High School Musical
Movie, 2006, Original movies, Set in East High
High School Musical is #17 of 23 in release order and #17 of 23 in chronological order in the Disney Channel Classics.
The story
A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.
High School Musical recap
On New Year's Eve, Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are pulled into a karaoke duet at a ski lodge. Back at East High in Albuquerque, Troy is the basketball captain coached by his father, and Gabriella turns out to be a new transfer student. Sharpay Evans, president of the drama club, sees Gabriella as a threat to her and her twin Ryan's grip on the winter musical. Troy and Gabriella sing for the composer Kelsi and win a callback, which shocks the basketball team, and soon other students are confessing hidden talents too. Troy's best friend Chad and the scholastic decathlon captain Taylor trick Gabriella into thinking Troy does not care, and she pulls out, until they confess and Troy wins her back. Then Sharpay moves the callbacks to clash with the championship game and the decathlon.
High School Musical ending explained
The basketball and decathlon teams team up, cutting the gym's power and setting off a chemistry-lab evacuation so Troy and Gabriella can run to the auditorium. They sing "Breaking Free" and win the leads, with Sharpay and Ryan as understudies. Both teams win, Chad asks Taylor out, and the school celebrates with "We're All in This Together." High School Musical 2 followed in 2007 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year in theaters in 2008.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. After the credits, Zeke offers Sharpay a cookie he baked; she loves it, and he promises to make her a crème brûlée.
Where to watch High School Musical
High School Musical is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Google Play, and YouTube.
Ratings
IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Twitches, before Hannah Montana.
- Chronological order: after Twitches, before Hannah Montana.
Cast
- Zac Efron as Troy Bolton
- Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez
- Ashley French as Sharpay Evans
- Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans
- Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth
- Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie
- Bart Johnson as Coach Jack Bolton
- Alyson Reed as Ms. Darbus
- Chris Warren as Zeke Baylor
- Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen
- Joey Miyashima as Principal Dave Matsui
- Ryan Templeman as Skater Dude #2
Directed by Kenny Ortega.