Meanwhile, Gabriella finds out that she has a chance to attend college early, and Troy encourages her to go, convinced that he is the only reason holding her back. However, on Prom night, Troy drives out to pick up Gabriella as East High is not the same without her. Days later, the play finally goes on as planned ("Spring Musical"), and at the close of the evening, Ms. Darbus announces that both Kelsi and Ryan each received the scholarship to Juilliard. It is also revealed the outcome of the other student's college choices ("We're All in This Together (Graduation Mix)").
The film concludes just like a stage musical with closeups of the lead actors.
High School Musical 4: East Meets West (2010)
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The film will be helmed by choreographer and director Jeffrey Hornaday[5][6], and is scheduled to debut on Disney Channel in 2010.[5][6][7] Casting is underway for the fourth installment, which will be a story set against the cross-town school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and West High Knights.[5][6] It will be a made-for-television film and will not include the usual main characters from the previous installments.[5] Bart Johnson announced he will be joining the cast for the fourth installment.[6]
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